Oil made modern Oklahoma. Within a generation of the Glenn Pool and Cushing strikes, refineries stood in towns across the state, oil companies kept their headquarters in Tulsa, Bartlesville, and Ponca City, and utilities built power stations to serve the fields and the cities the fields paid for. The pine woods of the southeast added pulp and lumber, and the Second World War brought an air depot to Oklahoma City and a naval ammunition depot to McAlester, alongside the old army post at Fort Sill. Every one of those places ran boilers, process heaters, and steam lines, and the insulation, firebrick, and gaskets that kept them running were made with asbestos. Sort the trusts' Oklahoma entries by place and six groups stand out:
- Tulsa — the Texaco and Sun Oil (Mid-Continent) refineries, Public Service Company of Oklahoma's Tulsa and Oologah power stations, and the Douglas Aircraft plant;
- the north-central oil towns — the Champlin refinery at Enid, the worksite the most trusts recognize in the state, the Conoco refinery at Ponca City, and Phillips Petroleum's home offices in Bartlesville;
- the southern refineries — Kerr-McGee at Wynnewood, Sun Oil at Duncan, and Ben Franklin at Ardmore;
- the power stations of central and western Oklahoma — OG&E's Horseshoe Lake plant at Harrah and PSO's Southwestern station at Anadarko;
- the southeastern timber country — Weyerhaeuser's paper mill at Valliant and its sawmill at Wright City; and
- federal installations — Tinker Air Force Base, Fort Sill, and the naval ammunition depot at McAlester.
When these companies went bankrupt, the trusts set up to pay their asbestos claims each published a list of locations where its products were proven to be present. For Oklahoma, those lists hold 927 entries across 149 communities, from 27 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. Dozens of our clients worked at Oklahoma job sites.
Every asbestos trust claim has to prove two things: that a company's asbestos-containing product was present at a job site, and that the worker handled that product, or worked close enough to it, to breathe its dust. If you or your loved one worked at a site on those lists during the applicable years, the first half is already established, because the trust has acknowledged its products were there.
We help workers who are alive and recently diagnosed, adult children and spouses researching on behalf of someone who is sick, and families of workers who have already passed away from mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis. If you are a worker who has just been diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open for your family. There is still a claim to be made for families of workers who have already passed; we handle wrongful death cases routinely.
You don't need the product names or old records. No fee unless we recover compensation for your family.
Oklahoma filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Oklahoma gives a diagnosed worker two years to file a personal-injury claim. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. An earlier diagnosis of asbestosis or pleural scarring does not start the clock for mesothelioma in Oklahoma, but symptoms or test results that would have led a reasonable person to see a doctor can, so call us right away. After a death, the family has two years from the death, but only if the worker could still have sued at the time of death. If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open.
Oklahoma deadlines, the wrongful-death rule, and how they apply to your family
Most workers exposed before 1983 can also file against the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust independently of anything documented at a specific site. How trust eligibility works.
We help families of workers who have already passed away. Wrongful death claims, surviving-spouse claims, and estate claims are routine work for our firm.
Free family asbestos health screening. Our representation includes free asbestos health screening for family members of every client who may have been exposed at home through a worker's clothing or vehicle. The screening is a chest X-ray read by a B-reader, with a CT scan if needed; it looks for asbestos-related changes in the lungs and isn't a diagnosis or a reliable way to find mesothelioma early.
The sites profiled below show confirmed asbestos products based on the asbestos trusts established for companies that did business there. Those trusts exist because Clarence Borel, a Gulf Coast insulator, chose to sue in 1969 — not for himself, but because he realized his coworkers would die the same way he was dying. His decision created the legal framework that produced the trust system you're about to scan.
Today the choice is yours. You can file trust claims based on the documented exposure at your loved one's worksite — paper claims, no courtroom. Or you can follow Clarence Borel and also sue the manufacturers and premises owners directly, which allows us to build a full exposure profile for every site your loved one worked at and recover from defendants the trust system doesn't reach. Read his story.
Asbestos trust coverage across Oklahoma
The Johns-Manville Settlement Trust is open to most workers exposed before 1983, regardless of which specific worksite the exposure occurred at. Johns-Manville supplied so much asbestos and so many asbestos products across so many American industries that the trust does not require site-specific documentation. For mesothelioma claims, even one day of asbestos exposure before December 31, 1982 (at work or through a family member's work clothes brought into the home) can qualify a worker for Johns-Manville Settlement Trust compensation.
For lung cancer, asbestosis, and other non-mesothelioma asbestos diseases, the threshold is 60 months of total asbestos exposure with at least 6 months occurring before December 31, 1982. The one-day-of-exposure threshold for mesothelioma reflects how the disease actually develops (even brief exposure can cause it) and most major asbestos trusts apply similarly low-threshold eligibility for mesothelioma claims.
Because Johns-Manville keeps no site list of its own, every worksite on another trust's list also qualifies for Johns-Manville. Twenty-six other trusts list Oklahoma worksites. The number of Oklahoma entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- Babcock & Wilcox: 183 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- Owens Corning: 157 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 99 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- Eagle-Picher: 90 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- Fibreboard: 84 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- A.P. Green: 56 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Flintkote: 43 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- Combustion Engineering: 37 entries (boilers and refractory)
- Owens-Illinois: 27 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- W.R. Grace: 18 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- Turner & Newall: 17 entries (Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles)
- U.S. Gypsum: 15 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 14 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- Armstrong World Industries: 12 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- J.T. Thorpe (Texas): 12 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
- Plibrico: 12 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- NARCO: 11 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- GAF: 10 entries (roofing and building products)
- ACandS: 8 entries (insulation contracting)
- ABB Lummus: 6 entries (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 6 entries (refractory and insulating products)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 3 entries (refractory brick and castables)
- Fuller-Austin: 3 entries (insulation contracting)
- Burns & Roe: 2 entries (power-plant engineering and construction)
- J.T. Thorpe (California): 1 entry (insulation and refractory contracting)
- Yarway: 1 entry (steam traps and valves)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Oklahoma workers with significant industrial exposure histories will have claims against multiple trusts — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksites.
Oklahoma cities and their industries
Open a city to see the worksites there that the asbestos trusts recognize, grouped by industry, with why each industry used asbestos.
TulsaTulsa called itself the Oil Capital of the World: oil-company offices downtown, the Texaco and Mid-Continent refineries across the Arkansas River in west Tulsa, and Douglas Aircraft's bomber plant, built during World War II.
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- Sun Oil Tulsa refinery (Mid-Continent Petroleum, D-X Sunray)
- Texaco Tulsa refinery (The Texas Company)
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- National Tank Company (NATCO)
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- PSO Tulsa Power Station
Aerospace and aviation. Aircraft and spacecraft used asbestos in brakes, gaskets, heat shields, and wiring insulation, and their maintenance and test facilities used it in buildings and equipment.
- Douglas Aircraft Tulsa plant (Air Force Plant 3)
AnadarkoAnadarko, in Caddo County, has two power stations: PSO's Southwestern station, which the trusts also file under Washita, and the Western Farmers Electric Cooperative plant.
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- PSO Southwestern Power Station
- Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Anadarko station
BartlesvilleBartlesville was Phillips Petroleum's headquarters from the company's founding in 1917, with National Zinc's smelter on the edge of town.
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- Phillips Petroleum (Bartlesville offices and research center)
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- National Zinc Company
CushingCushing grew with the Cushing oil field, opened in 1912, and became a pipeline and refining hub: Deep Rock Oil's refinery and the Midland Cooperatives refinery.
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- Deep Rock Oil Cushing refinery
- Midland Cooperatives refinery
Ponca CityPonca City was the home of E.W. Marland's oil company, which merged with Continental Oil in 1929; the Conoco refinery anchored the town for the rest of the century.
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- Cities Service Oil Company
- Continental Oil (Conoco) Ponca City refinery
DuncanDuncan, where Halliburton started its oil-well cementing business, also had the Sunray refinery that passed to Sun Oil.
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- Sun Oil Duncan refinery (Sunray)
EnidEnid's refinery was the home plant of Champlin Refining, founded in the city, and no Oklahoma worksite is recognized by more trusts.
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- Champlin refinery
Oklahoma CityOklahoma City's Tinker Air Force Base has been an Air Force maintenance and supply depot since World War II.
Military installations. Military bases ran boiler plants, steam distribution systems, and aircraft and vehicle maintenance shops, and built and renovated for decades with asbestos-containing materials.
- Tinker Air Force Base
ValliantValliant, in McCurtain County, is the site of the Weyerhaeuser paper mill, which started up at the beginning of the 1970s.
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- Weyerhaeuser Valliant paper mill
WynnewoodWynnewood's refinery appears on the trusts' lists under Kerr-McGee, the Oklahoma City oil company that ran it.
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- Kerr-McGee Wynnewood refinery
Other Oklahoma communitiesOne worksite each in 8 more communities.
Military installations. Military bases ran boiler plants, steam distribution systems, and aircraft and vehicle maintenance shops, and built and renovated for decades with asbestos-containing materials.
- Fort Sill — Fort Sill
- Naval Ammunition Depot (McAlester Army Ammunition Plant) — McAlester
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- OG&E Horseshoe Lake station — Harrah
- PSO Northeastern Power Station — Oologah
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- Ben Franklin Refining Co — Ardmore
Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.
- Callery Chemical Muskogee plant — Muskogee
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- Oklahoma Cement Pryor plant (Lone Star) — Pryor
Tire and synthetic-rubber plants. Synthetic-rubber and tire plants ran boilers, steam lines, and steam-heated presses and curing equipment insulated and sealed with asbestos.
- B.F. Goodrich Miami tire plant — Miami
Mesothelioma settlement values at Oklahoma's most-documented worksites
These worksites appear on the approved-site lists of at least four trusts besides Johns-Manville. Trust counts are minimums: a trust may list a site under a name we haven't yet matched to it. The years are the exposure window the trusts' lists recognize at each site; most lists end at 1982.
Open a worksite to see each trust that lists it, with the mesothelioma values the trust publishes and its current payment percentage. "Trust values together" adds up those trusts' values at their payment percentages: the low figure uses each trust's scheduled value, the high figure each trust's published maximum, which Individual Review can reach. Most mesothelioma claims are paid above the scheduled value. But each trust sets its own eligibility rules — the years, the work, and the length of exposure it requires — so few people qualify for every trust on a list, some trusts publish no fixed schedule, and these figures are not a prediction of any recovery. All trust values and payment percentages.
Champlin refinery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Continental Oil (Conoco) Ponca City refinery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Sun Oil Tulsa refinery (Mid-Continent Petroleum, D-X Sunray)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Texaco Tulsa refinery (The Texas Company)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Kerr-McGee Wynnewood refinery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Phillips Petroleum (Bartlesville offices and research center)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| W.R. Grace | $180,000 – $450,000 | 30.1% | $54,180 – $135,450 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Sun Oil Duncan refinery (Sunray)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
OG&E Horseshoe Lake station
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Weyerhaeuser Valliant paper mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
PSO Southwestern Power Station
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
PSO Northeastern Power Station
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Cities Service Oil Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
PSO Tulsa Power Station
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Deep Rock Oil Cushing refinery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Anadarko station
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Ben Franklin Refining Co
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
National Zinc Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Midland Cooperatives refinery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Fort Sill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Flintkote | $184,000 – $450,000 | 15% | $27,600 – $67,500 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
B.F. Goodrich Miami tire plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Callery Chemical Muskogee plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Oklahoma Cement Pryor plant (Lone Star)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Douglas Aircraft Tulsa plant (Air Force Plant 3)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
National Tank Company (NATCO)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Oklahoma worksites
The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Oklahoma — eight or more, counting Johns-Manville. Each profile draws on the trust signatures present at the site to identify the products workers handled, the trades most heavily exposed, and the asbestos types they likely encountered. Your specific worksite may be documented even if it doesn't appear here — call us.
Champlin refinery — Enid
The Enid refinery was the home plant of the Champlin Refining Company, an oil company founded in Enid, and no Oklahoma worksite is recognized by more asbestos trusts. The trusts list it under Champlin Refining, Champlin Oil & Refining, Champlin Petroleum, and Champlin-Citgo; it is one refinery.
Workers exposed. Refinery operations of this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers (concentrated on cat crackers and process heaters), mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians, along with the contract crews who worked turnarounds.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1930 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered the hottest lines, and Fibreboard supplied more pipe and block insulation. A.P. Green and NARCO refractory lined the cat cracker and process heaters. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers powered the steam systems, with gaskets and packing on every steam connection and access door, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets, packing, and cement pipe of the refinery's acid service.
Continental Oil (Conoco) Ponca City refinery — Ponca City
The Ponca City refinery began as E.W. Marland's, and it became Continental Oil's when Marland's company merged with Continental in 1929. Ponca City served as Conoco's headquarters and principal refinery for much of the twentieth century. After the 2002 merger that formed ConocoPhillips and the 2012 split, the refinery is operated by Phillips 66. The trusts list it under Continental Oil, Conoco, and Conoco Refinery; Cities Service's Ponca City listings are a separate site.
Workers exposed. Refinery and corporate-operations work required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians across the multi-decade Conoco operations.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — ABB Lummus, A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1934 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered high-temperature lines, and Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement covered process and steam piping. A.P. Green refractory lined the crackers and heaters. Babcock & Wilcox boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. ABB Lummus did refinery engineering and construction here, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing of the refinery's acid service.
Sun Oil Tulsa refinery (Mid-Continent Petroleum, D-X Sunray) — Tulsa
This was Mid-Continent Petroleum's refinery, the home of the D-X brand. Mid-Continent merged with Sunray Oil in 1955, and Sunray DX merged into Sun Oil in 1968, so one plant carries all three names on the trusts' lists: Mid-Continent Petroleum, D-X Sunray, Sunray DX, and Sun Oil's DX Division.
Workers exposed. Pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, and electricians, along with the contract crews who worked turnarounds.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1941 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green and NARCO refractory lined the cat crackers and process heaters. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered the hottest lines, with Fibreboard pipe insulation on more of the process and steam piping. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing of the refinery's acid service.
Texaco Tulsa refinery (The Texas Company) — Tulsa
The Texas Company ran this refinery in west Tulsa, part of the city's refining corridor along the Arkansas River. The Texas Company took the name Texaco in 1959, and the trusts list the plant under both names, including "Texas Company – Texaco Refinery"; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Tulsa refinery operations required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1917 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line; Fibreboard pipe and block insulation and Eagle-Picher One-Cote magnesia covered more of the process and steam piping. A.P. Green refractory lined the process heaters and crackers. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing of the refinery's acid service.
Kerr-McGee Wynnewood refinery — Wynnewood
The Wynnewood refinery appears on the trusts' lists under Kerr-McGee, the Oklahoma City oil, gas, chemicals, and nuclear-materials company founded in 1929, which ran it. The refinery is now operated by CVR. The trusts list it as Kerr-McGee Corporation, Kerr-McGee Oil, Kerr-McGee Refinery, and the Wynnewood Refinery; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Refinery operations of this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1951 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered the hottest lines, with Fibreboard pipe and block insulation and Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement on more of the process and steam piping, much of it applied by J.T. Thorpe crews, a major industrial insulation contractor across the Southwest. A.P. Green refractory lined the process heaters and crackers, Babcock & Wilcox boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing of the refinery's acid service.
Phillips Petroleum (Bartlesville offices and research center) — Bartlesville
Phillips Petroleum was founded in Bartlesville in 1917 by Frank Phillips and his brother L.E. Phillips and kept its headquarters there through the twentieth century. Its campus held office buildings, the research center where Phillips chemists developed Marlex polyethylene in the early 1950s, engineering and maintenance operations, and the central steam and heating plant. After the 2002 Conoco merger and the 2012 split, Bartlesville remains a major ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66 location. The trusts list the company, the Phillips Petroleum Building, the research center, and a Phillips 66 proving-ground project.
Workers exposed. Corporate-campus and research operations of this scale required maintenance personnel, engineering services workers, central heating plant operators, pipefitters, boilermakers, insulators, laboratory technicians, electricians, and the building trades that kept the multi-building campus running.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1955 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers in the steam plant carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, with A.P. Green and Kaiser refractory in the boilers and laboratory furnaces. Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the steam lines and process piping across the campus. W.R. Grace's Monokote spray fireproofing went onto the structural steel of the office building, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Sun Oil Duncan refinery (Sunray) — Duncan
The Duncan refinery was Sunray Oil's and passed to Sun Oil when Sunray DX merged into Sun in 1968. The trusts list it as Sun Oil, Sunray, D-X Sunray, Tosco, and the Duncan Oil Refinery, with the same trusts and the same years, so this page treats it as one refinery.
Workers exposed. Refinery operations of this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, mechanics, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1956 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered process piping and heater units, with Armstrong World Industries and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation and Eagle-Picher One-Cote magnesia on more of the lines. The J.T. Thorpe signature points to contractor-applied insulation and refractory work across the refinery, and A.P. Green refractory lined the process heaters. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing of the refinery's acid service.
OG&E Horseshoe Lake station — Harrah
Oklahoma Gas & Electric's Horseshoe Lake generating station near Harrah, east of Oklahoma City, is one of the main plants of the utility that has served central and western Oklahoma since 1902. The trusts list the station, its units, its Westinghouse turbine-generators, and the Horseshoe Lake construction project; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and power plant operators, along with the construction and overhaul crews.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1921 through 1982. No Oklahoma power plant is recognized by more trusts.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering signatures reflect the station's boilers, with their pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered the main steam and turbine piping. J.T. Thorpe crews applied insulation, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Weyerhaeuser Valliant paper mill — Valliant
Weyerhaeuser's paper mill at Valliant in McCurtain County is the principal forest-products operation in McCurtain County, and it started up at the beginning of the 1970s. The trusts list it under Weyerhaeuser and under the Southeastern Oklahoma Industries Authority, including "Southeastern Oklahoma Industries Authority – Weyerhaeuser Plant"; it is one mill.
Workers exposed. Pulp and paper operations of this scale required boilermakers (recovery boilers and power boilers), pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians across the steam-intensive paper-making process.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Owens Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1969 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers — including the recovery boilers at the heart of kraft pulping — carried pipe and block insulation, A.P. Green refractory, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Eagle-Picher One-Cote magnesia covered the steam piping serving the digesters, evaporators, dryers, and paper machines, and the J.T. Thorpe signature points to contractor-applied insulation work at the mill. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Oklahoma entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Oklahoma entries in 149 communities. Open the list below for the number of entries in each. Call us for any specific worksite — whether or not the city appears here.
Entries on the trusts' lists, city by city
| City | Entries on the trusts' lists |
|---|---|
| Tulsa | 209 |
| Oklahoma City | 108 |
| Ponca City | 41 |
| Muskogee | 35 |
| Bartlesville | 23 |
| Enid | 23 |
| Oologah | 23 |
| Duncan | 18 |
| Pryor | 16 |
| Ardmore | 15 |
| Cushing | 15 |
| Valliant | 15 |
| Harrah | 14 |
| Konawa | 14 |
| Wynnewood | 13 |
| Anadarko | 12 |
| McAlester | 12 |
| Okmulgee | 11 |
| Barnsdall | 9 |
| Norman | 8 |
| Drumright | 7 |
| Sand Springs | 7 |
| Wright City | 7 |
| Blackwell | 6 |
| Sapulpa | 6 |
| Shawnee | 6 |
| Sulphur | 6 |
| Washita | 6 |
| Ada | 5 |
| Altus | 5 |
| Catoosa | 5 |
| Cyril | 5 |
| Guymon | 5 |
| Lawton | 5 |
| Lindsay | 5 |
| Miami | 5 |
| Mooreland | 5 |
| Stillwater | 5 |
| Clinton | 4 |
| Fort Sill | 4 |
| Fort Towson | 4 |
| Henryetta | 4 |
| Jenks | 4 |
| Stroud | 4 |
| Velma | 4 |
| Woodward | 4 |
| Bristow | 3 |
| Broken Bow | 3 |
| Chickasha | 3 |
| Edmond | 3 |
| Healdton | 3 |
| Keyes | 3 |
| Madill | 3 |
| Marlow | 3 |
| Picher | 3 |
| Seminole | 3 |
| Southard | 3 |
| Tahlequah | 3 |
| Weleetka | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 90 other Oklahoma communities.
Search the asbestos trusts' Oklahoma lists
Type any name the plant went by — the company, a later owner, or the city — to see every entry on the trusts' lists that matches, as the trusts wrote it, with each trust and the years it lists.
927 entries, as the trusts list them.
Court decisions: 13 asbestos cases from Oklahoma courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Oklahoma workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
National Zinc Company zinc plant (later Zinc Corporation of America)
- Zinc Corp. OF America v. Reeder (2007): Furnace worker, 1960-1976
PSO Northeastern Power Station
- Public Service Company v. Austin Power, Inc. (2016): Pipefitter, July-December 1968
Sun Oil Duncan refinery
- Uop, LLC v. Kozak (2010): Worked at the refinery, several decades
Every worksite named in Oklahoma court decisions, with all their decisions
Plants that made asbestos products
Companies' sworn answers in asbestos lawsuits, the asbestos industry's trade journal and company records in our library name this Oklahoma plant as a place where asbestos products were made. Each plant's page says who ran it and when, what was made there, and which document says so. People who worked in these plants, their families, and people who lived nearby may have been exposed.
- SouthardUnited States Gypsum Company · 1942–1967 · 2 products
Don't see your worksite?
Your worksite may be documented even if it doesn't appear on this page. If your loved one worked at an Oklahoma facility not listed, call us. Johns-Manville requires no site list at all, and we can often document exposure through the products, contractors, and equipment at a site even when no trust lists it by name.
Smaller worksites, contract jobs, short-tenure employment, and exposures across multiple sites are all part of the case-building process.
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How an Oklahoma case may work
Thomas is a 73-year-old retired Phillips Petroleum maintenance and engineering services worker from Bartlesville. From 1971 to 2005 he worked at the Phillips Petroleum corporate complex — primarily in maintenance and engineering services supporting the corporate office buildings, the research laboratories, and the central physical plant. His daily work brought him into contact with insulation on steam lines and the central heating plant, Babcock & Wilcox boiler insulation across the steam plant, A.P. Green refractory in the heating plant boilers and laboratory furnaces, Owens Corning pipe insulation on high-temperature steam piping serving the multi-building complex, and gasket and packing maintenance on equipment across the laboratories and physical plant. Through the 2002 merger with Conoco that formed ConocoPhillips, Thomas continued at the Bartlesville campus before retiring in 2005.
In late 2025 Thomas developed progressive abdominal pain, persistent bloating, and worsening fatigue. Imaging at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa revealed peritoneal thickening with ascites. A diagnostic laparoscopy with biopsy in February 2026 confirmed peritoneal mesothelioma with sarcomatoid mesothelioma histology. Like many Oklahoma energy workers of his generation, Thomas had no idea his decades of corporate-campus and engineering-services work could cause this kind of cancer years after retirement.
For Thomas and his family, the recovery picture has several pieces. Because Thomas's exposure ran from 1971 onward, his pre-1982 exposure qualifies him for the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust, in addition to the site-specific trust filings against the manufacturers documented at Phillips Bartlesville — at least A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, and W.R. Grace. Thomas can also pursue a lawsuit against the still-solvent companies that made the asbestos products he worked with; he can't sue Phillips, his own employer. Oklahoma requires a lawsuit plaintiff to disclose trust claims under oath, and trust payments can reduce what the companies in the lawsuit pay, so we plan the trust claims and any lawsuit together. We offer free asbestos health screening to Thomas's wife and adult children, whether or not they ever hire us — take-home asbestos exposure from a worker's clothing is a recognized exposure pathway, and screening identifies disease early when it is most treatable.
Recoveries from cases like Thomas's routinely fund what insurance does not cover — travel to academic cancer centers, lodging during extended treatment, out-of-pocket medication costs, and home help. The nearest NCI-designated cancer center for an Oklahoma worker is the Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, where advanced treatments including HIPEC for peritoneal mesothelioma and the latest immunotherapy combinations are available. When the written agreement and applicable law permit it, our firm can also advance the cost of travel and lodging when getting to the right treatment center matters. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.
For the full doctrinal treatment of Oklahoma's discovery rule, comparative fault framework, premises liability standard, and damages framework, see the Oklahoma mesothelioma law guide.
This example is general. Every case depends on the diagnosis, exposure history, dates, defendants, applicable law, and available evidence.
What happens when you call
A staff attorney answers — not a screener. The first call usually runs 20 to 30 minutes. We listen to the work history, identify which Oklahoma worksites and trust channels apply to your loved one's exposure, and explain the timeline and case structure for your family's specific situation.
We never pressure anyone to retain us during the first call. If you decide to move forward, we come to you — phone, video, or home visit, whichever works best. No travel to our offices is required at any point in the case.
You do not need to come to the call with product names, exposure dates, or work records. We reconstruct the exposure history using our worksite database, the trust documentation for each manufacturer, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. The conversation starts with what you remember; we handle the documentation work from there.
A spouse, adult child, or other family member can call for the worker. Many of our first calls are from a daughter or wife researching on behalf of a parent or husband. That is standard, and the family member can make the call without the worker on the line.
Call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.
Why families choose our firm
- $400M+ recovered and 200,000+ verified exposure sites nationally; all 927 Oklahoma entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; dozens of clients with Oklahoma job sites
- Worksite-specific knowledge — we operate from documented trust coverage and inferred product, trade, and asbestos-type detail rather than from generic intake scripts
- Trust filings, civil claims, and federal benefits (FECA for federal civilian alumni, VA service-connected disability for veterans) coordinated case by case with the trial team
- Remote case handling — phone, video, or home visit. No travel to our offices required
- Free family asbestos health screening included in our representation
- No fee unless we recover compensation for your family
Frequently asked questions
Is my Oklahoma worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold 927 Oklahoma entries in 149 communities — refineries, power stations, paper and lumber mills, chemical and fertilizer plants, aircraft plants, military installations, hospitals, and a wide range of smaller industrial and commercial operations across the state. You can search every entry on this page. Even if a specific facility isn't listed, we can often document exposure there through the products and contractors involved. Call us with the facility name and the city and we can confirm coverage during the first conversation.
What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?
When an asbestos manufacturer files for bankruptcy, it sets up a trust to compensate workers harmed by its products. "Trust coverage" at a worksite means the trust's own records establish that a particular manufacturer's products were used at that site — supporting a claim against that manufacturer's trust. Most Oklahoma industrial workers will trigger filings against several trusts simultaneously, with each filing being a separate paper claim that does not require going to court.
Does my loved one qualify for the Johns-Manville trust?
Probably yes, if your loved one had asbestos exposure before 1983 and developed an asbestos-related disease. Johns-Manville does not require proof that its products were at a specific worksite, and for mesothelioma even one day of exposure can qualify. How Johns-Manville eligibility works.
Do I need to know which asbestos products my loved one handled?
No. Most families don't have that information — workers themselves rarely knew the product names at the time. We reconstruct the product-handling history from the worksite's trust documentation, employment and union records, coworker interviews, and our records of which manufacturers' products were used at which facilities. The conversation starts with the work history you remember; we handle the product documentation from there.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Oklahoma sites?
That's the norm, not the exception, and it usually expands the recoverable trust list. Many Oklahoma industrial workers spent their careers across multiple refineries (Tulsa, Ponca City, Enid, Duncan, Wynnewood, Ardmore), across multiple PSO or OG&E generating stations, or across multiple federal installations. We build a career-spanning exposure profile that captures every documented site.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
Closure or demolition does not eliminate trust eligibility or civil claims. The trust system operates on documented historical exposure, not on whether the facility still operates today. Many of the Oklahoma worksites the most trusts recognize have changed corporate identity several times or been substantially rebuilt — none of that affects the claims pathway for workers exposed during the heavy asbestos decades.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. Wrongful death claims, surviving-spouse claims, and estate claims are routine work for our firm. Oklahoma's wrongful death deadline is two years from the date of death, but the family's claim exists only if the worker could still have sued at the time of death. If your loved one passed away from mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis, call us — we can confirm the deadline structure for your specific situation and begin the case immediately.
What if my loved one worked at Tinker AFB, Fort Sill, or another federal facility?
Federal civilian employees at Tinker AFB (the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex), Fort Sill, Vance AFB, Altus AFB, the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, and other federal installations are typically covered by FECA (Federal Employees' Compensation Act) in addition to asbestos trust filings. Military veterans may be eligible for VA service-connected disability — available with proof of in-service asbestos exposure and a doctor's opinion linking it to service. Workers employed there by private contractors are covered by Oklahoma workers' compensation instead. FECA must be repaid from a lawsuit recovery, and VA and FECA benefits for the same disease generally require a choice between them. We coordinate these benefits with trust claims and any lawsuit case by case.
Talk with an Oklahoma asbestos lawyer
Whether your family is dealing with a new diagnosis, a very sick loved one, or a death from mesothelioma, we are ready to help. Your loved one's worksite may already be on the trusts' lists — or we can help document it if it isn't.
You do not need to know the product names. You do not need to have all the records. You do not need to travel to our office. A spouse or adult child can call for the family.
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