Cheap electricity remade Tennessee in the middle of the twentieth century. The Tennessee Valley Authority's dams, and then its coal-fired steam plants, drew the Manhattan Project to Oak Ridge in 1942 and powered the chemical, rayon, paper, and aluminum plants that lined the Tennessee, Holston, and Cumberland rivers, while the Army and Air Force added ammunition works and a test center of their own. Boilers, turbines, kilns, and process lines in nearly all of them were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos. Most of the names on the trusts' Tennessee lists come from six places:
- Oak Ridge — the X-10 laboratory, the Y-12 plant, and the K-25 gaseous diffusion plant;
- Kingsport and upper East Tennessee — Tennessee Eastman, the Holston Army Ammunition Plant, and American Enka's rayon plant at Lowland;
- Chattanooga and the lower valley — DuPont's plant, Combustion Engineering's boiler works, and Bowater's newsprint mill at Calhoun;
- Nashville and Middle Tennessee — DuPont's Old Hickory plant, Ford's Nashville glass plant, and Arnold Air Force Base near Tullahoma;
- TVA's steam plants — Johnsonville on Kentucky Lake, Kingston, and Bull Run; and
- Memphis — TVA's Allen Steam Plant and the Buckeye cellulose mill.
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 Tennessee, those lists hold more than 2,000 entries across 185 communities, from 29 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. Dozens of our clients worked at Tennessee 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.
Tennessee filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Tennessee gives a diagnosed worker one year to file a personal-injury claim, among the shortest in the country. 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 Tennessee, 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's claim carries on the worker's own claim, so the year usually does not start over at the date of death. If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open.
Tennessee 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.
Free family asbestos health screening. We offer free asbestos health screening to the family members of every client who may have been exposed at home, whether or not they ever hire us. 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 Tennessee
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-eight other trusts list Tennessee worksites. The number of Tennessee entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- Babcock & Wilcox: 456 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- A.P. Green: 367 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Owens Corning: 268 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- Fibreboard: 189 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- Armstrong World Industries: 186 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- Combustion Engineering: 156 entries (boilers and refractory)
- Eagle-Picher: 127 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- W.R. Grace: 95 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- U.S. Gypsum: 57 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 48 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- Owens-Illinois: 44 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- GAF: 40 entries (roofing and building products)
- ACandS: 31 entries (insulation contracting)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 18 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- Flintkote: 15 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- Plibrico: 13 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 12 entries (refractory and insulating products)
- NARCO: 11 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- ABB Lummus: 7 entries (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
- Burns & Roe: 7 entries (power-plant engineering and construction)
- J.T. Thorpe (Texas): 7 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
- Turner & Newall: 7 entries (Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles)
- Raytech: 5 entries (friction products)
- ASARCO: 3 entries (asbestos mining and smelting)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 2 entries (refractory brick and castables)
- Fuller-Austin: 2 entries (insulation contracting)
- A-Best: 1 entry (asbestos safety clothing)
- J.T. Thorpe (California): 1 entry (insulation and refractory contracting)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Tennessee workers with significant industrial exposure histories qualify for claims against several trusts — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksites.
Tennessee 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.
ChattanoogaChattanooga was the valley's heavy-industry city: Combustion Engineering's boiler works, DuPont's nylon plant, the Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant at Tyner, and TVA's power offices.
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.
- DuPont Chattanooga plant
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.
- Combustion Engineering
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.
- Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant (Volunteer Ordnance Works)
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.
- Tennessee Valley Authority
KingsportKingsport's largest employer has long been the Tennessee Eastman chemical plant; the Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Mead's paper mill, and a flat-glass plant stand nearby.
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.
- AFG Industries glass plant (American Saint Gobain, Blue Ridge Glass)
- Mead Corp.
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.
- Tennessee Eastman (Eastman Kodak) Kingsport plant
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.
- Holston Army Ammunition Plant (Holston Ordnance Works)
Oak RidgeOak Ridge was built from farmland in 1942 and 1943 as the Manhattan Project's Clinton Engineer Works; its three plants, X-10, Y-12, and K-25, became Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Y-12 weapons plant, and the gaseous diffusion plant.
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.
- K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant
- Y-12 Plant
Other worksites.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10)
- Oak Ridge Reservation (Department of Energy, AEC, Union Carbide)
MemphisMemphis holds more entries than any other Tennessee city: TVA's Allen Steam Plant, the Buckeye cellulose mill, Firestone's tire plant, and the hospitals and warehouses of a river city.
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.
- Buckeye Cellulose (Buckeye Cotton Oil) Memphis mill
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.
- TVA Allen Steam Plant
New JohnsonvilleNew Johnsonville, on Kentucky Lake, is home to TVA's Johnsonville Fossil Plant, DuPont's pigment plant, and Consolidated Aluminum's plant.
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.
- DuPont New Johnsonville 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.
- TVA Johnsonville Fossil Plant
CalhounBowater's newsprint mill on the Hiwassee River at Calhoun opened in the mid-1950s; the trusts also file it under Charleston, across the river.
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.
- Bowater Southern Paper mill
CopperhillCopperhill and Ducktown sit in the Copper Basin, where Tennessee Copper mined copper ore and made sulfuric acid from the smelter fumes for most of the twentieth century.
Mines and ore mills. Mines and ore mills ran powerhouses, boilers, compressors, and steam lines insulated and sealed with asbestos, and their mills and smelters used asbestos refractory.
- Tennessee Copper Company (Cities Service) Copperhill works
LowlandAmerican Enka's rayon plant at Lowland, in Hamblen County, is filed under both Lowland and nearby Morristown.
Textile and garment plants. Textile and garment plants ran steam for dryers, presses, and heating, and their boiler rooms and maintenance shops carried the same asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing as any industrial plant.
- American Enka rayon plant
Old HickoryOld Hickory began as DuPont's World War I powder plant and village, and DuPont made rayon and cellophane there after the war.
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.
- DuPont Old Hickory plant
TullahomaArnold Air Force Base, home of the Arnold Engineering Development Center's wind tunnels and engine test cells, sits beside Tullahoma.
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.
- Arnold Air Force Base (Arnold Engineering Development Center)
Other Tennessee communitiesOne worksite each in 6 more communities.
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.
- TVA Bull Run Fossil Plant — Clinton
- TVA John Sevier Fossil Plant — Rogersville
- TVA Kingston Fossil Plant — Kingston
- Tennessee Valley Authority — Knoxville
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.
- Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America) Tennessee works — Alcoa
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.
- Ford Nashville Glass Plant — Nashville
Mesothelioma settlement values at Tennessee's most-documented worksites
These worksites appear on the approved-site lists of at least five 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.
Bowater Southern Paper mill
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| 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 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Tennessee Eastman (Eastman Kodak) Kingsport plant
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
TVA Johnsonville Fossil Plant
| 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 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| 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 |
DuPont Chattanooga plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| 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 |
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10)
| 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 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Burns & Roe | Not published | — | — |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Oak Ridge Reservation (Department of Energy, AEC, Union Carbide)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
DuPont Old Hickory plant
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| 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 |
K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arnold Air Force Base (Arnold Engineering Development Center)
| 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 |
| Burns & Roe | Not published | — | — |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| J.T. Thorpe (California) | Not published | — | — |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
TVA Bull Run Fossil Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
AFG Industries glass plant (American Saint Gobain, Blue Ridge Glass)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
American Enka rayon plant
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
DuPont New Johnsonville plant
| 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 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Y-12 Plant
| 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
TVA John Sevier Fossil Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| 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 |
Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America) Tennessee works
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Tennessee Valley Authority
| 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Volunteer Army Ammunition Plant (Volunteer Ordnance Works)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| 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 |
TVA Kingston Fossil Plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
TVA Allen Steam Plant
| 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Combustion Engineering
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Tennessee Copper Company (Cities Service) Copperhill works
| 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Fuller-Austin | $58,500 | 45% | $26,325 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Holston Army Ammunition Plant (Holston Ordnance Works)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Mead Corp.
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| 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 |
Tennessee Valley Authority
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Ford Nashville Glass Plant
| 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 |
| 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 |
AFG Industries Greenland glass plant (American Saint Gobain)
| 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 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
TVA Cumberland Fossil 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 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
TVA Gallatin Fossil Plant
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Buckeye Cellulose (Buckeye Cotton Oil) Memphis 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 |
| 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 |
Buckman Laboratories Inc
| 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 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Tennessee worksites
The worksites below are among those recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Tennessee — nine 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.
Tennessee Eastman (Eastman Kodak) Kingsport plant — Kingsport
Eastman Kodak bought a wood-distillation plant at Kingsport in 1920 to make methanol for its photographic chemistry, and Tennessee Eastman grew from it into a sprawling chemical complex making cellulose acetate, acetate yarn, plastics, and industrial chemicals, with its own powerhouse. Kodak spun the business off as Eastman Chemical Company in 1994. The trusts list the plant under Tennessee Eastman, Eastman Kodak, and numbered buildings and the Kingsport power plant; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Chemical manufacturing of this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, instrument technicians, and process operators across the production units.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Raytech, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1933 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 steam service, and Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered more of the steam and process piping. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers in the powerhouse carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and A.P. Green refractory lined the boiler furnaces and process heaters. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, the Raytech signature reflects friction products on the plant's cranes, vehicles, and rotating equipment, and U.S. Gypsum joint compound went into decades of construction and renovation. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the acid-service gaskets and packing of the chemical units.
Bowater Southern Paper mill — Calhoun
Bowaters Southern Paper Corporation, an arm of the British Bowater paper group, built this newsprint mill on the Hiwassee River at Calhoun in the early 1950s, and it began making newsprint in the middle of the decade. It later passed to AbitibiBowater and then Resolute Forest Products. The trusts list it under Bowaters Southern Paper, Bowater Paper Mill, and Bowater, Incorporated, some entries filed under Charleston, across the river; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Paper mill operations required boilermakers (recovery boilers in particular generated heavy exposure), pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers in the boilers and lime kilns, millwrights, mechanics, and instrument technicians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Plibrico, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1952 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers — including the recovery boilers at the heart of the pulping process — carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and A.P. Green, NARCO, and Plibrico refractory lined the boiler furnaces and lime kilns. 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; Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered more of the steam piping. ABB Lummus did engineering and construction work at the mill, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics across its buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing on the recovery boilers and in high-temperature steam service.
TVA Johnsonville Fossil Plant — New Johnsonville
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Johnsonville Fossil Plant, on Kentucky Lake at New Johnsonville, went into service in the early 1950s as TVA turned to coal to meet postwar demand for power. The trusts list it under the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Johnsonville steam and fossil plant, filed under both New Johnsonville and Johnsonville; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers in the boiler furnaces, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and power plant operators, along with the construction and overhaul crews. TVA workers commonly rotated among the authority's plants.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ABB Lummus, Armstrong World Industries, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1949 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Combustion Engineering signature reflects the plant's boilers, with their pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory lined the furnaces. 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, Fibreboard pipe insulation, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam and turbine piping. The Armstrong signature points to insulation contracting crews, ABB Lummus did engineering and construction work, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
DuPont Chattanooga plant — Chattanooga
DuPont's Chattanooga plant opened after World War II to spin nylon yarn, and became one of the city's largest industrial employers. The trusts list it under DuPont, the DuPont Chattanooga Plant, and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, instrument technicians, and process operators, along with the construction crews who built and expanded the plant.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1946 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers powered the plant's steam systems, with pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing on every steam connection and access door. 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, Fibreboard pipe insulation, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam and process piping. The Armstrong signature points to insulation contracting and floor products, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
DuPont Old Hickory plant — Old Hickory
DuPont built the Old Hickory powder plant on the Cumberland River above Nashville in 1918 to make smokeless powder for World War I, with a company town for its workers. After the war DuPont turned the site to rayon and then cellophane, and the plant ran for most of the century. The trusts list it under DuPont, the DuPont Old Hickory Plant, and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and process operators, along with the construction and maintenance crews.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1929 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory lined the boiler furnaces. 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 and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered more of the steam and process lines. The Armstrong signature points to insulation contracting and floor products, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the acid-service gaskets and packing of the chemical units.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (X-10) — Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge National Laboratory began as the Manhattan Project's X-10 site, where the X-10 Graphite Reactor started up in November 1943 as a pilot for the plutonium production reactors at Hanford. After the war it became a national laboratory, run by Union Carbide from 1948 to 1984. The trusts list it as Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Area X-10 and its numbered buildings (Building 4500 among them), the X-10 steam plant, and the graphite reactor; they are one site. The Y-12 plant and the K-25 gaseous diffusion plant are listed separately.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, insulators, pipefitters, mechanics, electricians, and the engineering and construction trades at the research reactors, along with a large population of contractor employees across construction, maintenance, and operations work.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Burns & Roe, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Raytech, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1940 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Burns & Roe signature reflects engineering and construction work at the laboratory's reactors and plants. Babcock & Wilcox boilers ran the X-10 steam plant, with pipe and block insulation, A.P. Green 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 and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered more of the steam lines. The Armstrong signature points to insulation contracting and floor tile, U.S. Gypsum joint compound went into the laboratory and office buildings, and the Raytech signature reflects friction products. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant — Oak Ridge
K-25 was the Manhattan Project's gaseous diffusion plant for enriching uranium, designed by the Kellex Corporation and built from 1943 to 1945; its U-shaped main building was the largest building in the world when it was finished. The plant grew with the K-27, K-29, K-31, and K-33 buildings, ran as the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant until enrichment stopped in 1985, and the main building was torn down in the 2010s. The trusts list it as Area K-25 and its numbered buildings, K-29, K-33, the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, and under Union Carbide and Kellex; it is one plant.
Workers exposed. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and instrument technicians who maintained the plant's miles of process piping and its compressors, along with the construction crews who built and expanded it.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — Armstrong World Industries, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Turner & Newall, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1943 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; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos, Fibreboard pipe and block insulation, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the process and steam piping. The Turner & Newall signature points to Limpet sprayed asbestos, including crocidolite-bearing Limpet Blue, and asbestos textiles. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors, the Armstrong signature points to insulation contracting and floor products, and U.S. Gypsum joint compound went into the plant's buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the Limpet Blue sprayed insulation.
Arnold Air Force Base (Arnold Engineering Development Center) — Tullahoma
The Arnold Engineering Development Center, dedicated in 1951 and named for General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, is the Air Force's wind-tunnel and engine-test center, on a base between Tullahoma and Manchester. Its wind tunnels and engine test cells ran on large air heaters, compressors, and steam and cooling systems. The trusts list it under Arnold Air Force Station, Arnold Air Force Base, the A.E.D.C. project, and the U.S. Air Force; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and the construction crews who built and modified the test facilities, along with Air Force civilian and contractor employees.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Burns & Roe, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (California), J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Owens Corning, Plibrico, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1954 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Burns & Roe signature reflects engineering and construction work on the test facilities, and J.T. Thorpe crews, a major industrial insulation and refractory contractor, applied insulation and refractory there. A.P. Green and Plibrico refractory lined the heaters and high-temperature equipment. Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation covered the hot piping, with Eagle-Picher insulating cement on equipment exteriors, and the Armstrong signature points to insulation contracting and floor products. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
American Enka rayon plant — Lowland
American Enka, the American company of the Dutch rayon maker Enka, built a second plant at Lowland, in Hamblen County, after World War II, joining its original works at Enka, North Carolina. The Lowland plant made rayon by the viscose process, with its own powerhouse and chemical units. The trusts file it under both Lowland and nearby Morristown, as American Enka Corporation, American Enka Plant, and the American Enka rayon plant; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Rayon manufacturing of this scale required boilermakers, insulators, pipefitters, millwrights, mechanics, refractory workers in the powerhouse and process heaters, and process operators across the chemical and fibers operations. Maintenance crews — the trade that handles repair and replacement work across every system in a plant — carry the heaviest cumulative exposure.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1946 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers anchored the powerhouse, with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors, steam connections, and ancillary equipment, and A.P. Green refractory lined the boiler furnaces and process heaters. Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered the steam and process piping, with Eagle-Picher One-Cote magnesia insulating cement in the same systems. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington; the Armstrong signature points to insulation contracting and floor tile; and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the acid-service gaskets and packing of the viscose process.
Tennessee entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Tennessee entries in 185 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 |
|---|---|
| Memphis | 340 |
| Nashville | 312 |
| Oak Ridge | 232 |
| Chattanooga | 205 |
| Knoxville | 148 |
| Kingsport | 83 |
| New Johnsonville | 45 |
| Johnson City | 30 |
| Columbia | 29 |
| Lowland | 26 |
| Jackson | 25 |
| Tullahoma | 24 |
| Old Hickory | 21 |
| Clarksville | 20 |
| Morristown | 20 |
| Elizabethton | 19 |
| Copperhill | 18 |
| Mount Pleasant | 18 |
| Harriman | 15 |
| Murfreesboro | 15 |
| Alcoa | 14 |
| Calhoun | 14 |
| Cleveland | 14 |
| Cumberland City | 13 |
| Johnsonville | 13 |
| Cookeville | 12 |
| Gallatin | 12 |
| Woodstock | 12 |
| Kingston | 11 |
| Shelbyville | 11 |
| Tyner | 10 |
| Greeneville | 9 |
| Paris | 9 |
| Clinton | 8 |
| Dyersburg | 8 |
| Lewisburg | 8 |
| Rogersville | 8 |
| Spring City | 8 |
| Bristol | 7 |
| Counce | 7 |
| Jefferson City | 7 |
| Lawrenceburg | 7 |
| Lebanon | 7 |
| Lenoir City | 7 |
| Loudon | 7 |
| Milan | 7 |
| Portland | 7 |
| Charleston | 6 |
| Crossville | 6 |
| Donelson | 6 |
| Etowah | 6 |
| Goodlettsville | 6 |
| Martin | 6 |
| Union City | 6 |
| Erwin | 5 |
| Greenland | 5 |
| Humboldt | 5 |
| Madison | 5 |
| Anderson | 4 |
| Church Hill | 4 |
| Covington | 4 |
| Cowan | 4 |
| McMinnville | 4 |
| Millington | 4 |
| Newport | 4 |
| Pulaski | 4 |
| Rockwood | 4 |
| Ashland City | 3 |
| Collierville | 3 |
| Dickson | 3 |
| Haletown | 3 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Maryville | 3 |
| McCloud | 3 |
| Ripley | 3 |
| Savannah | 3 |
| Sevierville | 3 |
| Soddy-Daisy | 3 |
| South Pittsburg | 3 |
| Sparta | 3 |
| Springfield | 3 |
| Tiptonville | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 103 other Tennessee communities.
Search the asbestos trusts' Tennessee 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.
More than 2,000 entries, as the trusts list them.
Court decisions: 30 asbestos cases from Tennessee courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Tennessee workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America) Tennessee Works
- Millsaps v. Aluminum Company of America (2012): Father-in-law who worked at Alcoa; exposure through his clothes, 1965-1996
- Millsaps v. Aluminum Company of America (2011): Father-in-law who worked at Alcoa's plant, 1965-1996
- Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Company (2008): Daughter of an Alcoa employee, from 1979
- Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Company, Inc. (2007): Child of Alcoa employee (father a Reclamation Furnace Operator, later mechanical specialist), 1973-1975, 1978 onward
DuPont Chattanooga plant
- Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc. (2011): Operator on continuous polymerization line, 1948-1985
- Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc. (2009): DuPont employee, 1948-1985
- Correll v. EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (2006): Pipe fitter, 1948-1985
Tennessee Eastman chemical plant
- Coffman v. Armstrong International, Inc. (2021): Equipment mechanic, 1968-1997
- Coffman v. Armstrong International, Inc. (2019): Mechanic, 1968-1997
Homer's Tire & Supply Company
- Morgan v. Bill Vann Company, Inc. (2013): Part-time service station worker doing brake jobs and minor automotive repairs, 1956-1958
K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant
- Ingram v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. Co. (1994): Employee of Union Carbide, 1973-1979
Kingsport Press
- Moore v. Ericsson, Inc. (2010): Laborer and electrician, 1960-2004
Y-12 Plant
- Lively EX rel. Lively v. Union Carbide Corporation (2013): Sheet metal worker, until 1982
Every worksite named in Tennessee court decisions, with all their decisions
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 a Tennessee 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 a Tennessee case may work
Wayne is a 72-year-old retired maintenance millwright from Lowland, Tennessee. From 1972 through 2006 — 34 years — he worked at the American Enka Corporation plant at Lowland, primarily in the maintenance and millwright crews supporting the rayon operations. Across those decades he worked across the rayon production lines, the chemical processing operations associated with the viscose process, the in-plant powerhouse and steam generation system, and the broader plant maintenance complex. His work involved daily contact with asbestos-containing materials throughout the plant: pipe and block insulation on high-pressure steam lines and process piping, refractory in the process heaters, gaskets and packing on valves and pumps, insulating cement on equipment exteriors, and the broad range of asbestos-containing products characteristic of a rayon manufacturing operation across the second half of the twentieth century. Wayne had no significant health complaints until December 2025, when he developed persistent chest pain, pleural effusion, and shortness of breath on exertion. Imaging in Johnson City and a subsequent pleural biopsy in February 2026 confirmed pleural mesothelioma of the epithelioid mesothelioma variety. Like many American Enka rayon workers of his generation, Wayne had no idea his decades of maintenance work could cause cancer decades later.
For Wayne and his family, the legal path runs along several tracks. The American Enka plant at Lowland appears on the lists of at least eight site-specific trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, and Owens Corning — and Wayne's pre-1983 exposure also qualifies him for the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust, independent of any site-specific filings. Civil claims against the still-solvent manufacturers documented at the Lowland plant can be pursued as well, and the order of the trust claims and any lawsuit is decided case by case with the trial team. Because Wayne is alive and able to participate, starting the case during his lifetime keeps the most options open for his family, and the exposure record built now carries forward. We offer free asbestos health screening to Wayne's wife and children, whether or not they ever hire us — take-home exposure from work clothes is a documented pathway that can affect family members of asbestos workers. Recoveries from cases like Wayne'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 a Tennessee worker is the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, where advanced treatments like HIPEC, lung-sparing surgery, 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 Tennessee's discovery rule, comparative fault framework, premises liability standard, and damages framework, see the Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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.
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Why families choose our firm
- $400M+ recovered and 200,000+ verified exposure sites nationally; more than 2,000 Tennessee entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; dozens of clients with Tennessee job sites
- Worksite-specific knowledge — we work from documented trust coverage at each Tennessee facility rather than from generic intake scripts
- Trust claims, civil lawsuits, EEOICPA (for Oak Ridge DOE workers), FECA (for federal civilian employees), and VA service-connected disability (for veterans) coordinated case by case with the trial team
- Remote case handling across Tennessee — phone, video, home visit, whichever works best for your family
- Free family asbestos health screening for spouses and children who may have had take-home exposure, whether or not they ever hire us
- No fee unless we recover compensation for your family
Frequently asked questions
Is my Tennessee worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold more than 2,000 Tennessee entries in 185 communities — chemical plants, paper mills, TVA generating stations, the Oak Ridge plants, military installations, manufacturing plants, 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 worksite name 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 typically sets up a settlement trust to pay future asbestos victims. Each trust maintains documentation of where its products were used. When we say a site is "recognized by 6 trusts," we mean six different asbestos trusts have records establishing that their products were used at that location — meaning a worker exposed there is positioned to file claims against all six trusts. Trust claims operate as paper filings, separately from any civil lawsuit, and recoveries from one trust do not reduce or offset recoveries from another. If a family also sues in Tennessee, the trust claims must be disclosed under oath before trial.
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. We reconstruct the product-handling history using the trusts' site lists, the trust documentation for each manufacturer, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. Most families come to us knowing only that their loved one worked at a particular plant for a particular span of years. That's enough to start.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Tennessee sites?
Career-spanning exposure analysis is standard practice for us. Many Tennessee workers accumulated exposure across multiple facilities — TVA workers who rotated between generating stations, DOE contractor employees who worked across the Oak Ridge plants, chemical workers who moved between Kingsport employers, and so on. Each documented site adds to the trust filings package.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
It does not affect the claim. Trust claims are based on the worker's documented exposure history, not on whether the facility is still operating. The K-25 building in Oak Ridge has been demolished; the trust documentation associated with K-25 workers remains fully usable. The same is true for closed paper mills, decommissioned chemical plants, and shut-down manufacturing operations across Tennessee.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. Wrongful death claims for asbestos diseases are a routine part of our practice. Tennessee's one-year deadline usually runs from when the worker's illness was, or should have been, discovered, not from the date of death, so call us promptly — we can confirm eligibility and plan the trust filings and any civil case together.
What is the Tennessee one-year filing deadline and how does it affect our case?
Tennessee imposes a one-year statute of limitations for personal injury and wrongful death claims — one of the shortest filing deadlines in the country. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. Symptoms or test results that would have led a reasonable person to see a doctor can start it earlier, and a wrongful-death claim usually keeps the worker's own deadline rather than starting a new year at death. The safe path is to call us immediately upon diagnosis. The trust filings work and case preparation begin from the first call — every week matters when the filing window is this short.
What if my loved one worked at Oak Ridge?
Oak Ridge DOE workers and DOE contractor employees have access to a distinct federal compensation pathway under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), which provides federal benefits for nuclear weapons workers with asbestos-related and radiation-related diseases. EEOICPA Part E benefits are reduced by lawsuit and trust recoveries for the same exposure and by state workers' compensation for the same illness, so we coordinate the EEOICPA claim with the civil case and trust claims case by case with the trial team.
Talk with a Tennessee 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. Tennessee's one-year filing deadline makes it important to call promptly.
Related resources
This page is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Every asbestos case turns on its own facts, exposure history, diagnosis, deadlines, available evidence, and applicable law. Reviewing this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice about your specific situation, call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.