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Washington Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage

Reviewed by Justinian C. Lane, Attorney Last reviewed November 2026

Two things Washington had in abundance shaped its twentieth-century industry: timber, and cheap hydroelectric power from the Columbia River. Sawmills and pulp mills filled the harbors from Bellingham to Longview, aluminum plants and the Hanford plutonium works went where the power was, and the Navy and Boeing made Puget Sound a center for ships and aircraft. Mill boilers and recovery furnaces, smelter and refinery heaters, and the engine rooms of ships were all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos. Read the trusts' lists region by region and the same names keep coming back:

  • Puget Sound's shipyards — the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton, the worksite most trusts recognize in the state, and the Todd and Lockheed yards in Seattle;
  • Boeing's plants — Plant 2 and Boeing Field in Seattle, and the Renton plant;
  • the pulp and paper towns — Scott Paper at Everett, Crown Zellerbach at Camas, and Longview Fibre at Longview;
  • the northern refineries — Shell and Texaco on March Point at Anacortes, and Mobil at Ferndale;
  • the Columbia and the Inland Empire — the Hanford Site, and Kaiser Aluminum's Trentwood works near Spokane; and
  • Tacoma — the ASARCO smelter and the St. Regis kraft 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 Washington, those lists hold more than 1,500 entries across 168 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 Washington 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.

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Washington filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief

Washington gives a diagnosed worker three years to file a personal-injury claim. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. If an earlier X-ray, CT scan or screening showed asbestos-related scarring, a Washington court may count the three years from that earlier finding, so call us right away. A separate deadline applies once a worker has passed away, and the family can't later sue a company the worker could no longer sue when he died. If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open.

Washington 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 cases are a routine part of our practice.

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 clothes, hair, 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 Washington

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 Washington worksites. The number of Washington entries on each trust's list:

Trust coverage at this depth means most Washington workers with significant industrial exposure histories will qualify for claims against several trusts — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksites.

Washington 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.

SeattleSeattle holds the most entries in the state: the Harbor Island shipyards of Todd and Lockheed, Boeing's Plant 2 and Boeing Field, and the steam plants, hospitals, and university buildings of a growing city.5 worksites

Shipyards. Ships' boilers, engine rooms, and steam lines were insulated with asbestos, much of it to Navy specification, and shipyard workers in tight spaces breathed the dust whether or not they handled it themselves.

  • Lockheed Shipbuilding
  • Todd Shipyards

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.

  • Liquid Carbonic

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.

  • Seattle Steam Corp.

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.

  • Boeing Seattle plants (Plant 2, Boeing Field)
EverettEverett was a mill town on Port Gardner Bay, home to Weyerhaeuser's mills and the Scott Paper pulp mill, before Boeing built its wide-body plant at Paine Field in the late 1960s.3 worksites

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.

  • Scott Paper Everett mill (Soundview Pulp, later Kimberly-Clark)
  • Weyerhaeuser Everett mills

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.

  • Boeing Everett plant (Paine Field)
AnacortesShell and Texaco each opened a refinery on March Point, outside Anacortes, in the 1950s.2 worksites

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.

  • Shell Anacortes refinery (March Point)
  • Texaco Anacortes refinery (The Texas Company)
LongviewLongview was planned and built in the 1920s by the Long-Bell Lumber Company; Weyerhaeuser's mills and Longview Fibre's paper mill became its largest employers, with Reynolds Metals' aluminum plant alongside.2 worksites

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.

  • Longview Fibre mill
  • Weyerhaeuser Longview mills
TacomaTacoma's tideflats held the St. Regis kraft mill, and the ASARCO copper smelter stood at neighboring Ruston for most of the twentieth century.2 worksites

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.

  • ASARCO Tacoma smelter (American Smelting & Refining)

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.

  • St. Regis Tacoma kraft mill (later Simpson Tacoma Kraft)
BremertonBremerton grew up around the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, established in 1891.1 worksite

Shipyards. Ships' boilers, engine rooms, and steam lines were insulated with asbestos, much of it to Navy specification, and shipyard workers in tight spaces breathed the dust whether or not they handled it themselves.

  • Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (Bremerton Navy Yard)
CamasCamas grew around its paper mill on the Columbia River, run by Crown Zellerbach for most of the twentieth century.1 worksite

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.

  • Crown Zellerbach Camas mill
HanfordHanford was a farm town until 1943, when the federal government cleared it to build the plutonium works; the trusts file the site under both Hanford and Richland.1 worksite

Other worksites.

  • Hanford Site (Hanford Engineer Works)
Other Washington communitiesOne worksite each in 11 more communities.11 worksites

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.

  • Boise Cascade Wallula mill — Wallula
  • Crown Zellerbach Port Townsend mill — Port Townsend
  • Rayonier Grays Harbor mill (ITT Rayonier) — Hoquiam
  • Rayonier Port Angeles mill (ITT Rayonier) — Port Angeles
  • Simpson Timber Company (Simpson Logging) — Shelton

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.

  • ARCO Cherry Point refinery — Cherry Point
  • Mobil Ferndale refinery (General Petroleum) — Ferndale

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.

  • Kaiser Aluminum Mead plant — Mead
  • Kaiser Aluminum Trentwood works — Trentwood

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.

  • Centralia steam plant (Pacific Power & Light) — Centralia

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.

  • Boeing Renton plant — Renton

Mesothelioma settlement values at Washington'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.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (Bremerton Navy Yard)Bremerton · at least 14 trusts · 1902–1982 · trust values together about $300,000 to $2.1 million
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Flexitallic$50,000 – $150,0002.9%$1,450 – $4,350
Flintkote$184,000 – $450,00015%$27,600 – $67,500
NARCO$75,000 – $1,379,580100%$75,000 – $1,379,580
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Scott Paper Everett mill (Soundview Pulp, later Kimberly-Clark)Everett · at least 11 trusts · 1937–1982 · trust values together about $170,000 to $630,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Hanford Site (Hanford Engineer Works)Hanford · at least 11 trusts · 1942–1982 · trust values together about $180,000 to $660,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Burns & RoeNot published——
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)Not published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Shell Anacortes refinery (March Point)Anacortes · at least 10 trusts · 1954–1982 · trust values together about $160,000 to $580,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
GAF$155,000 – $450,0005.0%$7,750 – $22,500
J.T. Thorpe (California)Not published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Crown Zellerbach Camas millCamas · at least 10 trusts · 1945–1982 · trust values together about $150,000 to $550,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Kaiser AluminumNot published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Longview Fibre millLongview · at least 10 trusts · 1927–1982 · trust values together about $160,000 to $580,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Kaiser AluminumNot published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Weyerhaeuser Longview millsLongview · at least 10 trusts · 1931–1982 · trust values together about $160,000 to $620,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boeing Seattle plants (Plant 2, Boeing Field)Seattle · at least 10 trusts · 1950–1982 · trust values together about $98,000 to $280,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Flintkote$184,000 – $450,00015%$27,600 – $67,500
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Plibrico$350,000 – $750,0000.94%$3,290 – $7,050
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Texaco Anacortes refinery (The Texas Company)Anacortes · at least 9 trusts · 1955–1982 · trust values together about $97,000 to $310,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Weyerhaeuser Everett millsEverett · at least 9 trusts · 1914–1982 · trust values together about $150,000 to $550,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boise Cascade Wallula millWallula · at least 9 trusts · 1960–1982 · trust values together about $89,000 to $290,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Kaiser AluminumNot published——
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Mobil Ferndale refinery (General Petroleum)Ferndale · at least 8 trusts · 1953–1982 · trust values together about $150,000 to $430,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Fuller-Austin$58,50045%$26,325
J.T. Thorpe (California)Not published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Lockheed ShipbuildingSeattle · at least 8 trusts · 1946–1982 · trust values together about $160,000 to $1.6 million
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
NARCO$75,000 – $1,379,580100%$75,000 – $1,379,580
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Centralia steam plant (Pacific Power & Light)Centralia · at least 7 trusts · 1967–1982 · trust values together about $120,000 to $410,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Rayonier Grays Harbor mill (ITT Rayonier)Hoquiam · at least 7 trusts · 1940–1982 · trust values together about $83,000 to $290,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Flexitallic$50,000 – $150,0002.9%$1,450 – $4,350
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Todd ShipyardsSeattle · at least 7 trusts · 1940–1982 · trust values together about $82,000 to $260,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Pittsburgh Corning$175,000 – $500,00019%$33,250 – $95,000
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
St. Regis Tacoma kraft mill (later Simpson Tacoma Kraft)Tacoma · at least 7 trusts · 1937–1982 · trust values together about $95,000 to $330,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
ARCO Cherry Point refineryCherry Point · at least 6 trusts · 1970–1982 · trust values together about $55,000 to $160,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)Not published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Rayonier Port Angeles mill (ITT Rayonier)Port Angeles · at least 6 trusts · 1940–1982 · trust values together about $140,000 to $510,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Owens-Illinois$100,000 – $382,60065%$65,000 – $248,690
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Crown Zellerbach Port Townsend millPort Townsend · at least 6 trusts · 1939–1982 · trust values together about $50,000 to $150,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boeing Renton plantRenton · at least 6 trusts · 1941–1982 · trust values together about $47,000 to $140,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Liquid CarbonicSeattle · at least 6 trusts · 1945–1982 · trust values together about $84,000 to $320,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Seattle Steam Corp.Seattle · at least 6 trusts · 1965–1982 · trust values together about $59,000 to $200,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Simpson Timber Company (Simpson Logging)Shelton · at least 6 trusts · 1937–1982 · trust values together about $74,000 to $260,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
ASARCO Tacoma smelter (American Smelting & Refining)Tacoma · at least 6 trusts · 1903–1982 · trust values together about $54,000 to $180,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
Armstrong World Industries$110,000 – $400,0007.8%$8,580 – $31,200
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Turner & Newall$200,000 – $600,0002.9%$5,800 – $17,400
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Boeing Auburn plantAuburn · at least 5 trusts · 1966–1982 · trust values together about $37,000 to $100,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Reynolds Metals Longview plantLongview · at least 5 trusts · 1962–1982 · trust values together about $39,000 to $80,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
J.T. Thorpe (California)Not published——
Kaiser AluminumNot published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Crown Zellerbach Port Angeles mill (later Daishowa)Port Angeles · at least 5 trusts · 1940–1982 · trust values together about $81,000 to $280,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
E.J. Bartells CompanyRenton · at least 5 trusts · 1941–1982 · trust values together about $44,000 to $96,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Shell OilSeattle · at least 5 trusts · 1937–1982 · trust values together about $37,000 to $100,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
J.T. Thorpe (California)Not published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
University of WashingtonSeattle · at least 5 trusts · 1937–1982 · trust values together about $120,000 to $370,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
ACandS$150,000 – $550,0002.89%$4,335 – $15,895
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
W.R. Grace$180,000 – $450,00030.1%$54,180 – $135,450
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Kaiser Aluminum Trentwood worksTrentwood · at least 5 trusts · 1942–1982 · trust values together about $36,000 to $94,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Kaiser AluminumNot published——
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Plibrico$350,000 – $750,0000.94%$3,290 – $7,050
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Alcoa Vancouver worksVancouver · at least 5 trusts · 1940–1982 · trust values together about $70,000 to $220,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
A.P. Green$165,6946.0%$9,941.64
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
DII Industries (Halliburton)$60,718.95 – $256,00060%$36,431.37 – $153,600
Eagle-PicherNo fixed schedule—Set case by case
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000
Kaiser Vancouver shipyardVancouver · at least 5 trusts · 1941–1982 · trust values together about $49,000 to $160,000
TrustMesothelioma valuePayment %Payment at that %
Babcock & Wilcox$90,000 – $400,0004.3%$3,870 – $17,200
Combustion Engineering$75,000 – $400,00015.3%$11,475 – $61,200
Fibreboard$135,000 – $450,0003.5%$4,725 – $15,750
Owens Corning$215,000 – $650,0004.3%$9,245 – $27,950
Johns-Manville$350,000 – $750,0005.6%$19,600 – $42,000

A closer look at major Washington worksites

The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Washington — ten or more, counting Johns-Manville — along with Kaiser Aluminum's Trentwood works, the most-documented plant in the Spokane area. 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.

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (Bremerton Navy Yard) — Bremerton

Recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts · 1902–1982

The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton has overhauled, repaired, and modernized U.S. Navy vessels since 1891 and remains one of the largest naval shipyards on the West Coast. It was the Puget Sound Navy Yard until 1945, and the trusts list it as Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound Navy Yard, and Bremerton Navy Yard; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Naval shipyard overhaul work is among the highest-exposure labor in American industry. Rip-out and replacement of shipboard insulation put insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, machinists, boiler tenders, electricians, welders, and shipfitters in direct, repeated contact with asbestos in the confined spaces of engine rooms, fire rooms, and machinery spaces. Most Bremerton shipyard workers were federal civilian employees; many were also Navy veterans.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts — ACandS, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flexitallic, Flintkote, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Turner & Newall, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1902 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Navy-specification pipe and block insulation was amosite-based: Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos)-rich high-temperature pipe insulation, was used here, and because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, also an amosite product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation on the same systems. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering marine boilers carried NARCO refractory, Flexitallic spiral-wound gaskets and packing sealed the high-pressure steam systems, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered fittings and valves. ACandS crews performed insulation work across the yard, and Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos appears in marine high-temperature applications; standard Limpet was an amosite product, and Limpet Blue was made with crocidolite (blue asbestos). The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and the Flintkote signature points to building products in the yard's shops. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Scott Paper Everett mill (Soundview Pulp, later Kimberly-Clark) — Everett

Recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts · 1937–1982

The Scott Paper pulp mill on the Everett waterfront began as the Soundview Pulp Company's mill; Scott Paper bought Soundview in 1951, and the mill passed to Kimberly-Clark when it acquired Scott in 1995. It anchored one of the largest pulp and paper complexes on Puget Sound. The trusts list it under Scott Paper, Scott Paper Mill, Soundview Pulp, and Kimberly-Clark; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Pulp and paper operations of this scale required pulp-mill operators, paper-machine crews, recovery-boiler and lime-kiln operators, refractory workers, boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians. The recovery boiler is the highest-temperature, most asbestos-intensive piece of equipment in a kraft mill.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Turner & Newall, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1937 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers, including the recovery boilers at the heart of pulping, carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. 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 and Fibreboard pipe insulation on further steam lines. Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered fittings and irregular shapes. ACandS crews handled contract insulation, including Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos on the mill's ducts, and Armstrong products appear in the mill buildings. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington; the pumps that moved black liquor, white liquor, and process water needed regular gasket and packing replacement. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Hanford Site (Hanford Engineer Works) — Hanford

Recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts · 1942–1982

The Hanford Site on the Columbia River produced plutonium for the World War II Manhattan Project and the Cold War weapons complex, running high-temperature reactors, chemical separations facilities, and vast process-piping networks. The federal government took over the farm towns of Hanford and White Bluffs in 1943 to build it, and du Pont, General Electric, and later contractors operated it for the Atomic Energy Commission. The trusts list it under Hanford Engineer Works, Hanford Atomic Works, Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the Atomic Energy Commission, and its operators, filed under both Hanford and Richland; it is one site. The Washington Public Power Supply System's nuclear projects are listed separately.

Workers exposed. Nuclear production and its supporting infrastructure required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, steamfitters, millwrights, electricians, welders, and the construction and maintenance trades that built and serviced the reactor and separations facilities over decades.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Burns & Roe, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (California), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1942 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Burns & Roe signature marks reactor and power-facility engineering and construction. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing for the site's steam plants. 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 high-temperature lines, with J.T. Thorpe crews applying insulation. Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered fittings, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors. Hanford also carried an exposure the trust signatures do not show: high-efficiency air filters made from crocidolite (blue asbestos) paper, the absolute filter adapted from wartime gas-mask CC-6 paper, were used to capture radioactive dust at U.S. nuclear facilities from the early 1950s into at least 1969, and workers who installed or changed them could inhale crocidolite directly. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Shell Anacortes refinery (March Point) — Anacortes

Recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts · 1954–1982

Shell built its refinery on March Point, on Fidalgo Island outside Anacortes, in the mid-1950s; Tesoro bought it in 1998. The trusts list it under Shell Oil Company, the Shell refinery at March Point, and Shell Oil at Fidalgo; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Refinery operations required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers (concentrated on process heaters and cracking units), operators, welders, millwrights, electricians, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, J.T. Thorpe (California), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1954 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, as the refinery was built; Owens Corning continued the Kaylo line afterward, and Fibreboard supplied more pipe and block insulation, much of it applied by J.T. Thorpe crews. A.P. Green refractory lined the process heaters and cracking units. Combustion Engineering boilers carried gaskets and packing at every steam connection, Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered fittings and equipment, the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, 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 acid-service gaskets and packing, such as those on the alkylation unit the trusts list.

Crown Zellerbach Camas mill — Camas

Recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts · 1945–1982

The paper mill at Camas on the Columbia River dates to the 1880s, and the town grew around it. Crown Zellerbach ran it from the company's formation in 1928 until the mid-1980s, when it passed to James River; it later became part of Georgia-Pacific. The trusts list it under Crown Zellerbach and several of the mill's departments; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Paper production at Camas required paper-machine crews, recovery-boiler and lime-kiln operators, refractory workers, boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Turner & Newall, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1945 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers, including the recovery boilers and digesters the trusts list by name, carried the steam load, with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and Kaiser refractory served the recovery boiler 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, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line. Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered fittings. ACandS handled contract insulation, including the recovery boiler ductwork, and Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos appears on the mill's air ducts; Armstrong products appear across the mill buildings, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Longview Fibre mill — Longview

Recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts · 1927–1982

Longview Fibre Company began making paper at Longview in 1927 and grew into one of the largest kraft paper and container-board mills in the Pacific Northwest. The trusts list it under Longview Fibre, Longview Fiber, and the mill's recovery furnace, evaporator, and paper mill; it is one facility.

Workers exposed. Pulp mill, paper machine, recovery boiler, power plant, and maintenance workers — boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians — handled asbestos products across decades of mill operation.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Turner & Newall, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1927 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers, including the recovery furnaces the trusts list by number, carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, and Kaiser refractory lined the furnaces and 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 and Fibreboard pipe insulation on the digesters, blow tanks, and steam lines. Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered fittings, Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos appears on the cooker and steam equipment, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Weyerhaeuser Longview mills — Longview

Recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts · 1931–1982

Weyerhaeuser began building at Longview in the late 1920s, and its complex on the Columbia grew to include sawmills, pulp and paper mills, and wood-products plants. The trusts list it under Weyerhaeuser Company, Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, and Weyerhaeuser's paper mill, often misspelled "Weyerhauser"; the page treats the Longview complex as one site.

Workers exposed. Forest-products production required mill workers, boiler operators, insulators, pipefitters, refractory workers, mechanics, electricians, and the maintenance trades that kept the steam plants and process equipment running.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Turner & Newall, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1931 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers anchored the steam plants and recovery boilers, with pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing at every steam connection. 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. Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered fittings, ACandS crews handled contract insulation, and Turner & Newall Limpet sprayed asbestos appears on the mills' ducts and vessels; Armstrong products appear in the mill buildings, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Boeing Seattle plants (Plant 2, Boeing Field) — Seattle

Recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts · 1950–1982

Boeing's Seattle operations centered on Plant 2, built in 1936 on East Marginal Way beside Boeing Field, where the company built B-17 bombers during World War II; Plant 2 was demolished in 2010 and 2011. The trusts list the Seattle plants under Boeing, Boeing Aircraft, Boeing Airplane, Plant 2, and Boeing Field; the page treats them as one site. Boeing's Renton, Everett, Auburn, and Kent plants are listed separately.

Workers exposed. Aerospace plants of this scale ran on their own steam plants, powerhouses, heat-treating and processing lines, and continuous plant construction and renovation. The heaviest-exposed trades were insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, electricians, sheet-metal workers, maintenance mechanics, and the construction trades who built and rebuilt the plants over decades.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Flintkote, Owens Corning, Plibrico, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1950 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers anchored the plant steam systems, with gaskets and packing on every steam connection. Owens Corning Kaylo pipe and block insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), ran the high-temperature lines, and ACandS crews applied and repaired insulation across the plants. A.P. Green and Plibrico refractory served heat-treating furnaces and ovens, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered fittings and irregular shapes. Armstrong and Flintkote floor tile and building products appear throughout the plant buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Kaiser Aluminum Trentwood works — Trentwood

Recognized by at least 5 asbestos trusts · 1942–1982

The Trentwood rolling mill in the Spokane Valley was built by the federal government during World War II and taken over by Kaiser Aluminum in 1946, together with the Mead reduction plant north of Spokane, drawing on the Columbia's hydroelectric power. The trusts list it under Kaiser, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical, and Kaiser Trentwood, filed under both Trentwood and Spokane; it is one facility. The Mead plant is listed separately.

Workers exposed. Aluminum melting, casting, and rolling required furnace operators, refractory workers, insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, electricians, and maintenance trades. Furnace refractory work — repeated chipping, demolition, and relining of high-temperature linings — is one of the highest-exposure trades in heavy industry.

Trust documentation: recognized by at least 5 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, Plibrico, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1942 through 1982.

Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Kaiser and Plibrico refractory brick, plastics, and castables lined the melting and holding furnaces and the casting operations. Babcock & Wilcox boilers anchored the steam plant, with gaskets and packing at every steam connection, and Owens Corning Kaylo pipe and block insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), ran the steam and process lines. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.

Washington entries by city

The trusts' lists hold Washington entries in 168 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 city168 communities
CityEntries on the trusts' lists
Seattle499
Tacoma199
Vancouver93
Spokane74
Everett66
Longview45
Bremerton44
Anacortes37
Hanford30
Bellingham27
Camas25
Richland25
Hoquiam24
Renton24
Port Angeles23
Olympia22
Ferndale20
Centralia18
Wenatchee18
Auburn16
Yakima15
Shelton13
Aberdeen12
Kennewick11
Kent11
Port Townsend11
Walla Walla11
Velox10
Wallula10
Bellevue9
Medical Lake9
Moses Lake9
Chehalis8
Issaquah8
Pasco8
Pullman8
Cherry Point7
Ellensburg7
Mukilteo7
Sumner7
Cosmopolis6
Fort Lewis6
Kalama6
Steilacoom6
Columbia Junction5
Edmonds5
Fidalgo5
Mount Vernon5
Richmond Beach5
Sedro-Woolley5
Sunnyside5
Puget Sound4
Roslyn4
Washougal4
Attalia3
Dupont3
Enumclaw3
Federal Way3
Intalco3
Kirkland3
Millwood3
Othello3
Paine Field3
Quincy3
Toppenish3
Tukwila3
Wabash3
Whidbey Island3

The trusts' lists also name 100 other Washington communities.

Some city counts consolidate spelling variants in the trusts' lists, and Seattle's include entries the trusts filed under neighborhoods such as Ballard, Georgetown, and Harbor Island. Call us with your loved one's worksite even if the city is not listed.

Search the asbestos trusts' Washington 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 1,500 entries, as the trusts list them.

    Court decisions: 221 asbestos cases from Washington courts

    Worksites named in court opinions

    Court decisions in our library name these Washington workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.

    Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (Bremerton Navy Yard)

    Bremerton · Shipyard · 58 decisions · Our profile of this site

    Lockheed Shipbuilding (formerly Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging), Harbor Island shipyard

    Seattle · Shipyard · 10 decisions

    Todd Shipyards

    Seattle · Shipyard · 9 decisions

    Crown Zellerbach Camas mill

    Camas · Paper mill · 6 decisions · Our profile of this site

    Alcoa Wenatchee Works (aluminum smelter)

    Wenatchee · Factory or plant · 5 decisions

    ARCO Cherry Point refinery (Atlantic Richfield)

    Cherry Point · Refinery · 5 decisions

    Texaco Anacortes refinery

    Anacortes · Refinery · 4 decisions

    Boeing Seattle plants (Plant 2)

    Seattle · Factory or plant · 3 decisions · Our profile of this site

    Centralia Steam Plant

    Centralia · Power plant · 3 decisions

    Grand Coulee Dam

    Power plant · 2 decisions

    Lake Union Drydock

    Seattle · Shipyard · 2 decisions

    Mobil Ferndale refinery

    Ferndale · Refinery · 2 decisions

    Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport

    Keyport · Naval base or military site · 2 decisions

    Puget Sound Heat Treating

    Tacoma · Factory or plant · 2 decisions

    Albertsons supermarket, Bremerton

    Bremerton · Building · 1 decision

    27 more worksites

    Alcoa Vancouver works (aluminum mill)

    Vancouver · Factory or plant · 1 decision

    ASARCO Tacoma smelter

    Tacoma · Mine or mill · 1 decision

    Dexter Avenue Auto Repair

    Seattle · Other · 1 decision

    Fort Lewis

    Naval base or military site · 1 decision

    Foss High School construction project

    Tacoma · School or hospital · 1 decision

    Hanford Site (Hanford Nuclear Facility)

    Hanford · Naval base or military site · 1 decision · Our profile of this site

    Independent Auto, Washougal

    Washougal · Other · 1 decision

    Intalco aluminum smelter

    Ferndale · Factory or plant · 1 decision

    ITT Rayonier Grays Harbor mill

    Hoquiam · Paper mill · 1 decision

    Longview Fibre paper mill

    Longview · Paper mill · 1 decision · Our profile of this site

    Northwestern Glass Company, East Marginal Way facility

    Seattle · Factory or plant · 1 decision

    Olympia Brewery

    Tumwater · Factory or plant · 1 decision

    Pier 23, Tacoma waterfront

    Tacoma · Port or dock · 1 decision

    Rebel Motorcycle Mart

    Tacoma · Other · 1 decision

    Seattle Assembly & Accessory (SA&A)

    Seattle · Factory or plant · 1 decision

    Shell Anacortes refinery

    Anacortes · Refinery · 1 decision · Our profile of this site

    Simpson/St. Regis Tacoma kraft mill

    Tacoma · Paper mill · 1 decision

    Tacoma Boat

    Tacoma · Shipyard · 1 decision

    Tacoma Dock

    Tacoma · Port or dock · 1 decision

    Town & Country Bakery store

    Bainbridge Island · Building · 1 decision

    Tradewell grocery store

    Burien · Building · 1 decision

    Union Pacific railroad yard and passenger depot

    Seattle · Railroad shop or yard · 1 decision

    United Volkswagen

    Spokane · Other · 1 decision

    Wagstaff, Inc.

    Spokane · Factory or plant · 1 decision

    Washington Public Power Supply System nuclear plant, Hanford

    Hanford · Power plant · 1 decision

    Weyerhaeuser Snoqualmie

    Snoqualmie · Paper mill · 1 decision

    Zidell Dismantling ship dismantling site

    Tacoma · Shipyard · 1 decision

    Every worksite named in Washington 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 these Washington plants as places 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.

    • SeattleKaiser Gypsum Company, Inc. · 1969–1975
    • SpokaneZonolite Company, W. R. Grace & Co. · 1959–1973 · 2 products
    • TacomaCertainTeed Corporation · 1955–1984

    Every asbestos product plant, by state and city

    Asbestos mines

    The U.S. Bureau of Mines' and Geological Survey's yearbooks and the asbestos industry's trade journal, Asbestos, report this Washington mine producing asbestos fiber that was sold or shipped. Each mine's page says who worked it and when, what it produced and which document says so. Miners and millers, their families, and people who lived near these mines may have been exposed.

    Every asbestos mine in our records, by state and country

    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 Washington facility not listed, call us — we can speak to the products, exposures, and trust coverage from the first conversation. 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.

    Call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.

    How a Washington case may work

    Raymond is an 80-year-old retired shipyard pipefitter from Bremerton. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1968, then worked as a federal civilian employee at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from 1968 to 2002 — overhauling and repairing Navy vessels, ripping out and replacing amosite pipe and block insulation in engine and fire rooms, replacing gaskets and packing on high-pressure steam valves and pumps, and working around propulsion-boiler refractory during ship availabilities. His exposure spanned Pittsburgh Corning Unibestos and Owens Corning Kaylo pipe insulation, Fibreboard block, NARCO boiler refractory, Flexitallic gaskets, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement.

    In early 2026, after months of shortness of breath and chest discomfort, imaging and a pleural biopsy at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle confirmed pleural mesothelioma of the epithelioid histological subtype — the form most directly associated with occupational asbestos exposure, and the subtype with the most treatment options. Like many Navy and shipyard workers of his generation, Raymond had no idea that decades-old shipyard work could cause this disease so many years later.

    After Raymond retained our firm, we matched his work history to the asbestos bankruptcy trusts that list the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The shipyard's listings support filings against at least thirteen site-specific trusts — ACandS, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flexitallic, Flintkote, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Turner & Newall. Raymond's pre-1982 shipyard work qualified him for the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust as well, independently of the site-specific documentation. Because Raymond is alive and filing now against every company the evidence supports, his personal representative can continue the case if he later passes away, and his family keeps its later wrongful-death claims against those companies. Under Deggs v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd., a Washington family can't later sue a company the worker could no longer sue when he died. His federal workers' compensation / FECA claim covers his illness from his federal civilian shipyard employment; FECA must be repaid from any recovery against the manufacturers, and because the same disease generally can't be paid by both FECA and the VA, a VA claim for his Navy years would mean choosing between them. We coordinated those benefits case by case with a Washington civil case against the still-solvent manufacturers connected to his exposure. Raymond's wife and adult children received free asbestos health screening through our take-home exposure screening program.

    Recoveries from cases like Raymond'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 comprehensive cancer center for a Washington worker is the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, where pleural mesothelioma surgery options, the latest immunotherapy combinations, and clinical trials 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 Washington's three-year discovery rule, the Deggs wrongful-death rule, the rules on old asbestos products and construction work, the pure comparative fault framework and who pays, the premises liability standard, and the damages framework, see the Washington 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 Washington 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 of the more than 1,500 Washington entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; dozens of clients with Washington job sites — and a home-state office in Redmond
    • Worksite-specific knowledge — we operate from documented trust coverage at Washington facilities, not from a generic intake script
    • Trust + civil + federal benefits coordinated case by case with the trial team — Johns-Manville, site-specific trusts, civil cases in Washington court, FECA for federal civilian shipyard workers, Washington workers' compensation and EEOICPA for Hanford's contractor workers, VA service-connected disability for veterans
    • Remote case handling — phone, video, or home visit; no travel to our offices is required
    • Free family asbestos health screening for take-home exposure
    • No fee unless we recover compensation for your family

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    Frequently asked questions

    Is my Washington worksite documented?

    Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold more than 1,500 Washington entries in 168 communities — the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and the Seattle shipyards, the Boeing plants, the Hanford Site, the Kaiser Aluminum and Alcoa plants, the pulp and paper mills from Everett to Camas and Longview, the Anacortes and Ferndale refineries, the ASARCO Tacoma smelter, and many smaller mills, contractors, utilities, hospitals, schools, and commercial buildings. 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 your loved one's work history and we will tell you what is documented at each site.

    What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?

    When an asbestos manufacturer went bankrupt, the bankruptcy court typically established a settlement trust to pay future asbestos disease claims. Each trust has its own eligibility criteria, evidence requirements, and payment schedule. "Trust coverage at a site" means a trust's records connect a particular manufacturer's products to documented use at that worksite, which supports a claim against that manufacturer's trust on behalf of a worker exposed there. Most Washington workers with significant industrial exposure histories trigger filings against several trusts at once.

    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 workers do not remember product brand names from decades ago, and they should not be expected to. We reconstruct the product handling history using the trusts' site lists, the trust documentation for each manufacturer that supplied the site, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. The conversation starts with what you remember about the work — what trade your loved one practiced, what equipment they worked on, what other trades were around them — and we handle the rest.

    What if my loved one worked at a Navy or Seattle shipyard?

    Shipyard work is among the most asbestos-intensive exposure there is. The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton is recognized by at least 14 asbestos trusts, counting Johns-Manville, more than any other Washington worksite, and the Seattle yards — Todd, Lockheed, and Lake Union Drydock — carry the Unibestos-and-Kaylo marine insulation signature. Federal civilian workers at the Navy yard are covered by federal workers' compensation / FECA, which must be repaid from a recovery against the companies; employees of the private yards and contractors are generally covered by the Longshore Act, and some settlements need the employer's written approval in advance. Veterans with described in-service exposure may also have a VA service-connected disability claim, though VA and FECA benefits for the same disease generally require a choice between them. Most shipyard workers qualify for several trusts, and the order of trust claims, benefits, and any lawsuit is decided case by case with the trial team. Call us with the yard name and rough dates.

    What if my loved one worked at Boeing or Hanford?

    Both are on many trusts' lists. Boeing's Seattle plants are recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts, counting Johns-Manville, and the Renton, Everett, Auburn, and Kent plants have their own listings — reflecting plant construction, powerhouse and steam-plant work, heat-treating furnaces, and the maintenance trades. The Hanford Site is recognized by at least 11 trusts, with a nuclear-and-power engineering signature (Burns & Roe) alongside boiler and process-piping insulation. Most Hanford workers were employed by the government's operating contractors and subcontractors, so their benefits are Washington workers' compensation and the federal EEOICPA program, not FECA. Call us with the plant, area, or job and we will tell you what is documented.

    What if my loved one worked at a pulp and paper mill or aluminum plant?

    Washington's paper mills (Scott Paper and Weyerhaeuser at Everett, Crown Zellerbach at Camas, Port Angeles, and Port Townsend, Weyerhaeuser and Longview Fibre at Longview, Boise Cascade at Wallula, and St. Regis at Tacoma) and its aluminum plants (Kaiser at Trentwood and Mead, Alcoa at Vancouver and Wenatchee, Reynolds at Longview) all appear on the trusts' lists, most of them on several. Recovery boilers, lime kilns, reduction cells, and furnaces are the highest-temperature, most asbestos-intensive equipment in these industries, and the refractory, insulation, and boiler trades typically qualify for multi-trust filings. Call us with the mill or plant name.

    What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?

    Closure or demolition does not affect a claim. Many Washington shipyards, mills, and industrial plants have changed corporate ownership several times or shut down entirely. The asbestos trusts pay based on documented exposure, not on whether the worksite still exists. Civil cases proceed against the manufacturers and their successors regardless of facility status.

    Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?

    Yes — but in Washington, timing is especially important. Washington's wrongful-death framework generally gives families three years, but under Deggs v. Asbestos Corp. Ltd. (2016), if the worker's own personal-injury deadline ran out during their lifetime, it can bar the later wrongful-death claim on the same injury. That is true even if the worker sued other companies in time, and a settlement the worker accepts from a company can also end the family's later claim against it. That is why we urge families to call as early as possible — and why a diagnosed worker's own case should name every company the evidence supports. We handle wrongful-death cases routinely, and the order of trust claims and any lawsuit is decided case by case with the trial team. Call us and we will tell you promptly where your family's deadlines stand.

    What if my loved one worked at multiple Washington sites?

    Multi-site careers are the norm for Washington shipyard alumni, mill workers, and building-trades workers — and they generally strengthen the case rather than complicate it. Each site adds its own documented trust coverage. A worker who spent time at Todd, Lockheed, and the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, or across the Everett, Camas, and Longview mills, may trigger filings across the union of all those sites' trust rosters, plus Johns-Manville.

    Talk with a Washington 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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    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.