Paper on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, beer and heavy machinery in Milwaukee, engines, tractors, and cars in the lakeshore cities, ships at Manitowoc and Sturgeon Bay: Wisconsin's twentieth-century industry was more varied than its dairy-state reputation suggests. Each of those trades depended on boilers, kilns, foundry cupolas, and long runs of steam pipe, and asbestos was the ordinary way to insulate, line, and seal them. Where those plants stood is where the trusts' Wisconsin listings are thickest:
- Milwaukee and its south shore — the Joseph Schlitz brewery, the worksite most trusts recognize in the state, the Allis-Chalmers works, and Wisconsin Electric's Oak Creek power plant;
- the Fox River Valley — Kimberly-Clark's Neenah mills, Thilmany Pulp & Paper at Kaukauna, and Fort Howard Paper in Green Bay;
- the Wisconsin River paper towns — Consolidated Papers at Wisconsin Rapids and the Nekoosa-Edwards mills at Nekoosa and Port Edwards;
- the Lake Michigan shore — Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Kohler, and the American Motors plant at Kenosha; and
- inland and along the Mississippi — Brillion Iron Works, the Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Baraboo, and Dairyland Power's station at Alma.
The dairy country had its own boiler rooms, too: Carnation's milk plant at Oconomowoc is among the state's most-listed worksites.
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 Wisconsin, those lists hold more than 2,000 entries across 234 communities, from 25 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. More than a dozen of our clients worked at Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Wisconsin 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. An earlier diagnosis of asbestosis does not start the clock for a later mesothelioma in Wisconsin, and an earlier asbestosis case does not bar it: the three years run from when the cancer was discovered. But the clock can start before the formal diagnosis if the illness and its link to asbestos were already known, so call us right away. A separate deadline applies once a worker has passed away. If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open.
Wisconsin 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.
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 Wisconsin
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-four other trusts list Wisconsin worksites. The number of Wisconsin entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- A.P. Green: 639 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Babcock & Wilcox: 570 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- Owens Corning: 319 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- Eagle-Picher: 118 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- W.R. Grace: 96 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- U.S. Gypsum: 85 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- Combustion Engineering: 63 entries (boilers and refractory)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 56 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- Western Asbestos: 48 entries (insulation contracting and distribution)
- Owens-Illinois: 43 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- Plibrico: 31 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- Flintkote: 26 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- GAF: 12 entries (roofing and building products)
- NARCO: 8 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- ACandS: 7 entries (insulation contracting)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 7 entries (refractory and insulating products)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 6 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- Armstrong World Industries: 5 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- Fibreboard: 5 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- ASARCO: 4 entries (asbestos mining and smelting)
- Turner & Newall: 4 entries (Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles)
- Burns & Roe: 3 entries (power-plant engineering and construction)
- ABB Lummus: 2 entries (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 2 entries (refractory brick and castables)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Wisconsin 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.
Wisconsin 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.
MilwaukeeMilwaukee was Wisconsin's industrial capital, home to the breweries of Schlitz, Pabst, and Miller and to heavy-machinery makers such as Allis-Chalmers, A.O. Smith, and Nordberg.
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.
- A.O. Smith
- Allis-Chalmers
- Nordberg Manufacturing
Food plants, breweries, and sugar mills. Sugar mills, breweries, corn and flour mills, and packing houses ran on steam: boilers, cookers, evaporators, and dryers, with miles of insulated pipe, all built with asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing.
- Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
- Miller Brewing
- Pabst Brewing
Insulation contractors. Insulation contractors installed and tore out asbestos pipe covering, block, and cement: the most heavily exposed trade of all.
- Sprinkmann & Sons
MadisonMadison, the state capital, holds the University of Wisconsin's main campus and Oscar Mayer's meatpacking 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.
- Oscar Mayer
Public and commercial buildings. Office towers, hospitals, schools, hotels, and government buildings were built with asbestos fireproofing, insulation, plaster, and floor tile, exposing the trades who built and renovated them and the maintenance crews who kept their boilers and steam lines running.
- University of Wisconsin
Green BayGreen Bay is a paper town: Fort Howard Paper was founded there in 1919, and Charmin and Green Bay Packaging made paper there too.
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.
- Fort Howard Paper
KenoshaKenosha built cars for most of the twentieth century: the Thomas B. Jeffery plant became Nash Motors when Charles Nash bought it in 1916, and American Motors after Nash merged with Hudson in 1954.
Auto plants. Auto plants ran their own powerhouses, paint ovens, heat-treating furnaces, and foundries, all insulated and lined with asbestos, and the millwrights, pipefitters, and electricians who kept the lines running worked around it every shift.
- American Motors Kenosha plant (Nash Motors)
ManitowocManitowoc Shipbuilding built 28 submarines for the Navy during World War II, launching them sideways into the Manitowoc River.
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.
- Manitowoc Shipbuilding
NeenahKimberly-Clark was founded in Neenah in 1872, and its paper mills there were the company's first.
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.
- Kimberly-Clark Neenah mills
Wisconsin RapidsWisconsin Rapids, called Grand Rapids until 1920, was the headquarters of Consolidated Papers, whose mills and power dams lined the Wisconsin 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.
- Consolidated Papers
Other Wisconsin communitiesOne worksite each in 14 more communities.
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.
- Allis-Chalmers West Allis Works — West Allis
- Brillion Iron Works — Brillion
- Bucyrus-Erie — South Milwaukee
- J.I. Case — Racine
- Kohler Co. — Kohler
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.
- Nekoosa-Edwards Paper — Nekoosa mill — Nekoosa
- Nekoosa-Edwards Paper — Port Edwards mill — Port Edwards
- Thilmany Pulp & Paper — Kaukauna
- Wausau Paper Mills — Brokaw
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.
- Dairyland Power — Alma station — Alma
- Wisconsin Electric Power — Oak Creek plant — Oak Creek
- Wisconsin Electric Power — Port Washington plant — Port Washington
Food plants, breweries, and sugar mills. Sugar mills, breweries, corn and flour mills, and packing houses ran on steam: boilers, cookers, evaporators, and dryers, with miles of insulated pipe, all built with asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing.
- Carnation Company — Oconomowoc
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.
- Badger Army Ammunition Plant (Badger Ordnance Works) — Baraboo
Mesothelioma settlement values at Wisconsin'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.
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| 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 |
Allis-Chalmers
| 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 |
| 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 |
Consolidated Papers
| 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 |
Fort Howard Paper
| 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 |
| 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 |
Wisconsin Electric Power — Oak Creek plant
| 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 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Flintkote | $184,000 – $450,000 | 15% | $27,600 – $67,500 |
| 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 |
Dairyland Power — Alma station
| 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 |
Badger Army Ammunition Plant (Badger Ordnance Works)
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Brillion Iron Works
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| 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 |
Thilmany Pulp & Paper
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Oscar Mayer
| 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 |
| 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 |
University of Wisconsin
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| W.R. Grace | $180,000 – $450,000 | 30.1% | $54,180 – $135,450 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Pabst Brewing
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Flintkote | $184,000 – $450,000 | 15% | $27,600 – $67,500 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Kimberly-Clark Neenah mills
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper — Nekoosa mill
| 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Carnation Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| 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 |
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper — Port Edwards 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Wausau Paper Mills
| 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 |
| Flintkote | $184,000 – $450,000 | 15% | $27,600 – $67,500 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Kohler Co.
| 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 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A.O. Smith
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Miller Brewing
| 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 |
| W.R. Grace | $180,000 – $450,000 | 30.1% | $54,180 – $135,450 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Nordberg Manufacturing
| 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 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| Turner & Newall | $200,000 – $600,000 | 2.9% | $5,800 – $17,400 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Sprinkmann & Sons
| 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 |
| 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 |
Wisconsin Electric Power — Port Washington plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Bucyrus-Erie
| 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 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Allis-Chalmers West Allis 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Wisconsin worksites
The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Wisconsin — six 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.
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company — Milwaukee
Joseph Schlitz Brewing was "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous," for much of the twentieth century one of the largest brewers in the country. The Milwaukee brewery closed in 1981, and Stroh bought the company the next year. The trusts list it under Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, Joseph Schlitz Brewery, Jos. Schlitz, and Schlitz Brewing; it is one Milwaukee brewing complex.
Workers exposed. Large brewing operations of this scale required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and refrigeration technicians. Brewing requires heavy steam generation for brewhouse operations and pasteurization, plus extensive refrigeration for fermentation and conditioning — generating asbestos exposure across both hot-side and cold-side equipment.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, GAF, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1905 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers anchored the brewery's steam plant, with pipe and block insulation on the boiler exteriors and steam mains, A.P. Green refractory in the furnaces, 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. Eagle-Picher insulating cement finished the pipe and boiler insulation. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, whose packing and gaskets mechanics replaced on recurring service cycles, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Allis-Chalmers — Milwaukee
Allis-Chalmers was formed in 1901 around Milwaukee's Edward P. Allis Company and grew into one of the country's great heavy-equipment makers: steam and hydraulic turbines, engines, electrical machinery, mining and milling equipment, and farm tractors. Its main works were at West Allis, the suburb named for the company. The trusts list Allis-Chalmers both under Milwaukee and, separately, at West Allis, where at least five trusts recognize the West Allis Works.
Workers exposed. Foundry workers, molders, machinists, boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, electricians, and the test-floor crews who ran turbines and engines before shipment, along with the maintenance trades in the plant powerhouses.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Plibrico, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1905 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green and Plibrico refractory lined the foundry furnaces, ladles, and heat-treating ovens, torn out and relined on repair cycles. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers powered the works, with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on the steam systems. 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, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered fittings and equipment. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Consolidated Papers — Wisconsin Rapids
Consolidated Papers was one of the largest Wisconsin paper companies, headquartered at Wisconsin Rapids, with mills and hydroelectric dams along the Wisconsin River, until Stora Enso acquired it in 2000. The trusts list it under Consolidated Papers, Consolidated Paper Company, its older name Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company, the Kraft Mill, and the company's generating station; at Wisconsin Rapids these are taken here as one site. Its mills at Biron, Stevens Point, Appleton, and elsewhere are listed separately.
Workers exposed. Paper mill operations required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, paper machine operators, and power plant operators. Recovery boiler maintenance is among the highest-exposure work in any mill.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1951 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers — including the recovery boiler at the heart of the kraft mill — carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory lined the boiler furnaces and lime kiln. Fibreboard pipe insulation and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the steam and process piping, finished with Eagle-Picher insulating cement. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Fort Howard Paper — Green Bay
Fort Howard Paper was founded in Green Bay in 1919 and grew into one of the country's leading makers of tissue and paper towels. It merged with James River in 1997 to form Fort James, which Georgia-Pacific acquired in 2000. The trusts list it under Fort Howard Paper, Ft. Howard Paper Company, and the Fort Howard Paper Mill; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Paper mill operations required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, paper machine operators, and power plant operators.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 7 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, 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 powered the mill, with A.P. Green refractory firebrick in the boiler furnaces, replaced on multi-year repair cycles, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the steam distribution and process piping, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement finished the insulation on process equipment. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Wisconsin Electric Power — Oak Creek plant (Oak Creek)
Wisconsin Electric Power Company's coal-fired station on the Lake Michigan shore at Oak Creek, just south of Milwaukee, went into service in the 1950s and was expanded unit by unit; the trusts' lists name Units 5 and 8 and the plant's mechanical division. The trusts list it under Wisconsin Electric Power, the Oak Creek Power Plant, the Oak Creek Powerhouse, and the Oak Creek Station; it is one facility. The utility now does business as We Energies.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and power plant operators, along with the construction and overhaul crews.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 7 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Combustion Engineering, Fibreboard, Flintkote, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1950 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Combustion Engineering signature reflects the station's boilers, with their pipe and block insulation, gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory. 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; Owens Corning's Kaylo line and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation covered more of the steam and turbine piping, and Flintkote documentation points to building and roofing products. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Kimberly-Clark Neenah mills — Neenah
Kimberly-Clark was founded in Neenah in 1872 as Kimberly, Clark & Company, and its paper mills there were the company's first. The trusts list them under Kimberly & Clark Company, its Badger and Neenah mills, and Kimberly-Clark Corporation; they are taken here as one site. The company's mill in the village of Kimberly, and its plants at Niagara and elsewhere, are listed separately.
Workers exposed. Paper mill operations required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, paper machine operators, and power plant operators.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 6 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1905 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers powered the mills, with pipe and block insulation on the boilers and steam mains and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections; A.P. Green refractory lined the boiler furnaces. Eagle-Picher pipe covering and insulating cement covered the steam lines to the paper machines and their dryer sections, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper — Nekoosa mill (Nekoosa)
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company ran mills at Nekoosa and Port Edwards on the Wisconsin River; the company later became part of Great Northern Nekoosa, which Georgia-Pacific acquired in 1990. The trusts list the Nekoosa mill under Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company, Nekoosa Paper Company, and Nekoosa-Edwards (a/k/a Georgia-Pacific). The Port Edwards mill is listed separately, by at least six trusts.
Workers exposed. Pulp mill, paper machine, powerhouse, 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 6 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1917 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers — including the recovery boiler equipment of chemical pulping — carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the steam distribution piping, with Eagle-Picher insulating cement on fittings and 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.
Badger Army Ammunition Plant (Badger Ordnance Works) — Baraboo
The Badger Ordnance Works was built in 1942 on the Sauk Prairie south of Baraboo to make smokeless powder for World War II, and as the Badger Army Ammunition Plant it was reactivated to make propellants during the Korean and Vietnam wars, run for the Army by contractors including Olin Mathieson. The trusts list it under Badger Ordnance Works, Badger Army Ammunition Plant (often spelled "Ordinance"), and Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Propellant manufacturing required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, chemical operators, mechanics, and electricians, plus construction and maintenance trades during periods of plant expansion and reactivation.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 6 asbestos trusts — Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1942 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Combustion Engineering boilers in the plant's powerhouse fed steam to the powder lines through long runs of insulated pipe. 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; Eagle-Picher insulating cement and gaskets served the process equipment, and U.S. Gypsum joint compound and plaster went into the plant's buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Brillion Iron Works — Brillion
Brillion Iron Works is a gray and ductile iron foundry in Brillion, Calumet County, making castings for farm equipment, construction machinery, and other industrial markets. The trusts list it under Brillion Iron Works and Brillion Iron; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Foundry operations of this scale required molders, core makers, cupola tenders, refractory bricklayers, insulators, pipefitters, millwrights, maintenance mechanics, and electricians. Refractory bricklayers and cupola tenders worked closest to the highest-exposure activities.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 6 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Eagle-Picher, Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1955 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green and Kaiser refractory firebrick and refractory cement lined the cupola furnaces, ladles, and pouring equipment, chipped out and reinstalled on recurring repair cycles. Eagle-Picher supplied insulating cement and gaskets and packing for foundry equipment. 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 on the plant's boiler insulation and steam piping afterward. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Carnation Company — Oconomowoc
Carnation ran a milk-processing plant at Oconomowoc, west of Milwaukee, including a powdered milk plant the trusts name separately; the company was one of the leading American dairy and food companies before Nestlé acquired it in 1985. The trusts list it under Carnation Company, Carnation Milk Products Company, and the Carnation powdered milk plant; it is taken here as one site. Carnation's plant at Berlin is listed separately.
Workers exposed. A large food and dairy processing operation of this scale required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians. Boilermakers and pipefitters servicing the steam system carried the heaviest exposure.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 6 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Plibrico, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1920 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers anchored the plant's steam generation, with insulators applying and removing block insulation and pipe covering on the boiler exteriors and the steam piping through the plant. A.P. Green and Plibrico supplied refractory firebrick and plastic refractory for the boiler furnaces, chipped out during repair cycles in a process that put refractory dust in the air. 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. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Wisconsin entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Wisconsin entries in 234 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 |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 564 |
| Madison | 112 |
| Green Bay | 81 |
| Racine | 61 |
| Sheboygan | 47 |
| Appleton | 45 |
| La Crosse | 39 |
| Eau Claire | 34 |
| Kenosha | 34 |
| Neenah | 33 |
| Superior | 32 |
| Beloit | 30 |
| Oshkosh | 29 |
| Waukesha | 28 |
| Wausau | 27 |
| Wisconsin Rapids | 25 |
| Manitowoc | 23 |
| Oak Creek | 23 |
| Janesville | 22 |
| Marshfield | 22 |
| Genoa | 21 |
| Menasha | 21 |
| West Allis | 21 |
| Fond du Lac | 20 |
| South Milwaukee | 20 |
| Marinette | 19 |
| Stevens Point | 17 |
| Cudahy | 16 |
| Oconomowoc | 16 |
| Ashland | 15 |
| Fort Atkinson | 15 |
| Tomahawk | 15 |
| Two Rivers | 13 |
| New Berlin | 12 |
| Port Edwards | 12 |
| Rothschild | 12 |
| Alma | 11 |
| Beaver Dam | 11 |
| Kimberly | 11 |
| Oconto Falls | 11 |
| Port Washington | 11 |
| Sturgeon Bay | 11 |
| Baraboo | 10 |
| Wauwatosa | 10 |
| Brokaw | 9 |
| Burlington | 9 |
| De Pere | 9 |
| Jefferson | 9 |
| Kaukauna | 9 |
| Nekoosa | 9 |
| Rhinelander | 9 |
| Combined Locks | 8 |
| Delavan | 8 |
| Mosinee | 8 |
| Oconto | 8 |
| Peshtigo | 8 |
| Algoma | 7 |
| Berlin | 7 |
| Cassville | 7 |
| Merrill | 7 |
| Niagara | 7 |
| Ripon | 7 |
| Waupun | 7 |
| Brookfield | 6 |
| Cedarburg | 6 |
| Kohler | 6 |
| New London | 6 |
| Reedsburg | 6 |
| River Falls | 6 |
| Brillion | 5 |
| Carrollville | 5 |
| Chippewa Falls | 5 |
| Kewaunee | 5 |
| Mendota | 5 |
| Menomonie | 5 |
| Mequon | 5 |
| St. Francis | 5 |
| West Bend | 5 |
| Arlington | 4 |
| Butler | 4 |
| Cedar Grove | 4 |
| Cornell | 4 |
| Hartford | 4 |
| Jim Falls | 4 |
| Ladysmith | 4 |
| Monroe | 4 |
| Park Falls | 4 |
| Watertown | 4 |
| Arcadia | 3 |
| Belleville | 3 |
| Edgerton | 3 |
| Gillett | 3 |
| Goodman | 3 |
| Greendale | 3 |
| Hudson | 3 |
| Kewaskum | 3 |
| Laona | 3 |
| Markesan | 3 |
| Menomonee Falls | 3 |
| Middleton | 3 |
| Neopit | 3 |
| Portage | 3 |
| Richland Center | 3 |
| Turtle Lake | 3 |
| Whiting | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 129 other Wisconsin communities.
City names the trusts misspelled ("Wausua," "Manitowac," "Milawaukee," "Mulwaukee") are counted under the correct spelling.
Search the asbestos trusts' Wisconsin 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: 62 asbestos cases from Wisconsin courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Wisconsin workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
Wisconsin Electric Power — Oak Creek plant
- Ahnert v. Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau (2018)
- Ahnert v. Employers Insurance Company OF Wausau (2017): Local 601 member working on the burner deck, 1980s
- Ahnert v. Employers Insurance Company OF Wausau (2016): Pipefitter/steamfitter, 1968-1969
- Ahnert v. Employers Insurance Company OF Wausau (2016): Steamfitter, 1968-1969
- Ahnert v. Employers Insurance Company OF Wausau (2016): Steamfitter, 1989
- and 3 more
Weyerhaeuser Marshfield plant (door manufacturing; Roddis Plywood)
- Kilty v. Weyerhaeuser Co. (2018): Weyerhaeuser plant employee, 1955-1995
- Kilty v. Weyerhaeuser Company (2018): Asbestos-core door patcher, splicer and inspector; core gluer, molder feeder and core patcher, 1955-1994
- Pecher v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2017): Plant worker cutting and drilling asbestos mineral cores
- Boyer v. Weyerhaeuser Company (2016): Core mill worker (sweeping mineral core area, power jimmy operator), 1973-1983
- Pecher v. Weyerhaeuser Company (2016): Resident of Marshfield near the plant
- and 1 more
Pabst Brewing
- Lorbiecki v. Pabst Brewing Co. (2024): Pipefitter/steamfitter, mid-1970s
- Ahnert v. Employers Insurance Company OF Wausau (2016): Steamfitter, 1955-1959
- Ahnert v. Employers Insurance Company OF Wausau (2016): Steamfitter, 1958-1959
- Brezonick v. AW Chesteron Company (2015): Steamfitter
- Peter v. Sprinkmann Sons Corp. (2015): Maintenance machinist, 1959-1990s
B&M Machine Products
- Tatera v. FMC Corp. (2010): Machinist machining friction disks, 1968-1993
- Tatera v. FMC Corp. (2009): Machine shop worker grinding brake linings, 1963, 1964 and 1967-1993
Charmin Paper Mill (Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co.)
- Anderson v. Proctor & Gamble Paper Products Co. (2013): Union electrician, journeyman electrician and foreman, 1955-1979
- Anderson v. the Proctor & Gamble Paper Products Company (2013): Union electrician (journeyman electrician and foreman for electrical contractors), 1955-1979
Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant
- Nooyen v. Wisconsin Elec. Power Co. (2020): Pipefitter, 1970-1972
- Nuutinen v. CBS Corporation (2015): Pipefitter, 1960s
Wisconsin Electric Power — Port Washington plant
- Ahnert v. Employers Insurance Company OF Wausau (2016): Steamfitter, 1964-1965
- Ahnert v. Employers Insurance Company OF Wausau (2016): Pipefitter/steamfitter, 1964-1965
Allen-Bradley (Milwaukee site)
- Leavitt v. AO Smith Water Prods., Co. (2019): Visitor touring the facility
Auto Parts & Supply
- Lemberger v. Honeywell International, Inc. (2013): Parts driver, approximately twelve months
Badger Army Ammunition Plant (Badger Ordnance Works)
- Suoja v. Owens-Illinois, Inc. (2016): Insulator removing and repairing pipe insulation on steam lines, late 1960s and early 70s
Basler Flight Service
- Spychalla v. Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc. (2015): Pilot and aircraft mechanic, 1966-1972
Genoa nuclear power plant
- Mohn v. CBS Corporation (2018): Heavy equipment operator, mid-1960s
Harnischfeger National Avenue plant
- Singer v. Pneumo Abex, LLC. (2012): Painter and glass setter, 1952-1993
Kewaunee Power Station
- Nooyen v. Wisconsin Elec. Power Co. (2020): Pipefitter, 1971-1973
Kimberly-Clark Aviation
- Spychalla v. Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc. (2015): Pilot and aircraft mechanic, 1978-1991
10 more worksites
Ladish Company
- Zielinski v. AP Green Indus., Inc. (2003): Mason's helper, then mason, 1947-1951, 1953-1954, 1957-1963
Miller Brewing
- Brezonick v. AW Chesteron Company (2015): Steamfitter, 1971-1976, 1997-2000
Milprint De Pere facility
- Calewarts v. CR Meyer & Sons Company (2015): Printing press operator and oiler, 1950-1991
Nicolet High School
- Risse v. Building Services Industrial Supply, Inc. (2012): Carpenter, 1964
North Fond du Lac railyard
- Babler v. Soo Line Railroad Company (2022): Railroad employee (father, Tom Priebe)
Prairie School
- Herr v. Linde LLC (2015): Visiting artist, sculptor and art instructor, 1970-76
University of Wisconsin Hospital
- Urbach v. the Okonite Company (2017): Electrician, 1990s
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Spychalla v. Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc. (2015): Pilot and aircraft mechanic, 1972-1978
Wisconsin Power & Light Blackhawk generating station
- Carroll v. Abb, Inc. (2017): Auxiliary equipment operator, boiler operator, 1963-1974
Wisconsin Power & Light Rock River generating station
- Carroll v. Abb, Inc. (2017): Plant helper, boiler operator, 1959-1974
Every worksite named in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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.
Asbestos mines
The documents in our library report no Wisconsin mine producing asbestos fiber that was sold or shipped.
Our records also name 1 Wisconsin asbestos deposit or mine with no sales reported: deposits and prospects the documents describe or report exploring, and mines they report worked without fiber sold. Each page says what the documents report.
1 deposit or mine with no sales reported
- Chrysotile depositDeposits and prospects · Marinette
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 Wisconsin 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, paper mill outage and turnaround work, brewery maintenance roles, federal-installation employment, and exposures spread across multiple sites are all part of the case-building process.
Call 833-4-ASBESTOS to confirm coverage for your loved one's specific worksite.
How a Wisconsin case may work
Kenneth is a retired millwright from central Wisconsin. From 1972 through 2004 — 32 years — he worked at the Nekoosa Edwards Paper Company mill along the Wisconsin River, in the maintenance crew supporting the historic central Wisconsin paper mill operations. His work spanned the pulp mill, the paper machines, the in-plant powerhouse and steam generation supporting paper production, and the broader mill maintenance operations. He worked alongside Babcock & Wilcox boilers, Combustion Engineering recovery boiler equipment, Owens Corning pipe and block insulation on the steam distribution, Eagle-Picher gaskets and packing on the process equipment, and the pumps and compressors that Halliburton later acquired liability for through the Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington brands. He had no idea any of it could cause cancer.
In late 2025 Kenneth developed chest pain and shortness of breath on exertion. Imaging and a pleural biopsy in early 2026 confirmed pleural mesothelioma of the biphasic mesothelioma variety.
For Kenneth's family, the case looks like this. The Nekoosa mill appears on the lists of at least five site-specific trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, and Owens Corning — and his years there support filings against each of them, plus the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust based on his pre-1983 exposure. Kenneth can also bring a lawsuit in Wisconsin against the still-solvent manufacturers of the products he worked with. Wisconsin requires a plaintiff to disclose trust claims early in a lawsuit, so we plan the trust claims and any lawsuit together and decide the order case by case with the trial team. Because Kenneth worked for the mill itself, his claim against the mill runs through Wisconsin worker's compensation, not a lawsuit. We also offer free asbestos health screening for Kenneth's wife and adult children, who lived with him through three decades of work clothes coming home from the mill. 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.
Recoveries from cases like Kenneth'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 central Wisconsin worker is the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center in Madison, where advanced treatments like 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 is part of the care plan. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.
For the full doctrinal treatment of Wisconsin's discovery rule, the two-disease rule under Sopha, the Safe Place Statute, comparative fault, premises liability standards, and damages framework, see the Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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; every one of the more than 2,000 Wisconsin entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; more than a dozen clients with Wisconsin job sites
- Worksite-specific knowledge. We work from documented trust coverage at the specific facility your loved one worked at — not from a generic intake script
- Trust + civil + federal benefits coordinated case by case with the trial team. Trust claims, Wisconsin civil cases, worker's compensation, VA service-connected disability, FECA, and SSDI, where they apply. Which to file, and when, depends on the facts, including Wisconsin's early trust-disclosure rule and the repayment rules for comp and FECA
- Remote case handling. Phone, video, or home visit — no office travel required at any point in the case
- Free family asbestos health screening for spouses and children of every client who may have been exposed at home
- No fee unless we recover for your family
Frequently asked questions
Is my Wisconsin worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold more than 2,000 Wisconsin entries in 234 communities — paper mills, breweries, foundries and machinery works, shipyards, dairy and food plants, utilities, federal installations, and a wide range of smaller industrial and commercial operations across the state. You can search every entry on this page. Even if a specific facility isn't listed, we can often document exposure there through the products and contractors involved. Call us with the facility name, the city, and the approximate years of employment, and we can confirm coverage on the first call.
What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?
When an asbestos manufacturer files for bankruptcy, it typically establishes a settlement trust to pay current and future asbestos claims. "Trust coverage" at a site means that one or more of these trusts has historically recognized exposure at that facility, which streamlines the documentation process for a claim. A Wisconsin worker with significant industrial exposure history usually qualifies for filings against multiple trusts simultaneously — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksite.
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 product-handling history using the trusts' site lists, the trust documentation for each manufacturer, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. The conversation starts with what you remember — the job titles, the years, the rough description of the work. We handle the documentation from there.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Wisconsin sites?
That's typical. Most Wisconsin industrial workers spent careers spanning two, three, or more facilities — paper mill workers moved between Fox River Valley mills, insulation contractor employees like Sprinkmann workers served dozens of sites, brewery and foundry workers often transitioned across the Milwaukee manufacturing belt. Multiple-site exposure histories typically expand the qualifying trust list and strengthen the civil case rather than complicate it. We build a complete career-spanning exposure profile.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
Site closure or demolition has no effect on a claim. Asbestos cases are built on the historical exposure record, not on the current state of the facility. Many of the most heavily documented Wisconsin worksites — the Joseph Schlitz brewery, the Badger Army Ammunition Plant, the historic AMC operations at Kenosha — are no longer operating. The trust claims and the civil claims proceed based on the documented exposure during the years your loved one worked there.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. The surviving spouse, or if there is none, the children or other relatives in the order Wisconsin's wrongful-death statute sets, can bring the claim, and the estate can continue the worker's own claim. The family has three years. Wisconsin allows the clock for a death claim to start after the death if the family could not reasonably have discovered the cause and the company responsible, but courts look closely at late claims, so count three years from the date of death to be safe. If the worker's own three years had already run before death, the family's claim may be barred too. We handle Wisconsin wrongful death cases routinely.
What is Wisconsin's two-disease rule, and why does it matter for asbestos cases?
In Sopha (1999), the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a diagnosis of a non-malignant asbestos disease, such as pleural thickening or asbestosis, does not start the filing clock for a later, distinct asbestos cancer such as mesothelioma, and that an earlier lawsuit over the non-malignant disease did not bar the later mesothelioma case. An earlier diagnosis of asbestosis does not start the clock for a later mesothelioma in Wisconsin, and an earlier asbestosis case does not bar it: the three years run from when the cancer was discovered. But the clock can start before the formal diagnosis if the illness and its link to asbestos were already known, so call us right away.
Talk with a Wisconsin 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.