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H&S New York Exposure Research · Western New York

Western New York asbestos exposure research

Start with a Western New York workplace, town, trade or approximate years. Explore source-led workplace records and connect remembered details to occupations, equipment, materials and evidence.

Place + time + workSource ledUpdated October 7, 2026
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BuffaloLackawannaTonawandaNiagara FallsDunkirk

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Original asbestos trust records

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Some New York workplaces appear in historical lists published by asbestos bankruptcy trusts. Search the original records by a remembered workplace or city, and follow the source information alongside the workplace histories here.

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Workplace Records to Explore

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Power City Warehouse Niagara Falls

Power City Warehouse · Niagara Falls · Pipe insulation

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Bethlehem Steel Lackawanna

Bethlehem Steel · Lackawanna · steel

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Source-led workplace record

Tonawanda Coke Facility & Asbestos Cleanup Record

Tonawanda Coke · coke manufacturing · Western New York

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Source-led workplace record

Liberty Plant Maintenance — Lockport

Liberty Plant Maintenance · Lockport · Industrial maintenance

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Source-led workplace record

Bell Aircraft Corp. — Kenmore

Bell Aircraft Corp. · Kenmore · DII Trust documented site

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Chemical Construction Corp. — Niagara Falls

Chemical Construction Corp. · Niagara Falls · DII Trust documented site

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Source-led workplace record

Chevrolet Motor Division — Tonawanda

Chevrolet Motor Division · Tonawanda · DII Trust documented site

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Niagara Mohawk Power Co. — Dunkirk

Niagara Mohawk Power Co. · Dunkirk · DII Trust documented site

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In-depth histories

In-Depth Workplace Histories in Western New York

Recognize a workplace? Explore its locations, operations and changing history. A name, building, occupation or decade may help bring a personal memory into focus.

Worksite history · Lackawanna · Erie County

Bethlehem Steel — Lackawanna Works

The steelmaking complex, its departments, expansion and generations of industrial work.

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Worksite history · Niagara Falls · Niagara County

DuPont — Niagara Falls

The Buffalo Avenue operations and changes in industrial work across decades.

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Worksite history · Niagara Falls · Niagara County

Hooker Chemical — Niagara Falls

Chemical manufacturing places, operations, and the eras in which people worked.

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Worksite history · Buffalo & Clarence Center · Erie County

National Gypsum — Buffalo area

Building-products manufacturing and the distinct sites associated with the company.

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Steel and heavy manufacturingPower and utilitiesChemical / coke operationsMechanical and maintenance trades
Trade or jobElectrician, pipefitter, mechanic, laborer, engineer, maintenance and other work.Equipment or materialBoilers, pumps, valves, piping, insulation, gaskets, packing, brakes and building materials.Task relationshipSee why a remembered task can lead to a particular equipment or material question.Evidence pathwaySee what a source establishes, its limitation and the next useful question.
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