Western New York · Integrated steel manufacturing
EPA describes the former Bethlehem Steel Lackawanna property as part of a sprawling integrated steel manufacturing complex; blast furnaces shut in 1983, coke production continued until 2001, and rolling and galvanizing continued until 2009. In Bova v A.O. Smith Water Products Co., the court described Anthony Bova as a Bethlehem Steel Lackawanna machinist helper and machine operator in 1951-1953 and 1955-1982, with testimony about asbestos exposure from work involving pumps, valves, gaskets, pipe covering and other equipment and materials.
Useful memories: plant area or department · machinist, millwright, coke-oven or maintenance work · pumps, valves, gaskets, packing, pipe covering or insulation
Capital Region / Hudson Valley · Electrical and power-equipment manufacturing
GE company history traces its Schenectady manufacturing roots to Thomas Edison moving electrical businesses there in the 1880s, with the site developing into a major power-equipment manufacturing campus. In Baiocco v A.C. & S., Inc., the court described Andrew Kornacki as a winder at General Electric in Schenectady from the 1950s to the 1980s and summarized allegations of asbestos exposure involving blankets, cloth and insulation used with equipment including generators and pumps.
Useful memories: building or department · winding, generator, pump or maintenance work · blankets, cloth or insulation
New York City / Long Island · Shipbuilding and repair
Naval History and Heritage Command states that the Brooklyn Navy Yard built more than 160 ships, employed approximately 71,000 civilian and naval personnel at its World War II peak, and used trades including pipefitters, electricians, welders, crane operators and sheet-metal workers. In Berger v Amchem Products, a New York court described Herman Berger as a welder at Brooklyn Navy Yard from 1941 to 1944 and stated that he was exposed to asbestos there.
Useful memories: ship, dry dock, shop or building · welder, pipefitter, electrician or sheet-metal work · repair, overhaul or new construction
Capital Region / Hudson Valley · Nuclear power generation
The NRC identifies Indian Point Units 2 and 3 in Buchanan, New York; Unit 2 permanently shut down in 2020 and Unit 3 in 2021. In Kittelstad v A.O. Smith Water Products Co., the court summarized testimony that Robert Kittelstad performed insulation work at Indian Point Units 2 and 3 from 1968 through 1975 and described testimony involving valve insulation, gaskets and maintenance work.
Useful memories: unit number or construction period · insulation or outage work · valves, gaskets, piping or maintenance
New York City / Long Island · High-rise construction
The New York Appellate Division described personal-injury claims alleging asbestos exposure at the World Trade Center during original construction of the site. The same appellate decision specifically described claims arising from spray-on asbestos-containing fireproofing on the Twin Towers over a multi-year construction period.
Useful memories: tower, floor or work area · contractor and trade · spray-on fireproofing or nearby work
New York City / Long Island · Nuclear plant construction
NIOSH reported that sampled Novatex used at the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant construction site contained chrysotile asbestos. NIOSH reported Novatex used to wrap stainless-steel pipe, as insulating wrap for welded pipe joints during heat stress, and in several other worksite applications.
Useful memories: 1978–1982 construction period · steamfitter, welder or pipefitter work · stainless-steel pipe, welded joints or Novatex
Rochester / Finger Lakes · Coal- and oil-fired power generation
RG&E states that Beebee Station developed in the late 1800s and operated until 1999 as a coal- and oil-fired electric generating plant serving the Rochester region. RG&E asbestos-abatement specifications for Beebee identify asbestos-containing materials including boiler insulation, duct insulation, turbine/generator components, pipe insulation and mud fittings, gaskets and rope packings, transite materials, flooring and other building products.
Useful memories: boiler, turbine, duct or piping area · pipe or duct insulation · gaskets, rope packing, transite or flooring
Rochester / Finger Lakes · Coal-fired power generation
RG&E states that Russell Station’s four generating units were built from 1948 through 1957, used coal as the primary fuel, and stopped generating in early 2008. RG&E public materials for Russell Station identify asbestos-abatement materials including pipe insulation, turbine-component insulation, asphalt insulation on condensers, tanks and piping, block/mud insulation on boiler components and ductwork, and vinyl floor tile and adhesive.
Useful memories: unit, boiler, turbine or condenser area · pipe insulation · block/mud or turbine insulation
Rochester / Finger Lakes · Nuclear power generation
The NRC identifies the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant in Ontario, New York, approximately 20 miles northeast of Rochester, with its operating license issued in 1969. A 2008 NRC event notification stated that a steam leak affected asbestos lagging and prompted an emergency asbestos-project notification to the New York State Department of Labor; the damaged insulation was described as a minor project.
Useful memories: year or outage · system or piping area · steam work or damaged lagging
New York City / Long Island · Fleet and vehicle maintenance
NIOSH surveyed New York City sanitation, traffic and police brake-servicing facilities in Queens in January 1979. The report described personal asbestos measurements ranging from 0.12 to 0.54 fibers/cc in the sanitation repair station, 0.15 to 2.62 fibers/cc in the traffic repair station, and 0.03 to 0.81 fibers/cc in the police repair station.
Useful memories: sanitation, traffic or police repair shop · brake-shoe cleaning · time spent in brake-service areas
North Country · Talc mining and milling
NIOSH reported asbestiform tremolite and anthophyllite in bulk talc samples from the Gouverneur Talc Company Number One Mine and Mill study in Balmat, New York. NIOSH reported personal sampling across almost 30 job categories and concluded that excessive airborne-fiber exposures existed in both mine and mill operations.
Useful memories: mine or mill assignment · job category · dust-producing task or work area
North Country · Paper manufacturing
EPA documented asbestos-containing pipe insulation at the former Deferiet Paper Mill and identified multiple on-site areas as potential asbestos-mitigation locations.
Useful memories: mill building or department · piping or steam systems · pipe-insulation maintenance or disturbance
Rochester / Finger Lakes · Large-scale manufacturing
EPA identifies the Kodak Park Division Eastman Kodak Co. site at 1669 Lake Avenue in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. In Matter of Gimber v Eastman Kodak Co., the New York Appellate Division described a worker employed by Kodak from 1967 to 1985 whose widow sought death benefits after he died from mesothelioma, with the record discussing reported asbestos exposure at Kodak and an earlier employer.
Useful memories: building or department · job title · maintenance, utilities, production or nearby work
New York City / Long Island · Power generation
NYSERDA states that Ravenswood Generating Station was built by Con Edison, began operations in 1963, and added Unit 30, known as Big Allis, in 1965. In Matter of New York Asbestos Litigation, the Appellate Division described Harry Brown working for Robert A. Keasbey, Inc. as an asbestos insulation installer at Con Edison’s Ravenswood power plant from winter 1964 to spring 1965.
Useful memories: unit or powerhouse area · insulation work · contractor or maintenance crew