Tennessee Industrial, Chemical & Refinery Jobsites — Asbestos Exposure
Tennessee's steel mills, chemical plants, oil refineries, and heavy manufacturing facilities were among the region's most intensive asbestos worksites. Process piping, reactors, boilers, and furnace linings required asbestos insulation and refractory throughout construction and decades of maintenance outages. Workers returning for seasonal and annual shutdowns accumulated exposures at multiple facilities across their careers. Click any site to read its full documented exposure history.
Map shows 6 documented Tennessee industrial, chemical, and refinery exposure sites. Click any marker to visit the site's full report.
Tennessee Industrial & Chemical Sites
Asbestos Exposure at the Counce, Tennessee Paper Mill
The paper mill at Counce, Tennessee (McNairy / Hardin County, on the Tennessee River near Pickwick Lake) has operated …
Asbestos Exposure at Air Products Millington Tennessee
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. operates an industrial-gas and specialty-chemicals plant in Millington, Tennessee (Shelby …
Asbestos Exposure at Bowater / Resolute Forest Products Paper Mill — Calhoun, Tennessee
The pulp and paper mill in Calhoun, Tennessee (McMinn County, near the Hiwassee River) has …
Asbestos Exposure at Eastman Chemical — Kingsport, Tennessee
The Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport, Tennessee complex is one of the largest chemical manufacturing complexes in the …
Asbestos Exposure at International Paper Memphis Paper Mill — Tennessee
The International Paper Company Memphis paper mill operated as a major Mid-South pulp and paper production …
Asbestos Exposure at W.R. Grace Chemical — Memphis Area, Tennessee
W.R. Grace & Company operated specialty chemical plant operations in the Memphis, Tennessee area through the …
Tennessee gives asbestos disease victims one years from diagnosis to file under Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-3-104. Industrial and chemical plant workers frequently develop mesothelioma 20–50 years after exposure — the clock starts on diagnosis. Contact a Tennessee asbestos attorney immediately.
Mesothelioma Attorney for Tennessee Asbestos Claims
If you were diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease after being exposed to asbestos — or you lost a loved one to one — you and your family may have a legal claim and civil claims. An experienced asbestos attorney can evaluate the case — at no cost to you.
If you were diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, a filing deadline may already be running. You may have a legal claim now — and claims can often be pursued even if the company is out of business.
Surviving spouses and children may pursue a wrongful-death claim and asbestos-trust recovery on a loved one's behalf — a separate deadline that can run from the date of passing.
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