Tons of asbestos was mined in the United States during the 20th century and used throughout many different industries in New York and New Jersey. There are thousands of New York and New Jersey job sites where asbestos exposure may have occurred. Asbestos use was so common in our country that nearly everyone has been exposed to some level of asbestos in our lives, but there are certain occupations that may have caused frequent exposure to large amounts of asbestos.
Asbestos is the only known cause of mesothelioma cancer and it can often take 10 to 60 years after exposure for mesothelioma symptoms to appear.
If you or a loved one has worked in one of the following job occupations it is possible that you may have been exposed to asbestos during your career, or from second-hand exposure, putting you at increased risk
- Aerospace and missile production
- Agricultural worker
- Aircraft manufacturing
- Aircraft maintenance
- Appliance shop worker
- Asbestos insulation manufacturing
- Asbestos mining
- Asbestos shipping
- Automotive manufacturing
- Automotive mechanics
- Automotive maintenance
- Automotive brake & clutch repair
- Beauty Salon
- Boilermaker
- Bricklayer
- Building engineer & inspector
- Building material manufacturing
- Carpenter
- Cement worker
- Coast guard personnel
- Construction & demolition industry
- Contractor
- Custodial work
- Dentist and Dental Assistant
- Drywaller
- Electrician
- Elevator worker
- Engineer & inspector
- Floor tile manufacturing
- Hod carrier
- HVAC insulator
- Insulator
- Iron & steel worker
- Laborer
- Longshoreman
- Maintenance
- Maritime & shipyard industry
- Masonry, tile & linoleum layer
- Mechanic
- Merchant marine
- Millwright
- Miner
- Mining engineer
- Oil drilling
- Oil refinery
- Packing & gasket manufacturer
- Paint industry
- Paper Industry
- Pipefitter
- Plasterer
- Plastics worker
- Plumber
- Power plant
- Protective clothing & glove manufacturer
- Railroad
- Refinery
- Refractory plant
- Roofer
- Roof tile manufacturing
- Roughneck
- Rubber industry
- Shade tree mechanic
- Shipbuilders
- Ship worker
- Steamfitter
- Steel mill industry
- Teacher
- Textiles
- Tile setter
- Tradesman or Trades Worker
- U.S. Navy Veteran
- Vermiculite mining
- Warehouse industry
- Welder
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