KYGER CREEK STATION 
Asbestos Exposure

Kyger Creek Power Plant is a coal-fired power station located south of Cheshire, Ohio in Gallia County, Ohio. It is currently operated by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC).

Because of the inherent risks of fire and extreme heat in power generation plants, fireproof insulation was used throughout facilities. Before the 1980s, a lot of that insulation was made with asbestos, a very toxic substance that is now known to cause cancers and occupational lung disease. Years later, many Kyger Creek plant workers risk developing cancers like mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Numerous Ohio Valley Electric workers in Kyger Creek power plants could have come into contact with asbestos in various workspaces. Kyger Creek workers who were exposed to asbestos dust may later get diagnosed with asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.

Some former Kyger Creek Power workers and Ohio Valley Electric workers have filed personal injury claims against their employers for failing to provide safe workplaces, and have also filed claims with asbestos trust funds to compensate them for related illness. 

Joe Lyon is a highly-rated Ohio attorney investigating mesothelioma and lung cancer claims for former Cheshire, Ohio power plant workers. The Firm works with medical experts and has settled numerous occupational cancer cases in the last 20 years. 

Asbestos Exposure in Cheshire, Ohio Power Plants

Asbestos-linked illnesses have been documented in the power production industry and many workers had no idea they were even at risk. A recent study published by the Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology concluded that staff working in the power generation industry have an increased risk of exposure to asbestos, which can dramatically increase the risk of later developing asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.

Ohio has been an industrial powerhouse in the last 75 years, which was great for employment but now ranks among the top ten states with people likely to develop deadly cancers after toxic exposure at the workplace. The large number of power plants historically operating in Ohio has been a concern for not only former workers but for many communities that have been dealing with terrible air and water pollution. 

Many of these power plants that get named as defendants in occupational cancer cases settle quickly, and others have been found negligent by the courts. It is probably no secret now that many industrial workers were faced with toxic exposure on a daily basis before the 1980s, and may who were exposed to asbestos at a power plant and subsequently diagnosed with cancer may have a claim. Please contact an experienced occupational toxic exposure attorney to see if you have a claim.