representing Youngstown Republic Steel Workers in Mesothelioma & Lung Cancer Claims
There is a strong possibility that former Ohio steel workers in the plants of LTV Steel, were exposed to asbestos, and may develop a variety of related illnesses, including deadly cancers such as lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis and mesothelioma.
Republic-LTV Steel, founded in Youngstown, Ohio, was once the third largest steel producer in the country. Like many outfits in the steel industry, Republic-LTV Steel commonly used asbestos as an insulator in it factories because of its strong fire resistance.
However, for many years, asbestos went unregulated and posed terrible risks to workers. As the asbestos-containing materials aged, asbestos fibers were often released into the air and inhaled by workers in the steel mills.
Asbestos fibers are especially hazardous because they can be lodged in the lungs, causing scarring, and in many cases, malignant tumors. Many former workers at Republic-LTV Steel plants at Lorain, OH, Canton, OH, Warren, OH, Niles, OH, Massillon, OH and Newton Falls, OH have been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, lung cancer, and other asbestos-related diseases.
Joe Lyon is a highly-rated Cincinnati Asbestos lawyer and Ohio toxic exposure attorney representing plaintiffs nationwide in a wide variety of Republic Steel Asbestos and mesothelioma claims.
Asbestos Found on Steel Plant Sites
Steel mill workers at Republic-LTV were likely exposed to asbestos through asbestos garments, including protective coats, leggings, gloves aprons, coveralls and facemasks.
Even if they were not part of the manufacturing process, workers at Republic-LTV may have been exposed to asbestos and risked developing mesothelioma from toxic building materials such as refractory bricks, floor and ceiling tiles, and insulated pipes. Asbestos insulation was wrapped around hot pipes, furnaces, ovens, tanks, generators, rolling mills, cranes and boilers.
Also, since asbestos fibers can attach themselves to clothes at the workplace, there was a chance of contaminating the home, putting family members at risk.
