Iowa Industrial, Chemical & Refinery Jobsites — Asbestos Exposure
Iowa'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.
Full index of all 91 industrial, chemical and refinery sites
- Chicago & North Western Railway — Boone, Clinton, Council Bluffs & Marshalltown IA Asbestos Exposure & FELA Claims
- Alliant Energy / Interstate Power & Light / Wisconsin Power & Light — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN / BNSF) — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island Line) — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- General Mills Inc. — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR / ICG / CN) — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- John Deere (Deere & Company) — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Milwaukee Road (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Rockwell International — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Union Pacific Railroad — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Wabash Railroad — Iowa Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Amana Refrigeration — Amana Appliance Plant (Phenolic End User) Amana Iowa — Amana
- Collins Radio Company — Cedar Rapids Avionics Plant (Phenolic End User) Cedar Rapids Iowa — Cedar Rapids
- Deere & Company — Waterloo Tractor Works (Phenolic End User) Waterloo Iowa — Waterloo
- Maytag Corporation — Newton Appliance Plant (Phenolic End User) Newton Iowa — Newton
- Square D Company — Cedar Rapids Switchgear and Circuit Breaker Plant Cedar Rapids Iowa — Cedar Rapids
- Westinghouse Electric / ABB — Cedar Rapids Transformer Service Center Cedar Rapids Iowa — Cedar Rapids
- Industrial Substation Electricians manufacturing, food-processing, and tractor Iowa
- Alliant Energy / MidAmerican Energy Substation Electricians Iowa
- Asbestos Exposure at the Iowa State Fair — Muscatine
- Iowa State University, Ames: Asbestos Exposure Risk and Legal Options for Mesothelioma Victims
- Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Risk — Cedar Rapids
- Sycamore Power Station, Iowa: Asbestos Exposure Risks and Legal Options
- Ames GT Power Station in Ames, Iowa: Asbestos Exposure Risks and Your Legal Options — Ames
- Deere & Company Waterloo Tractor Works: Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Risk — Waterloo
- Dubuque Packing Company — Dubuque, IA: Alleged Asbestos Exposure and Your Rights — Dubuque
- Interstate Power Louisa Generating Station Asbestos Exposure — Muscatine
- Mesothelioma Lawyer Iowa: Seeking Justice for Asbestos Exposure Victims — Mason City
- Alcoa Davenport Works Iowa — Davenport
- American Box Board Muscatine MILL Muscatine Iowa — Muscatine
- Burlington Northern Creston Shops Creston Iowa — Creston
- Hormel Foods Algona Plant Algona Iowa — Algona
- Iowa Beef Processors Storm Lake Plant Storm Lake Iowa — Storm Lake
- Illinois Central Railroad Waterloo Shops Iowa — Waterloo
- Interstate Power Dubuque Generating Station Dubuque Iowa — Dubuque
- Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Middletown Iowa — Middletown
- Iowa Beef Processors Denison Plant Denison Iowa — Denison
- Iowa Power Des Moines Municipal Generating Des Moines Iowa — Des Moines
- Iowa — Keokuk
- Iowa Steel And Wire Company Des Moines Des Moines Iowa — Des Moines
- John Deere Ottumwa Works Hay And Forage Ottumwa Iowa — Ottumwa
- MidAmerican Energy Louisa Generating Station Wapello Iowa — Wapello
- MidAmerican Energy Ottumwa Generating Station Ottumwa Iowa — Ottumwa
- Wilson Foods Corporation Cherokee Plant Cherokee Iowa — Cherokee
- Burlington Generating Station Burlington Iowa — Burlington
- Chicago And North Western Boone Shops Boone Iowa — Boone
- Celanese Chemical Camanche Operations Camanche Iowa — Camanche
- Iowa — Sioux City
- IBP / Tyson Foods - Waterloo Iowa — Waterloo
- Oscar Mayer Iowa — Iowa City
- Rath Packing Company Waterloo Iowa — Waterloo
- Riverside Power Plant — Wapello
- Chicago Rock Island Silvis Shops Davenport Iowa — Davenport
- Cargill Iowa Falls Iowa Falls Iowa — Iowa Falls
- Lansing Power Station | Lansing — Lansing
- Grain Processing Corporation Muscatine Iowa — Muscatine
- Iowa State University Physical Plant Ames Iowa — Ames
- Waterloo Community Schools Waterloo Iowa — Waterloo
- University of Iowa — Iowa City
- Ames GT Power Station — Ames
- Ames Municipal Power Plant | Ames, IA | City Of Ames (Iowa — Ames
- Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids — Cedar Rapids
- Cedar Rapids School Buildings Cedar Rapids Iowa — Cedar Rapids
- Continental Can Davenport Iowa — Davenport
- Des Moines School Buildings Des Moines Iowa — Des Moines
- Fair Station | Montpelier, IA | Central Iowa — Montpelier
- FMC Corporation Pocahontas Iowa — Pocahontas
- George Neal Station North — Sioux City
- Greater Des Moines Power Station — Pleasant Hill
- IBP Meatpacking Facilities Perry Iowa — Perry
- Iowa Falls Industrial Facilities Iowa — Iowa Falls
- Iowa State University Campus Ames Iowa — Ames
- John Morrell Meatpacking Renovation Sioux City Iowa — Sioux City
- Alliant Energy Lansing Plant Lansing Iowa — Lansing
- Lime Creek Power Station — Mason City
- Muscatine Generating Station | Muscatine — Muscatine
- Oscar Mayer Foods Perry Iowa — Perry
- Pleasant Hill Power Station — Pleasant Hill
- Prairie Creek Generating Station — Cedar Rapids
- SSAB Americas Iowa — Muscatine
- Standard Oil Council Bluffs Council Bluffs Iowa — Council Bluffs
- Streeter Station | Cedar Falls — Cedar Falls
- Sycamore (IA) Power Station — Johnston
- Walter Scott Jr. Power Station — Council Bluffs
- Electrifarm Power Station | Waterloo — Waterloo
- Earl F. Wisdom Generating Station — Spencer
- Marshalltown Power Station | Marshalltown — Marshalltown
- Milton Kapp Generating Station — Clinton
- Iowa Manufacturing Dubuque Iowa — Dubuque
- Summit Lake Power Station — Union
Map shows 91 documented Iowa industrial, chemical, and refinery exposure sites. Click any marker to visit the site's full report.
Iowa Industrial & Chemical Sites
Chicago & North Western Railway in Iowa — Boone, Clinton, Council Bluffs & Marshalltown
Chicago & North Western Railway (“CNW” — founded 1859, Chicago HQ, …
Alliant Energy / Interstate Power & Light / Wisconsin Power & Light — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death …
Brooklyn Navy Yard / Charleston Naval Shipyard / Long Beach Naval Shipyard — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death …
Burlington Northern Railroad (BN / BNSF) — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to …
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island Line) — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation …
General Mills Inc. — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while …
Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR / ICG / CN) — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed …
John Deere (Deere & Company) — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to …
Milwaukee Road (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad) — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death …
Rockwell International — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while …
Union Pacific Railroad — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while …
Wabash Railroad — Plants in Iowa
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while working …
Asbestos Exposure at Amana Refrigeration — Amana Appliance Plant (Phenolic End User): What Workers and Families Need to Know
Amana Refrigeration, Inc. operated its primary U.S. …
Asbestos Exposure at Collins Radio Company — Cedar Rapids Avionics Plant (Phenolic End User): What Workers and Families Need to Know
Collins Radio Company (later Rockwell Collins, …
Asbestos Exposure at Deere & Company — Waterloo Tractor Works (Phenolic End User): What Workers and Families Need to Know
Deere & Company’s Waterloo, Iowa Tractor …
Asbestos Exposure at Maytag Corporation — Newton Appliance Plant (Phenolic End User): What Workers and Families Need to Know
Maytag Corporation’s Newton, Iowa plant was the …
Asbestos Exposure at Square D Company — Cedar Rapids Switchgear and Circuit Breaker Plant: What Workers and Families Need to Know
The Square D Company Cedar Rapids, Iowa plant …
Asbestos Exposure at Westinghouse Electric / ABB — Cedar Rapids Transformer Service Center: What Workers and Families Need to Know
Westinghouse Electric Corporation allegedly …
Asbestos Exposure for Industrial Substation Electricians at manufacturing, food-processing, and tractor Facilities in Iowa
manufacturing, food-processing, and tractor facilities …
Asbestos Exposure for Alliant Energy / MidAmerican Energy Substation Electricians and Lineworkers in Iowa
Alliant Energy / MidAmerican Energy operates the utility grid serving …
IMMEDIATE FILING DEADLINE WARNING FOR IOWA RESIDENTS: If you or a loved one worked at the Iowa State Fair and received a diagnosis of mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related …
IMMEDIATE DEADLINE WARNING: If you or a loved one worked at Iowa State University and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, you must act quickly. Iowa has a strict …
A diagnosis of an asbestos-related disease is devastating. If you or a loved one worked at the Quaker Oats facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a prominent cereal and food production …
URGENT FILING DEADLINE WARNING FOR IOWA RESIDENTS: If you or a loved one worked at Sycamore Power Station and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, time is …
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Mesothelioma Attorney for Iowa 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. 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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