Wisconsin Asbestos Areas

A partial list of the high risk industries for asbestos exposure includes oil, wood products, steel, chemical manufacturing, power generation and construction. These are industries where job sites routinely exposed workers to asbestos up through the mid 1980s. At that point asbestos products came under restrictive laws so that they were no longer used in the construction of new homes and businesses. However the asbestos that was used in construction up to that point remained a threat to the health of people around it.

In Wisconsin a number of the large dairies and food processing plants used asbestos components in their production lines. The paper mills in the state were all built prior to the ban on asbestos products. The same is true of the canning factories and many of the schools and hospitals that were constructed as the state grew after World War II. The same can be said of homes built prior to about 1980. Popular asbestos construction products included roofing, flooring, ceiling tiles, wallboard, insulation, caulking and pipe fittings.

Asbestos Caused Diseases

Asbestos is composed of tiny fibers that are at the root of asbestos-related health problems. The fibers are long and slender; once they are inhaled or ingested they become imbedded in tissue within the body. The worst asbestos related disease, mesothelioma cancer, is caused by asbestos fibers that are in the membranes lining the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity. Asbestosis, another common affliction for those who had habitual exposure to asbestos, is reduction in lung capacity due to scarring of the lungs.

An unusual feature of malignant mesothelioma is that it can take up to twenty years or more after hazardous asbestos exposure to exhibit symptoms. A person who worked around asbestos industrial products may be diagnosed with mesothelioma after leaving the job and living a healthy life for years. For that reason mesothelioma remains a threat.

Asbestos Job Sites in Wisconsin

Below is a partial list of job sites in Wisconsin where asbestos exposure occurred. If you ever were employed at one of these sites you should discuss the implications of asbestos exposure with your doctor and schedule regular checkups. If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos related disease, get in touch with an experienced Wisconsin mesothelioma lawyer who can make sure you receive the compensation owed to you by the asbestos industry.

JAEGER INSULATION COMPANY, INC. ADAMS WI
CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION ALGOMA WI
U. S. PLYWOOD CORP. ALGOMA WI
DAIRYLAND POWER COOP  ALMA WI
WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT ALMA WI
BARTELT INSULATION SUPPLY INC. APPLETON WI
FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL - APPLETON YMCA APPLETON WI
GREEN GIANT CANNING CO. APPLETON WI
INDUSTRIAL INSULATION CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN APPLETON WI
OSHKOSH STATE COLLEGE APPLETON WI
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL APPLETON WI
TWO RIVERS HOSPITAL JOB APPLETON WI
VETERANS HOSPITAL APPLETON WI
A. G. COOPERATIVE CREAMERY ARCADIA WI
CALIFORNIA PACKING CORPORATION ARLINGTON WI
SPLICEWOOD CORP. ASHLAND WI
BADGER ARMY AMMUNITION  PLANT BARABOO WI
BADGER ARMY ORDNANCE PLANT BARABOO WI
OLIN MATHIESON CHEMICAL CORP. – ORDNANCE PLT. BARABOO WI
KRAFT FOODS - NATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS CORP  BEAVER DAM WI
PET MILK COMPANY BELLEVILLE WI
BELOIT POWER HOUSE BELOIT WI
KEN CORPIAN BOSCOBEL WI
BRILLION IRON WORKS, INC BRILLION WI
NESTLE COMPANY INC BURLINGTON WI
BUILDING SERVICE INDUSTRIAL SALES BUTLER WI
POST ENGINEERS BLDG #2107 CAMP MCCOY WI
WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT COMPANY CASSVILLE WI
STATE FOUNDRY & MACHINE CO. CEDAR GROVE WI
N H STARK CEDARBURG WI
CHIPPEWA PLASTICS, INC. CHIPPEWA FALLS WI
NORTHERN WISCONSIN COLONY & TRAINING SCHOOL  CHIPPEWA FALLS WI
AUNT NELLIES FOODS CLYMAN WI
COMBINED LOCKS MILL COMBINE LOCKS WI
LADISH COMPANY CUDAHY WI
WISCONSIN SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF DELAVAN WI
U. S. RUBBER COMPANY, INC. EAU CLAIRE WI
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE EAU CLAIRE WI
FORT MCCOY FORT MCCOY WI
FOX LAKE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOX LAKE WI
WISCONSIN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE FOX LAKE WI
DAIRYLAND POWER COOP GENOA WI
DAIRYLAND POWER COOP - GENOA STATION  GENOA WI
POWER SERVICE CORP. - LA CROSSE REACTOR PLANT GENOA WI
A & A INSULATION GREEN BAY WI
CHARMIN PAPER CO GREEN BAY WI
CORK INSULATING CO. OF  WISCONSIN GREEN BAY WI
FORT HOWARD PAPER CO. GREEN BAY WI
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION GREEN BAY WI
HAEVERS CROSSING GREEN BAY WI
MARATHON CO. GREEN BAY WI
NORTHWESTERN INSULATION CO., INC. GREEN BAY WI
SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GREEN BAY WI
TAYLOR INSULATION COMPANY, INC. GREEN BAY WI
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL  HOOD WI
GENERAL MOTORS JANESVILLE WI
NORTHERN PETRO CHEMICAL JANESVILLE WI
ST. COLETTA SCHOOL JEFFERSON WI
THELMONY PULP & PAPER KAUKAUNA 
LADISH COMPANY KENOSHA WI
LADISH TRICLOVER KENOSHA WI
LADISH TRI-CLOVER JOB - KALBER CO. KENOSHA WI
KEWAUNEE NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT KEWAUNEE WI
KOHLER CO. KOHLER WI
BREECHING LA CROSSE WI
LA CROSSE UNIVERSITY LA CROSSE WI
TRANE COMPANY LA CROSSE WI
YMCA LA CROSSE WI
ALL-TEMP INSULATION, INC. MADISON WI
CHARMIN PAPER CO MADISON WI
GENERAL COLONY INFIRMARY MADISON WI
JOHNSON INSULATING COMPANY, INC. MADISON WI
MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC CO. MADISON WI
OHIO MEDICAL BUILDING MADISON WI
OREGON HIGH SCHOOL MADISON WI
OSCAR MAYER & CO MADISON WI
ST. CAMILLUS MADISON WI
ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL MADISON WI
STOUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL MADISON WI
SWIFT & CO. MADISON WI
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON WI
WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY MADISON WI
MAINITOWOC SHIPYARD MANITOWOC WI
MIRRO PLANT MANITOWOC WI
NORTHWESTERN INSULATION CO., INC. MANITOWOC WI
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION MARINETTE WI
GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARSHFIELD WI
RODDIS PLYWOOD CORP MARSHFIELD WI
WEYERHAUSER CO. MARSHFIELD WI
WEYERHAUSER CO. - RODDIS DIVISION MARSHFIELD WI
GEORGE BANTA PUBLISHING COMPANY MENASHA WI
MIDWAY PLANT MENASHA WI
MENDOTA POWER STATION MENDOTA WI
NOTRE DAME OF THE LAKE MEQUON WI
KEARNEY TRUCKER CORP MERRILL WI
TAYLOR INSULATION COMPANY, INC. MERRILL WI
UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL MERRILL WI
PET MILK COMPANY MIDDLETON WI
A. O. SMITH CORPORATION MILWAUKEE WI
ACANDS, INC. MILWAUKEE WI
ALLIS-CHALMERS CORPORATION MILWAUKEE WI
APPLETON COATED PAPER CO. MILWAUKEE WI
AQUA CHEMICAL MILWAUKEE WI
ARMSTRONG CORK COMPANY MILWAUKEE WI
BOLL-INDUSTRIAL INSULATION CO., INC. MILWAUKEE WI
BUILDING SERVICE INDUSTRIAL SALES MILWAUKEE WI
BUTLER YARD MILWAUKEE WI
CASE HIGH SCHOOL  MILWAUKEE WI
CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. MILWAUKEE WI
CHARMIN PAPER CO MILWAUKEE WI
CLINTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL MILWAUKEE WI
COLUMBIA HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE WI
DANE CITY COLLISEUM MILWAUKEE WI
DOWNEY COMMUNITY BUILDING MILWAUKEE WI
EMPLOYEES MUTUAL WAUSAU MILWAUKEE WI
FOOD CORPORATION MILWAUKEE WI
FOREST HOME AVENUE SCHOOL MILWAUKEE WI
FOREST PRODUCTS LAB MILWAUKEE WI
GENERAL ELECTRIC - JONES ISLAND JOB MILWAUKEE WI
GREDE FOUNDRIES MILWAUKEE WI
HOLY CROSS PARISH MILWAUKEE WI
HORACE MANN HIGH SCHOOL MILWAUKEE WI
HORLICK HIGH SCHOOL MILWAUKEE WI
I R CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS COMPANY, INC. MILWAUKEE WI
INDUSTRIAL ROOFING & INSULATION CO. MILWAUKEE WI
INLAND STEEL PRODUCTS MILWAUKEE WI
INSULATION SERVICES, INC. MILWAUKEE WI
J. I. CASE HIGH SCHOOL MILWAUKEE WI
JOHNSON INSULATING COMPANY, INC. MILWAUKEE WI
JOSEPH SCHLITZ BREWING CO. MILWAUKEE WI
JUNEAU VILLAGE MILWAUKEE WI
KEARNEY & TRACKER CORP MILWAUKEE WI
KENOSHA COUNTY COURT HOUSE MILWAUKEE WI
KENWOOD LIBRARY MILWAUKEE WI
L & S INSULATION CO., INC. MILWAUKEE WI
L & S ROOFING & INSULATION CO. MILWAUKEE WI
LLOYD STREET SCHOOL MILWAUKEE WI
LOUIS HOFFMANN CO. MILWAUKEE WI
MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC CO. MILWAUKEE WI
MARQUETTE DORMITORY - MARQUETTE POWER PLANT MILWAUKEE WI
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY MILWAUKEE WI
MG&E MILWAUKEE WI
MILWAUKEE HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE WI
NATIONAL LOCK MILWAUKEE WI
NEW CITY HALL MILWAUKEE WI
PORT WASHINGTON POWERHOUSE MILWAUKEE WI
OCONOMOWOC HIGH SCHOOL MILWAUKEE WI
OSHKOSH RESIDENCE HALL MILWAUKEE WI
PIONEER TERMINAL MILWAUKEE WI
S. LOUIS HOFFMANN CO. MILWAUKEE WI
SCHLITZ BREWING COMPANY MILWAUKEE WI
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN PRODUCTS MILWAUKEE WI
SPRINKMANN & SONS CORP. MILWAUKEE WI
ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE WI
ST. CAMILLUS MILWAUKEE WI
ST. JOSEPHS CONVENT MILWAUKEE WI
ST. LUKES HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE WI
STATE FAIR TEAM TRACK MILWAUKEE WI
TRINITY HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE WI
UNION GROVE HIGH SCHOOL MILWAUKEE WI
UNIVERSAL INSULATION CO. MILWAUKEE WI
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE WI
WALES SCHOOL MILWAUKEE WI
WAUKESHA CITY HALL MILWAUKEE WI
WAUKESHA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MILWAUKEE WI
WAUSAU MOSINEE PAPER MOSINEE WI
BERGSTROM PAPER CO NEENAH WI
EGGERS INDUSTRIES, INC. NEENAH WI
HARDWOOD PRODUCTS CO. NEENAH WI
P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY NEENAH WI
NEKOOSA EDWARDS PAPER CO NEKOOSA WI
MILWAUKEE INSULATION COMPANY, INC. NEW BERLIN WI
CURTIS CORPORATION NEW LONDON WI
GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP - CURTIS DOOR DIV NEW LONDON WI
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.  OAK CREEK WI
CARNATION CO. - POWDERED MILK PLANT OCONOMOWOC WI
OCONTO FALLS PAPER CO. OCONTO WI
FALLS PAPER & POWER CO OCONTO FALLS WI
KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION OCONTO FALLS WI
FOX RIVER VALLEY LUMBER COMPANY OSHKOSH WI
MORGAN CO. OSHKOSH WI
OSHKOSH MARINE MOTEL OSHKOSH WI
PAINE LUMBER COMPANY, INC. OSHKOSH WI
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH OSHKOSH WI
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC PLEASANT PRARIE WI
NEKOOSA-EDWARDS PAPER COMPANY, INC. PORT EDWARDS WI
MODERN EQUIPMENT CO. PORT WASHINGTON WI
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO.  PORT WASHINGTON WI
DAIRYLAND POWER PLANT PORTAGE WI
CAPRI, INC. RACINE WI
CARLSON ROOFING & INSUL RACINE WI
CONTINENTAL CAN RACINE WI
OCEAN SPRAY PLANT RACINE WI
J. BASHAW, INC. RACINE WI
RHINELANDER PAPER COMPANY, INC. RHINELANDER WI
GREEN GIANT COMPANY RIPON WI
EMPIRE PETROLEUM COMPANY SHEBOYGAN WI
PLENCO SHEBOYGAN WI
SHEBOYGAN GLASS COMPANY, INC. SHEBOYGAN WI
WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT - EDGEWATER PLANT SHEBOYGAN WI
LINE MATERIAL CO. SOUTH MILWAUKEE WI
KAHNS SPRING GREEN WI
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. - LAKESIDE POWER PLANT ST. FRANCIS WI
WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION ST. FRANCIS WI
ATLAS INSULATION CO. STEVENS POINT WI
ST. JOSEPHS ACADEMY STEVENS POINT WI
DOOR COUNTY JAIL STURGEON BAY WI
PETERSON BUILDERS, INC.  STURGEON BAY WI
STURGEON BAY SHIPBUILDING STURGEON BAY WI
F E GROSVOLD PLMBNG & HTG CO. - COOP CREAMERY TURTLE LAKE WI
TURTLE LAKE CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY TURTLE LAKE WI
TWO RIVERS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TWO RIVERS WI
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE AT WATERTOWN WISCONSIN WATERTOWN WI
WAUPUN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION WAUPUN WI
WISCONSIN STATE PRISON WAUPUN WI
ASBESTOS SUPPLY & ROOFING WAUSAU WI
JAEGER INSULATION COMPANY, INC. WAUSAU WI
MILWAUKEE COUNTY INSTITUTIONS AND DEPARTMENTS WAUWATOSA WI
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER WHITEWATER WI
CHARMIN PAPER CO. - NEW KRAFT MILL WISCONSIN RAPIDS WI
CONSOLIDATED PAPER CO INC - KRAFT MILL PROJECT WISCONSIN RAPIDS WI
CONSOLIDATED PAPER INC. WISCONSIN RAPIDS WI
PREWAY INC. WISCONSIN RAPIDS WI
VA HOSPITAL WOOD WI
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL WOOD WI

Mesothelioma & Asbestosis Deaths in Wisconsin

Asbestos was not universally recognized as a health hazard prior to the 1980s, so data on its effect prior to that time is sketchy. However there is a study that examined asbestos related deaths in this country that occurred in the period between 1979 and 2000. It chronicled 177 deaths attributed to asbestosis in Wisconsin during that period. Deaths due to mesothelioma cancer numbered up to 1,082 according to the analysts.

The federal government began tracking deaths due to mesothelioma in 1999. According to their data, there were 388 mesothelioma deaths in Wisconsin during the period from 1999 through 2004. Clearly mesothelioma remains a health issue despite the absence of asbestos products on the market and the efforts that have been made to clean up building and factories that contained asbestos.

Cancer Care in Wisconsin

There is a certified comprehensive cancer care center at the University in Madison:

UW Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Wisconsin
600 Highland Ave.
Madison, Wisconsin 53792
Tel: (608) 263-8610
Fax: (608) 263-8613

Other quality facilities in the state:

Wheaton-Francis Healthcare
Cancer Care Center
3237 S. 16th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53215
Phone: 414-647-5503
Fax: 414- 647-7430

Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53226
414-805-3000.

Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic - Green Bay
Aurora BayCare Medical Center
2845 Greenbrier Road
Green Bay, WI 54311
1--800-252-2990