If you lived with someone who worked in a plant, power station, or steel mill—even as far back as the 1970s or 1980s—you could be at risk of a secondhand asbestos exposure illness. Even now, decades after the last asbestos shipments arrived at Weirton Steel or the mills in Pittsburgh, the risk isn’t gone. Families … Read more
As a Weirton asbestos lawyer with roots in this region and experience tracing back to the 1980s, I’ve seen these tragedies unfold firsthand. I’ve helped families just like yours hold the right companies accountable—whether it was Weirton Steel, National Steel, or one of the many contractors that came and went. Even though the last blast … Read more
For thousands of families across Weirton, Wheeling, Clairton, and other towns in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, laundering asbestos-contaminated work clothes began at home became a hazard to the whole family.. When we talk about asbestos exposure, most people picture factory floors, steel mills, and power stations. But what many don’t realize is that the danger … Read more
They called it dust. For thousands of families, that dust would turn into a diagnosis years later cancer from asbestos-contaminated clothing. But what really came home on work clothes from steel mills, power plants, and chemical facilities was something else entirely: asbestos. 🧺 The Danger Nobody Told You About In Weirton, Wheeling, Clairton, and industrial … Read more
Asbestos Cancer from Work Clothes: What Families Need to Know Not everyone exposed to asbestos worked in a steel mill or chemical plant. Some of them just did the laundry. This type of secondary exposure, asbestos cancer from work clothes, — where asbestos fibers are brought home on dusty clothing — has caused thousands of … Read more
In Weirton, West Virginia, the steel mill was more than a job — it was the economic heart of the city. Generations of workers put in long shifts to support their families. But the danger didn’t end at the gate. There was asbestos exposure in Weirton homes. For many families, asbestos came home on clothing … Read more
For years, thousands of women in West Virginia and Pennsylvania were exposed to asbestos fibers without ever stepping inside a steel mill or power plant. This is known as household asbestos exposure, also called take-home asbestos exposure. It happens when workers unknowingly carry asbestos home on their clothing, shoes, or gear—and family members inhale those … Read more
Asbestos from mill work clothes is called secondary asbestos exposure, also known as take-home exposure. And for thousands of families across West Virginia and Pennsylvania, it’s the reason mothers, wives, and daughters developed mesothelioma or asbestos-related lung disease—decades later. For decades, steelworkers across the Ohio Valley walked through asbestos every day—at mills in Weirton, Clairton, … Read more
Asbestos Exposure from Work Clothes is a Hidden Danger at Home. This is called take-home asbestos exposure, and it’s now a recognized legal claim. Courts have acknowledged that companies knew asbestos could be transferred from the workplace into the home — and failed to warn workers or families. He worked the shifts. She folded the … Read more
Secondary Asbestos Exposure to women and children who never set foot inside an industrial plant are still being diagnosed with mesothelioma — an aggressive cancer caused only by asbestos. These aren’t isolated cases. National studies and court decisions have confirmed what families already knew: asbestos doesn’t stop at the plant gate. She didn’t punch in … Read more