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 at the plant. She didn’t cut pipe, scrape boilers, or wear a hard hat.
But she still folded the laundry. She still hugged her kids after dinner. And when her husband came home from the PPG Natrium Plant, so did something else.
Asbestos.
For decades, asbestos was used throughout industrial job sites across the Ohio Valley — including the PPG plant in Natrium, West Virginia. Workers handled pipe insulation, packing, gaskets, and electrical components that contained asbestos fibers. What they didn’t know was that those fibers could cling to their clothing and follow them home.
This is called take-home exposure. And it’s still happening.
At the Law Offices of Lee W. Davis, we’ve seen secondary asbestos exposure firsthand. We’ve represented families across Northern West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania who lost a mother, wife, or sister to mesothelioma — just because she did the laundry.
If your family has a history of work at:
- PPG Natrium
- Weirton Steel
- US Steel Clairton or Irvin Works
- Duquesne Light or FirstEnergy
And a loved one developed mesothelioma or another asbestos-related illness, you may still have legal options — even if the worker has passed away.
Take-home exposure cases are real. Courts recognize them. And justice is still possible.
📞 Call us today at (412) 781-0525 or visit leewdavis.com to learn more about take-home asbestos lawsuits in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.