Kansas Industrial, Chemical & Refinery Jobsites — Asbestos Exposure
Kansas'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 107 industrial, chemical and refinery sites
- Owens-Corning — Kansas City Fiberglas KS Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Amoco / Standard Oil of Indiana — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe) — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Beech Aircraft Corporation — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Betz Laboratories — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN / BNSF) — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island Line) — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- FMC Corporation (Food Machinery / Chemicals) — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Ford Motor Company — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- General Motors Corporation — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Georgia-Pacific — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Honeywell International (AlliedSignal / Bendix) — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Missouri Pacific Railroad (MoPac) — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Textron / Bell Helicopter / Cessna — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Union Pacific Railroad — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Wabash Railroad — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Warren Petroleum / Gulf Oil Natural Gas — Kansas Plant Asbestos Exposure
- Beech Aircraft Corporation — Wichita Aviation Plant (Phenolic End User) Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- C.M. Moore Company — Overland Park Plant (Majors Plastics, Inc. predecessor) Overland Park Kansas — Overland Park
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company — Topeka Tire Plant (Phenolic End User) Topeka Kansas — Topeka
- Brotherhood Building Boilermakers International HQ Kansas City Kansas — Kansas City
- The Coleman Company — Wichita Outdoor Products and Appliance Plant (Phenolic End User) Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Westinghouse Electric / ABB — Wichita Transformer Service Center Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Industrial Substation Electricians aviation, automotive, and railroad Kansas
- Evergy (Westar Energy / Kansas City Power & Light) Substation Electricians Kansas
- Chanute 2 Power Station, Kansas: Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Risk — Chanute
- Evergy Prairie Wind Energy, Wichita, Kansas: Asbestos Exposure Risks and Legal Claims — Wichita
- La Cygne Generating Station, Kansas: Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Risk — La Cygne
- McPherson 3 Power Station, Kansas: Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Lawsuit Information — McPherson
- Riverton Generating Station, Kansas: Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Risk — Riverton
- Rubart Power Station Asbestos Exposure
- ADM Corn Processing Atchison Kansas — Atchison
- Allis-Chalmers Wichita Service Center Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- BNSF Railway Argentine Yard Kansas — Kansas City
- Sprint Nextel Overland Park Operations Campus Overland Park Kansas — Overland Park
- General Motors Fairfax Assembly Kansas — Kansas City
- Cargill Grain Elevator Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Cargill Salt Hutchinson Mine Hutchinson Kansas — Hutchinson
- Colgate-Palmolive Manufacturing Kansas — Kansas City
- Excel Beef / Cargill Meat Solutions Dodge City Dodge City Kansas — Dodge City
- IBP Beef Processing Plant Emporia Kansas — Emporia
- IBP / Tyson Foods Beef Processing Garden City Garden City Kansas — Garden City
- Independence Power Plant Independence Kansas — Independence
- Pittsburg Power Plant Kansas — Pittsburg
- Trane Company Wichita Operations Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- University Of Kansas — Kansas City
- Vulcan Chemicals Wichita Operations Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Ash Grove Cement Chanute Plant Chanute Kansas — Chanute
- Coffeyville Municipal Power Plant Coffeyville Kansas — Coffeyville
- Farmland Foods Kansas — Kansas City
- Hallmark Cards Kansas
- HollyFrontier Refinery El Dorado El Dorado Kansas — El Dorado
- Learjet Corporation Wichita Production Facility Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Lone Star Industries Bonner Springs Cement Plant Bonner Springs Kansas — Bonner Springs
- National Beef Packing Company Liberal Kansas — Liberal
- Salina Municipal Power Plant Salina Kansas — Salina
- Union Pacific Railroad Topeka Shops Topeka Kansas — Topeka
- Wheatland Tube Company Burdick Kansas — Burdick
- CML&P Generating Facility No. 2 — Chanute
- Cessna Aircraft Company Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Evergy Emporia Energy Center Emporia Kansas — Emporia
- Spirit AeroSystems (Boeing) Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Koch Industries/Flint Hills Refinery Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Topeka USD 501 School Demolitions Topeka Kansas — Topeka
- University of Kansas — Lawrence
- Wichita Public Schools Demolition Projects Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Burns & McDonnell Engineering Kansas
- Coffeyville Resources Refinery Coffeyville Kansas — Coffeyville
- Quindaro Power Station | Kansas — Kansas City
- Gordon Evans Energy Center — Colwich
- Hutchinson Energy Center | Hutchinson — Hutchinson
- Jeffrey Energy Center | Belvue, KS | Evergy Missouri — St. Marys
- Tecumseh | KS — Tecumseh
- Armco Steel Kansas
- Beechcraft (Textron Aviation) Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Boeing Wichita Facilities Renovation Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Chanute 2 Power Station — Chanute
- Coleman Company Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Columbian Rope Auburn Kansas — Auburn
- Emporia Energy Center | Emporia — Emporia
- Frontier Refinery Coffeyville Kansas — Coffeyville
- Garden City Power Station — Garden City
- Great Bend Sunflower Power Station — Great Bend
- Kansas State University Campus Manhattan Kansas — Manhattan
- Koch Industries Refinery (Pine Bend) Wichita Kansas
- Koch Refinery Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- McNew Generating Station | South — South Hutchinson
- Cimarron River Power Station — Liberal
- Nearman Creek Power Station | Kansas — Kansas City
- Osawatomie Power Station | Miami — Osawatomie
- Riverton Power Plant | Riverton — Riverton
- Rubart Power Station | — Garden City
- Sunflower Electric Power Corporation Holcomb Kansas — Holcomb
- Tecumseh Energy Center | Tecumseh, KS | Evergy Kansas — Tecumseh
- Viola Generating Station | — Viola
- Walnut Energy Center Power Station — Winfield
- Westar Energy Jeffrey Energy Center Kansas — St. Marys
- Wichita School Buildings Wichita Kansas — Wichita
- Clifton Power Station | Clifton — Clifton
- Goodman Energy Center | — Fort Scott
- Fort Dodge Power Station — Dodge City
- West Gardner Power Station — Gardner
- Kansas Gas Service Various Kansas
- Lawrence Energy Center (Kansas — Lawrence
- McPherson 3 Power Station — McPherson
- Sheffield Steel Sand Springs Kansas
Map shows 107 documented Kansas industrial, chemical, and refinery exposure sites. Click any marker to visit the site's full report.
Kansas Industrial & Chemical Sites
Owens-Corning — Kansas City Fiberglas Plant in Kansas City KS
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were …
Amoco / Standard Oil of Indiana — Plants in Kansas
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (Santa Fe) — Plants in Kansas
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Beech Aircraft Corporation — Plants in Kansas
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Betz Laboratories — Plants in Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while …
Burlington Northern Railroad (BN / BNSF) — Plants in Kansas
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island Line) — Plants in Kansas
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FMC Corporation (Food Machinery / Chemicals) — Plants in Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were …
Ford Motor Company — Plants in Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while …
General Motors Corporation — Plants in Kansas
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Georgia-Pacific — Plants in Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while working …
Honeywell International (AlliedSignal / Bendix) — Plants in Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were …
Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) — Plants in Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to …
Missouri Pacific Railroad (MoPac) — Plants in Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to …
Textron / Bell Helicopter / Cessna — Plants in Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to …
Union Pacific Railroad — Plants in Kansas
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 Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while working …
Warren Petroleum / Gulf Oil Natural Gas — Plants in Kansas
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed …
Asbestos Exposure at Beech Aircraft Corporation — Wichita Aviation Plant (Phenolic End User): What Workers and Families Need to Know
Beech Aircraft Corporation (later Raytheon …
Asbestos Exposure at C.M. Moore Company — Overland Park Plant (Majors Plastics, Inc. predecessor): What Workers and Families Need to Know
C.M. Moore Company (later Majors Plastics, …
Asbestos Exposure at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company — Topeka Tire Plant (Phenolic End User): What Workers and Families Need to Know
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s …
Asbestos Exposure at the Brotherhood Building — Boilermakers International Headquarters, Kansas City, Kansas
The Brotherhood Building (also referenced as the New Brotherhood …
Asbestos Exposure at The Coleman Company — Wichita Outdoor Products and Appliance Plant (Phenolic End User): What Workers and Families Need to Know
The Coleman Company, Inc. …
Asbestos Exposure at Westinghouse Electric / ABB — Wichita Transformer Service Center: What Workers and Families Need to Know
Westinghouse Electric Corporation allegedly operated …
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