Asbestos Exposure Sites in Kentucky
Our records contain 16 asbestos exposure sites in Kentucky, though there are certainly more that have not been reported.
Asbestos in Kentucky
For decades, Kentucky buildings and products have used asbestos. Because of this, many Kentucky residents have been exposed to asbestos and are at risk for contracting mesothelioma cancer.
The symptoms of mesothelioma often take decades to appear, so Kentucky workers are at risk even if they were exposed to asbestos decades ago. Examples of Kentucky asbestos exposure sites include:
- Kentucky factories
- Powerplants in Kentucky
- Refineries or Chemical Plants in Kentucky
Below is a list of 16 known sites of asbestos exposure in Kentucky. Asbestos exposure is known to have occurred in at least 9 Kentucky cities, though the number is likely even higher.
The Kentucky city with the most asbestos exposure sites was Ashland, KY, with 6 known sites contaminated by asbestos.
If you know of another Kentucky asbestos site, please contact us so that we can update our records.
| Site Name | City |
| Allied Chem-Semet Solvay-Armco Coke | Ashland |
| Armco Steel | Ashland |
| Ashland Oil | Ashland |
| Ashland Oil | Catlettsburg |
| Big Sandy Power-Louisa Power | Louisa |
| C & O-CSX | Russell |
| C & O-CSX | Raceland |
| Calgon Corporation | Catlettsburg |
| Dupont | Wurtland |
| General Refractories | Hitchens |
| Hooker Chemical and Plastics | South Shore |
| INCO | Burnaugh |
| Kentucky Electric Steel | Ashland |
| Mansbach Metal Company | Ashland |
| National Mine Service | Ashland |
| North American Refractories | South Shore |
