Was Olin Corporation — asbestos documented in litigation?

Olin Corporation — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Olin Corporation — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Olin Corporation — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Olin Corporation — Asbestos Manufacturer & Premises Overview

Olin Corporation — Corporate Overview

Premises Description

Olin Corporation (founded 1892 as Western Cartridge Company; reorganized as Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation 1954 by merger with Mathieson Chemical; today Olin Corporation, headquartered Clayton MO) was through the 20th century one of the principal U.S. chemical, chlor-alkali, ammunition, and specialty product manufacturers. Olin operated through the asbestos era U.S. plants including:

Chemical / Chlor-Alkali / Specialty:

East Alton IL — historic Western Cartridge / Olin ammunition plant
Niagara Falls NY — chemical operations
Pasadena TX — Olin/Texas chlor-alkali plant (now Olin Blue Cube Operations)
McIntosh AL — chlor-alkali and chemicals
Charleston TN — Olin Charleston chemical plant
Brandenburg KY — chemicals
Augusta GA — chemicals

Notable: Asbestos Diaphragm Cells. Through the asbestos era Olin’s chlor-alkali plants — particularly at McIntosh, Charleston, and Niagara Falls — operated chlor-alkali production using asbestos-diaphragm cell technology. Asbestos diaphragm cells separate the anode and cathode chambers using an asbestos diaphragm filtered onto a steel cathode screen, requiring replacement and rebuild of asbestos diaphragms on a periodic basis as a routine plant maintenance task. Plant workers and contractor maintenance crews who replaced and rebuilt asbestos diaphragm cells could be exposed to substantial respirable asbestos fiber loads during cell teardown and re-build.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Olin Corporation — as premises owner and as user of asbestos-diaphragm chlor-alkali technology — exposed chemical workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Olin Corporation has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

USW / chemical workers at Olin plants
Chlor-alkali plant maintenance workers servicing asbestos diaphragm cells
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Olin capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Olin construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Olin plant equipment
Construction-trade workforces on Olin EPC projects

If You Worked at an Olin Chemical, Chlor-Alkali, or Ammunition Plant

If you worked at an Olin Corporation chemical, chlor-alkali, or ammunition plant during the asbestos era — as an employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 207-2823

Documented Jobsites

Workers at these jobsites allegedly encountered Olin Corporation asbestos products or premises, per public litigation and historical records:

Olin Corporation

Plants by State

Olin Corporation operated plants across multiple U.S. states. Detailed premises information is available on the following state jobsite pages:

Missouri — Olin Corporation Missouri plant premises
Texas — Olin Corporation Texas plant premises

Were You Exposed to an Asbestos-Containing Product?

If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease and were exposed to asbestos-containing products, you and your family may have a legal claim. An attorney experienced in product liability and asbestos claims can evaluate your case — at no cost to you.

Living with a diagnosis?

If you were diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, a filing deadline may already be running. You may have a legal claim now — and claims can often be pursued even if the company is out of business.

Lost a loved one to mesothelioma?

Surviving spouses and children may pursue a wrongful-death claim and asbestos-trust recovery on a loved one's behalf — a separate deadline that can run from the date of passing.

Free case evaluation — no obligation to hire

No attorney fee unless we make a financial recovery

Personal-injury and wrongful-death claims both evaluated

Statutes of limitations may limit the time you have to act

Trust fund claims, civil lawsuits, and VA benefits can be pursued simultaneously

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Asbestos Product Liability & Mesothelioma Claims