[{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Illinois Illinois was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to power plants (Commonwealth Edison + Ameren), refineries (Marathon + Phillips), steel (US Steel Granite City + National Steel), auto (Chrysler + Ford Chicago area), chemical (BASF/Amoco Chicago-adjacent), Chicago high-rise construction — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Illinois The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Illinois:\nLocal 399 — Chicago Local 649 — Peoria For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nIllinois Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Illinois asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 2 years from diagnosis under 735 ILCS 5/13-213. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Illinois during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nIllinois Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Illinois facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nIllinois Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Illinois industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Illinois. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/illinois/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-illinois\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Illinois\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllinois was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to power plants (Commonwealth Edison + Ameren), refineries (Marathon + Phillips), steel (US Steel Granite City + National Steel), auto (Chrysler + Ford Chicago area), chemical (BASF/Amoco Chicago-adjacent), Chicago high-rise construction — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Illinois IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Indiana Indiana was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Gary/Burns Harbor integrated steel mills (US Steel, Bethlehem, National Steel), refineries (BP Whiting), power plants (Duke Energy/AEP), Fort Wayne GE motors + Studebaker/Bloomington-Muncie Westinghouse — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Indiana The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Indiana:\nLocal 150 — Merrillville Local 841 — Terre Haute For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nIndiana Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Indiana asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 2 years from discovery under Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Indiana during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nIndiana Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Indiana facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nIndiana Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Indiana industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Indiana. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/indiana/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-indiana\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Indiana\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndiana was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Gary/Burns Harbor integrated steel mills (US Steel, Bethlehem, National Steel), refineries (BP Whiting), power plants (Duke Energy/AEP), Fort Wayne GE motors + Studebaker/Bloomington-Muncie Westinghouse — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Indiana IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Iowa Iowa was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Cedar Rapids Square D + Amana refrigeration, Waterloo John Deere, Quad Cities nuclear, grain-elevator + ethanol/food processing plants across the state — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Iowa The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Iowa:\nLocal 234 — Des Moines For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nIowa Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Iowa asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 2 years from diagnosis under Iowa Code § 614.1. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Iowa during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nIowa Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Iowa facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nIowa Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Iowa industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Iowa. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/iowa/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-iowa\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Iowa\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIowa was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Cedar Rapids Square D + Amana refrigeration, Waterloo John Deere, Quad Cities nuclear, grain-elevator + ethanol/food processing plants across the state — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Iowa IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 101 — Kansas City, MO Local 101 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Kansas City, MO jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 101 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 101 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 101 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 101 in the Kansas City, MO jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-101/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-101--kansas-city-mo\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 101 — Kansas City, MO\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 101 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Kansas City, MO jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 101 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 101 — Kansas City, MO"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 132 — Charleston, WV Local 132 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Charleston, WV jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 132 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 132 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 132 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 132 in the Charleston, WV jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-132/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-132--charleston-wv\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 132 — Charleston, WV\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 132 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Charleston, WV jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 132 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 132 — Charleston, WV"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 139 — Pewaukee, WI Local 139 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Pewaukee, WI jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 139 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 139 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 139 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 139 in the Pewaukee, WI jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-139/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-139--pewaukee-wi\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 139 — Pewaukee, WI\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 139 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Pewaukee, WI jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 139 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 139 — Pewaukee, WI"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 148 — St. Louis, MO Local 148 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the St. Louis, MO jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 148 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 148 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 148 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 148 in the St. Louis, MO jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-148/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-148--st-louis-mo\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 148 — St. Louis, MO\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 148 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the St. Louis, MO jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 148 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 148 — St. Louis, MO"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 150 — Merrillville, IN Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Merrillville, IN jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 150 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 150 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 150 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 150 in the Merrillville, IN jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-150/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-150--merrillville-in\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 150 — Merrillville, IN\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 150 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Merrillville, IN jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 150 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 150 — Merrillville, IN"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 158 — Albany, NY Local 158 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Albany, NY jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 158 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 158 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 158 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 158 in the Albany, NY jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-158/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-158--albany-ny\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 158 — Albany, NY\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 158 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Albany, NY jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 158 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 158 — Albany, NY"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 18 — Cleveland, OH Local 18 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Cleveland, OH jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 18 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 18 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 18 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 18 in the Cleveland, OH jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-18/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-18--cleveland-oh\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 18 — Cleveland, OH\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 18 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Cleveland, OH jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 18 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 18 — Cleveland, OH"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 181 — Henderson, KY Local 181 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Henderson, KY jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 181 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 181 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 181 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 181 in the Henderson, KY jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-181/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-181--henderson-ky\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 181 — Henderson, KY\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 181 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Henderson, KY jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 181 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 181 — Henderson, KY"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 234 — Des Moines, IA Local 234 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Des Moines, IA jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 234 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 234 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 234 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 234 in the Des Moines, IA jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-234/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-234--des-moines-ia\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 234 — Des Moines, IA\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 234 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Des Moines, IA jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 234 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 234 — Des Moines, IA"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 3 — Cincinnati, OH Local 3 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Cincinnati, OH jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 3 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 3 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 3 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 3 in the Cincinnati, OH jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-3/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-3--cincinnati-oh\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 3 — Cincinnati, OH\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 3 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Cincinnati, OH jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 3 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 3 — Cincinnati, OH"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 324 — Detroit, MI Local 324 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Detroit, MI jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 324 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 324 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 324 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 324 in the Detroit, MI jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-324/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-324--detroit-mi\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 324 — Detroit, MI\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 324 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Detroit, MI jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 324 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 324 — Detroit, MI"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 399 — Chicago, IL Local 399 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Chicago, IL jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 399 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 399 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 399 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 399 in the Chicago, IL jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-399/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-399--chicago-il\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 399 — Chicago, IL\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 399 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Chicago, IL jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 399 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 399 — Chicago, IL"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 571 — Omaha, NE Local 571 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Omaha, NE jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 571 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 571 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 571 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 571 in the Omaha, NE jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-571/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-571--omaha-ne\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 571 — Omaha, NE\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 571 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Omaha, NE jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 571 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 571 — Omaha, NE"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 649 — Peoria, IL Local 649 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Peoria, IL jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 649 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 649 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 649 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 649 in the Peoria, IL jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-649/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-649--peoria-il\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 649 — Peoria, IL\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 649 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Peoria, IL jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 649 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 649 — Peoria, IL"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 66 — Pittsburgh, PA Local 66 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Pittsburgh, PA jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 66 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 66 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 66 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 66 in the Pittsburgh, PA jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-66/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-66--pittsburgh-pa\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 66 — Pittsburgh, PA\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 66 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Pittsburgh, PA jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 66 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 66 — Pittsburgh, PA"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 841 — Terre Haute, IN Local 841 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Terre Haute, IN jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 841 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\nIUOE Operating Engineers Trade — Asbestos Exposure Overview Operating engineers in the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) are the U.S. trade responsible for operating and maintaining heavy construction equipment (bulldozers, backhoes, cranes, dragline shovels, motor graders, roller-compactors, hoists) on construction sites, and for operating stationary engineering equipment (industrial boilers, chillers, HVAC systems, refrigeration plants, air compressors) inside industrial and institutional powerhouses. Across the U.S. asbestos era, plaintiffs alleged that IUOE members were exposed to airborne chrysotile asbestos every time they operated heavy equipment coated with asbestos-based brake linings and clutch friction discs, every time they refueled or worked on equipment with asbestos-fabric-lined engine compartments, and every time they worked adjacent to sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel + asbestos pipe covering on refinery + power plant + chemical plant + steel mill process piping.\nIUOE members allegedly worked in direct contact with asbestos brake bands + clutch friction discs on Caterpillar D8 bulldozers, John Deere JD 550 crawlers, International Harvester TD-20 crawlers, Komatsu D75, Terex TR-70 haul trucks, Grove RT-58 cranes, Manitowoc lattice-boom cranes, Euclid haul trucks, Bucyrus-Erie draglines, Marion Power Shovel draglines, and P\u0026amp;H mining shovels; asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in construction-site electrical distribution equipment; asbestos pipe covering + asbestos-block hot-side lagging on industrial powerhouse boilers + steam mains during stationary-engineer work; sprayed asbestos fireproofing on structural steel during refinery, power plant, and chemical plant construction (working ALONGSIDE Iron Workers); and asbestos-cement roofing + siding during industrial and warehouse building assembly.\nDocumented ACM Product Vectors Named in IUOE Litigation Products from AP defendant manufacturers that plaintiffs alleged were used, installed, or otherwise present at IUOE Local 841 jobsites during the asbestos era:\nCaterpillar D8 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Bands + Clutch Friction John Deere JD 550 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands International Harvester TD-20 Crawler Asbestos Brake Bands Komatsu D75 Bulldozer Asbestos Brake Linings Terex TR-70 Haul Truck Asbestos Brake Blocks Grove RT-58 Crane Asbestos Brake Bands + Hoist Linings Manitowoc Lattice-Boom Crane Asbestos Brake Linings Bucyrus-Erie Asbestos Brake Blocks — Draglines + Shovels W.R. Grace Monokote MK-3 Sprayed Cementitious Fireproofing Caterpillar D398 Industrial Diesel Head Asbestos Gaskets If You Are a Retired IUOE Operating Engineers Local 841 Member If you or a family member worked as a operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineer — including as an apprentice, journeyman, foreman, or shop supervisor — under IUOE Local 841 in the Terre Haute, IN jurisdiction during the asbestos era, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nRelated IUOE Operating Engineers Trade — History \u0026amp; Asbestos Era IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Workplaces Asbestos Diseases — IUOE Operating Engineers Asbestos Products — IUOE Operating Engineers ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/locals/local-841/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-local-841--terre-haute-in\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers Local 841 — Terre Haute, IN\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocal 841 of the \u003cstrong\u003eInternational Union of Operating Engineers\u003c/strong\u003e (IUOE) organizes the operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers trade in the Terre Haute, IN jurisdiction. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE Local 841 members were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at industrial, institutional, and construction jobsites across the local jurisdiction throughout the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980).\u003c/p\u003e","title":"IUOE Operating Engineers Local 841 — Terre Haute, IN"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Kansas Kansas was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Kansas City industrial + Boeing/Beech aviation Wichita, grain-elevator + flour mill operations, Kerr-McGee + refineries, Fort Riley + Fort Leavenworth military installations — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Kansas The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Kansas:\nNo IUOE Locals with primary jurisdiction in Kansas are indexed on this site. Members from adjacent-state Locals routinely worked Kansas projects during the asbestos era.\nFor the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nKansas Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Kansas asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 2 years from injury under K.S.A. § 60-513. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Kansas during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nKansas Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Kansas facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nKansas Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Kansas industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Kansas. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/kansas/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-kansas\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Kansas\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKansas was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Kansas City industrial + Boeing/Beech aviation Wichita, grain-elevator + flour mill operations, Kerr-McGee + refineries, Fort Riley + Fort Leavenworth military installations — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Kansas IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Kentucky Kentucky was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Louisville GE Appliance Park + J\u0026amp;J + power plants (AEP/Kentucky Utilities), Paducah gaseous diffusion plant + Union Carbide, Ashland refineries, TVA generating stations along the Cumberland — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Kentucky The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Kentucky:\nLocal 181 — Henderson For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nKentucky Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Kentucky asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 1 year from diagnosis under KRS 413.140. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Kentucky during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nKentucky Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Kentucky facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nKentucky Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Kentucky industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Kentucky. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/kentucky/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-kentucky\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Kentucky\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKentucky was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Louisville GE Appliance Park + J\u0026amp;J + power plants (AEP/Kentucky Utilities), Paducah gaseous diffusion plant + Union Carbide, Ashland refineries, TVA generating stations along the Cumberland — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Kentucky IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Michigan Michigan was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Detroit auto industry (GM + Ford + Chrysler assembly + Rouge steel), Bay City/Midland Dow Chemical, DTE power plants, Great Lakes Steel/National Steel Ecorse, Bethlehem Detroit fabrication — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Michigan The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Michigan:\nLocal 324 — Detroit For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nMichigan Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Michigan asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 3 years from diagnosis under MCL § 600.5805. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Michigan during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nMichigan Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Michigan facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nMichigan Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Michigan industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Michigan. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/michigan/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-michigan\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Michigan\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichigan was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Detroit auto industry (GM + Ford + Chrysler assembly + Rouge steel), Bay City/Midland Dow Chemical, DTE power plants, Great Lakes Steel/National Steel Ecorse, Bethlehem Detroit fabrication — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Michigan IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Missouri Missouri was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Ameren power plants (Callaway, Meramec, Rush Island, Sioux, Labadie), Kansas City industrial + Bendix nuclear weapons plant, St. Louis chemical + auto + brewery (Anheuser-Busch) + steel (Granite City adjacent) operations — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Missouri The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Missouri:\nLocal 101 — Kansas City Local 148 — St. Louis For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nMissouri Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Missouri asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 5 years from diagnosis under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Missouri during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nMissouri Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Missouri facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nMissouri Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Missouri industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Missouri. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/missouri/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-missouri\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Missouri\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMissouri was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Ameren power plants (Callaway, Meramec, Rush Island, Sioux, Labadie), Kansas City industrial + Bendix nuclear weapons plant, St. Louis chemical + auto + brewery (Anheuser-Busch) + steel (Granite City adjacent) operations — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Missouri IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Nebraska Nebraska was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Omaha Union Pacific rail + industrial, Lincoln Kawasaki Motors + Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant, Nebraska Public Power generating stations, meatpacking + food processing across the state — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Nebraska The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Nebraska:\nLocal 571 — Omaha For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nNebraska Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Nebraska asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 4 years from diagnosis under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-224. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Nebraska during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nNebraska Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Nebraska facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nNebraska Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Nebraska industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Nebraska. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/nebraska/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-nebraska\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Nebraska\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNebraska was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Omaha Union Pacific rail + industrial, Lincoln Kawasaki Motors + Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant, Nebraska Public Power generating stations, meatpacking + food processing across the state — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Nebraska IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Ohio Ohio was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Barberton/Alliance/Cambridge B\u0026amp;W boiler plants, Toledo Owens-Illinois + Owens-Corning + auto (Jeep), Cincinnati/Evendale GE Aircraft Engines, Cleveland/Youngstown/Warren steel (Republic, US Steel, Wheeling-Pittsburgh), Mansfield/Springfield Westinghouse, Portsmouth gaseous diffusion + Goodyear Atomic — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Ohio The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Ohio:\nLocal 3 — Cincinnati Local 18 — Cleveland For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nOhio Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Ohio asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 2 years from diagnosis under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Ohio during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nOhio Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Ohio facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nOhio Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Ohio industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Ohio. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/ohio/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-ohio\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Ohio\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOhio was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Barberton/Alliance/Cambridge B\u0026amp;W boiler plants, Toledo Owens-Illinois + Owens-Corning + auto (Jeep), Cincinnati/Evendale GE Aircraft Engines, Cleveland/Youngstown/Warren steel (Republic, US Steel, Wheeling-Pittsburgh), Mansfield/Springfield Westinghouse, Portsmouth gaseous diffusion + Goodyear Atomic — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Ohio IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"IUOE Operating Engineers in Wisconsin Wisconsin was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Milwaukee industrial (Allen-Bradley + Falk gears + CE Vulcan boilers), paper mills (Beloit Corporation + Sandy Hill + Kimberly-Clark), Kohler foundry/plumbing, Kewaunee/Point Beach nuclear plants — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\nPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IUOE members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.\nIUOE Locals Covering Wisconsin The following Local unions of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) organize operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers in Wisconsin:\nLocal 139 — Pewaukee For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local\u0026rsquo;s dedicated page above.\nWisconsin Statute of Limitations for IUOE Asbestos Claims The Wisconsin asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 3 years from injury under Wis. Stat. § 893.54. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.\nIUOE Operating Engineers who worked in Wisconsin during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.\nFree, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956\nWisconsin Asbestos Jobsite Research For the full catalog of Wisconsin facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:\nWisconsin Asbestos Exposure Archive →\nThe state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Wisconsin industrial sites.\nFor informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Wisconsin. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/states/wisconsin/","summary":"\u003ch2 id=\"iuoe-operating-engineers-in-wisconsin\"\u003eIUOE Operating Engineers in Wisconsin\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWisconsin was an active state for IUOE Operating Engineers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Milwaukee industrial (Allen-Bradley + Falk gears + CE Vulcan boilers), paper mills (Beloit Corporation + Sandy Hill + Kimberly-Clark), Kohler foundry/plumbing, Kewaunee/Point Beach nuclear plants — facilities where operating engineers, heavy-equipment operators, and stationary engineers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Wisconsin IUOE Operating Engineers — Asbestos Exposure \u0026 Claims"},{"content":"If you or a family member worked as a Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulator at any time from the 1940s through the 1980s and has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related disease, you may be entitled to significant compensation through asbestos trust funds and civil litigation.\nThe case review below connects you directly with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm, an asbestos-mesothelioma practice based in St. Louis, Missouri with experience pursuing claims for insulators nationwide — including members of HFIAW Locals across the country. There is no cost to speak with an attorney, no obligation to retain counsel, and no attorney fee unless a financial recovery is made on your behalf.\nThe insulators trade was uniquely exposed to asbestos throughout the asbestos-products era — pipe covering, block insulation, refractory cement, and asbestos rope were the daily materials of the trade. State statutes of limitation can limit the time available to file. Reaching out early preserves more of your options — including trust-fund claims that can be filed independently of any civil lawsuit.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/free-consultation/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eIf you or a family member worked as a Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulator at any time from the 1940s through the 1980s and has been diagnosed with \u003cstrong\u003emesothelioma\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003easbestosis\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003elung cancer\u003c/strong\u003e, or another asbestos-related disease, you may be entitled to significant compensation through asbestos trust funds and civil litigation.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case review below connects you directly with \u003cstrong\u003eO\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm\u003c/strong\u003e, an asbestos-mesothelioma practice based in St. Louis, Missouri with experience pursuing claims for insulators nationwide — including members of HFIAW Locals across the country. There is no cost to speak with an attorney, no obligation to retain counsel, and no attorney fee unless a financial recovery is made on your behalf.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Free Asbestos Case Consultation for Insulators"},{"content":"Search across the Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators archive — Local unions, asbestos products handled by the trade, workplaces where insulators were dispatched, occupational diseases, and trust-fund references.\n","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/search/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eSearch across the Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators archive — Local unions, asbestos products handled by the trade, workplaces where insulators were dispatched, occupational diseases, and trust-fund references.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"Search"},{"content":"This site is an independent media reference documenting the Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators trade\u0026rsquo;s history of asbestos exposure and the legal frameworks available to insulators and their families affected by asbestos-related disease.\nPublisher Rights Watch Media Group LLC (RWMG) is an independent media organization that operates a network of public-records research sites covering occupational asbestos exposure in the United States. The full network includes:\nnavyshipexposure.com — Documented asbestos exposure aboard 1,713 U.S. Navy vessels asbestos-products.com — \u0026ldquo;AsbestosIndex\u0026rdquo; — 1,500+ asbestos product catalog with manufacturer crosswalk industrialexposurearchive.com — Cross-state hub linking the 9 state-specific archives 9 state-specific archives covering Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin This site (insulatorsmesothelioma.com) covers the Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators trade specifically, cross-referencing the network\u0026rsquo;s product, jobsite, and Navy ship documentation.\nEditorial standards The information published here is drawn from:\nPublic asbestos litigation records — Federal and state court filings, depositions, expert reports Federal NESHAP filings — EPA asbestos abatement notifications maintained by state environmental agencies OSHA records — Federal occupational safety inspection records and citations Federal occupational-health research — Mount Sinai cohort studies, NIOSH research, peer-reviewed medical literature EPA Detailed Facility Reports (ECHO) — Federal enforcement and compliance history per facility Asbestos bankruptcy trust documents — Public 524(g) plan documents and trust schedules Industry-publication histories — Trade press documenting the asbestos era from the 1920s through the 1980s Editorial framing on this site follows the convention of citing information as \u0026ldquo;documented in publicly filed records\u0026rdquo; rather than asserting facts about any specific worker\u0026rsquo;s eligibility. Individual claim eligibility requires diagnosis of an asbestos-related disease, documented employment or presence in covered conditions, and applicable jurisdictional and statute-of-limitations conditions.\nEditorial sponsorship This site is sponsored by O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm, a Kirkwood, Missouri-based plaintiff trial practice with more than three decades of experience in asbestos and mesothelioma cases. The firm provides financial sponsorship of the RWMG network and is the firm to which case-evaluation inquiries from this network are directed.\nThe editorial wall: O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm does not direct, edit, or pre-approve the research content RWMG publishes. The firm appears as the editorial sponsor of the network and as the case-evaluation destination for inquiries; the research content is editorially independent.\nWhat this site is not It is not legal advice. Statute of limitations and case-eligibility decisions require an attorney\u0026rsquo;s analysis of your specific facts. It is not medical advice. Disease descriptions are general; diagnosis and treatment require qualified physicians. It is not affiliated with the International Association of Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators and Allied Workers or any specific Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators Local. It is not a lead-generation broker. RWMG operates a single editorial-sponsorship relationship with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm; it does not auction inquiries among multiple firms. Contact For questions about the editorial content of this site or to report inaccuracies:\nEmail: mesowatchhelp@gmail.com Mail: Rights Watch Media Group LLC · 906 West Main · Harrisonville, MO 64701 For asbestos case evaluation:\nPhone: (314) 936-2956 — O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm ","permalink":"https://operating-engineers.buildingtradesretirees.com/about/","summary":"\u003cp\u003eThis site is an independent media reference documenting the Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators trade\u0026rsquo;s history of asbestos exposure and the legal frameworks available to insulators and their families affected by asbestos-related disease.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"publisher\"\u003ePublisher\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRights Watch Media Group LLC\u003c/strong\u003e (RWMG) is an independent media organization that operates a network of public-records research sites covering occupational asbestos exposure in the United States. The full network includes:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://navyshipexposure.com\"\u003enavyshipexposure.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e — Documented asbestos exposure aboard 1,713 U.S. Navy vessels\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://asbestos-products.com\"\u003easbestos-products.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e — \u0026ldquo;AsbestosIndex\u0026rdquo; — 1,500+ asbestos product catalog with manufacturer crosswalk\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://industrialexposurearchive.com\"\u003eindustrialexposurearchive.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e — Cross-state hub linking the 9 state-specific archives\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 state-specific archives\u003c/strong\u003e covering Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis site (insulatorsmesothelioma.com) covers the Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators trade specifically, cross-referencing the network\u0026rsquo;s product, jobsite, and Navy ship documentation.\u003c/p\u003e","title":"About This Site"},{"content":"Informational only — not legal advice. The information on this site is for general educational purposes only. It is drawn from public asbestos litigation records, federal regulatory filings, public-domain occupational-health research, and industry-publication histories. It is not legal advice. References to companies, products, and facilities are sourced from publicly filed asbestos litigation records, court filings, and regulatory databases.\nNo attorney-client relationship. No attorney-client relationship is created by reading this site, submitting a form, or calling the phone number listed. Communicating through this site does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship with O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm or any other attorney.\nAttorney advertising. This site contains attorney-advertising content republished with the permission of O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely on advertisements. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes; each case is evaluated individually on its facts, jurisdiction, and applicable law.\nStatute of limitations vary by state. Asbestos claim filing deadlines vary between states (1 to 5 years from date of medical diagnosis for most). The clock typically runs from the date of medical diagnosis, not the date of exposure. Consultation should not be delayed.\nNot medical advice. Disease descriptions on this site are general educational content. Diagnosis and treatment of mesothelioma, asbestosis, or other asbestos-related disease require qualified physicians. Consult a licensed physician about your specific medical situation.\nNo affiliation with the Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators union. This site is published by Rights Watch Media Group LLC. It is not produced, endorsed, or sponsored by the International Association of Heat \u0026amp; Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (HFIAW) or any Local thereof. Trade and Local references are drawn from public industry records and historical documentation.\nEditorial sponsorship disclosure. Rights Watch Media Group LLC is an independent media publisher. O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm is the editorial sponsor of this site and the RWMG network. The firm provides financial sponsorship; the editorial content is RWMG\u0026rsquo;s responsibility. Case-evaluation inquiries from this site are directed to O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm.\nJurisdictional scope. O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm is licensed in Missouri. For cases involving primary exposure or residence outside Missouri, the firm associates with locally licensed counsel as required.\nPrivacy and contact. Forms submitted through this site, calls placed to the number listed, and any voluntary information you provide are subject to the privacy policies of Rights Watch Media Group LLC and O\u0026rsquo;Brien Law Firm. We do not sell visitor information to third parties. 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