Bakery Companies: Mesothelioma
People that worked for Bakery Companies may have been exposed to high levels of toxic asbestos from a list of over 3,000 asbestos-containing products. Tradesman that worked at Bakery Companies installing, repairing and replacing products and materials are also at risk of developing an asbestos-related disease in their lifetime.
Asbestos was used heavily in U. S. Building Trades between 1930-1980. Over 27 million workers are at risk for developing Malignant Mesothelioma in their lifetime. Asbestos Trust Funds have paid out nearly 21 billion to more than 600,000 asbestos claimants. There are about 65 active Asbestos Trust Funds with an estimated $32 billion in remaining assets.
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Asbestos-containing products were used in the building and construction of office buildings, industrial parks, plants, factories, refineries, mills, and shipyards. U. S workers were exposed to toxic asbestos products on a daily basis in their workplace. Asbestos was used in walls, ceilings, flooring, wiring, drywall, paints, metals, glues, pipes and heating systems.
Asbestos fibers are very tiny as small as .03 microns. The human eye can see particles to about 40 microns. These microscopic particles are very dangerous and when inhaled or ingested and can lay dormant in a human body for 10-50 years. These asbestos particles can weaken the human immune system and may lead to malignant Mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers. The average age for a person diagnosed with Mesothelioma is 69.
Diagnosed With Mesothelioma?
If you have been diagnosed with malignant Mesothelioma or an Asbestos related cancer you may be eligible to receive compensation from responsible asbestos manufacturers and Asbestos Trust Funds for your asbestos exposure.
- Asbestos exposure is responsible for approximately 10,000 deaths each year in the United States.
- 1 in every 125 males over 55 will be diagnosed with an asbestos related cancer in their lifetime.
- More than 20 million American workers have been exposed to asbestos with the heaviest usage in the U. S. during 1930-1980.
- Malignant Mesothelioma is commonly diagnosed in people between the ages of 50 and 75 years old.
- There are 2,500-3,000 malignant Mesothelioma cases diagnosed each year in the United States.
- 1 in 3 U. S. military veterans will develop an asbestos related disease in their lifetime.
- Men are 4 times more likely to be diagnosed with malignant Mesothelioma than females.
- 70-80% of all diagnosed Malignant Mesothelioma cases reported had workplace experience.
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Bakery Companies and Asbestos Exposure Claims
A & P Bakery Newark, NJ |
A. Baker Hotel Pleasanton – San Francisco, CA |
Adams Bakery – Portsmouth, OH |
Alfred Nickles Bakery, Inc. Navarre, OH |
American Bakeries – NY |
American Bakeries Co. Bake Oven Chattanooga, TN |
American Bakeries Jamaica, NY |
Amoroso Bakery Philadelphia, PA |
Avery Bakery Detroit, MI |
Awrey Bakeries Livonia, MI |
Bakelite – Union Carbide Plant Piscataway, NJ |
Bakelite Bound Brook, NJ |
Bakelite Carbide Bound Brook Chem Plant |
Bakelite Co. Boiler House Bound Brook, NJ |
Bakelite Co. Building #42 # 95 Bound Brook, NJ |
Bakelite Co. Building #96 Egan Laboratory Bound Brook, NJ |
Bakelite Co. Marietta, OH |
Bakelite Co. Riverview, OH |
Bakelite Corp. New York City, NY |
Bakelite Corp. Ottawa, IL |
Bakelite Corp. Perth Amboy, NJ |
Bakelite Plastics Co. |
Bakelite- Union Carbide Bound Brook Chem Plant |
Bakers Chocolate Div. of General Food Corp. Dorchester, MA |
Bakers Hughes Inc. |
Bakers Pride Oven Co. Inc. |
Bakery Buildings |
Bakery Companies |
Bakery Good Packer Co. |
Bakery Oven Buildings |
Bakewell Plant Soddy Daisy, TN |
Bayfair Shopping Center Bakery Shop – San Leandro, CA |
Bellacicco Bakery Queens Village, NY |
Bernard N. Baker Baltimore, MD |
Betsy Ross Bakery Ashland, KY |
Big Bear Bakery Columbus, OH |
Birmingham Merita Bakery, AL |
Biscuit Bakery Building Fairlawn, NJ |
Borzillo Bakery Inc. Norristown, PA |
Branford Savings Bank |
Brenner Bakery Chicago, IL |
British Bakeries Southern Limited |
Buffalo Milk Bone Bakery New York City, NY |
Buono Bakery Chester, PA |
Burney Brothers Bakery NorthLake, IL |
Burry Biscuit Bakery Buena Park Ca |
Carbide Bakelite |
Chet Baker Co. – Columbus, OH |
Cleveland Bakery Cleveland, OH |
Community Bakery – MN |
Community Bakery Cumberland, MD |
Consones Bakery |
Cont. Bakeries Cleveland, OH |
Continental Bakeries Cleveland, OH |
Continental Bakery Co. St. Louis, MO |
Craigs Bakery Columbus, GA |
Danish Bakery Gainesville, FL |
Davis Bakery Cleveland, OH |
Douville Bakery |
Electrik Maid Bake Shop, Oven Milledgeville, GA |
Gast Bakery – Wheeling, WV |
General Mills Bakery St. Louis, MO |
Geo W Baker Shoe Co. |
George Baker & Sons Millwall Limited |
George H. Tay Fort Baker, CA |
George W. Baker Shoe Co. Brooklyn, NY |
Glenn M. Baker Heating Plumbing Huntingdon, PA |
Gnome Bakers New York, NY |
Gulf States Fabricating Baker, LA |
H & S Bakery – MN |
Handy Andy Bakery San Antonio, TX |
Heinemanns Bakery Chicago, IL |
Helms Bakeries Los Angeles, CA |
Helms Bakeries Montebello, CA |
Helms Bakery Buildings |
Hercules Box Co. Bakery Columbus, OH |
Holsom Bakery – AR |
IBC Bakery Columbia, MO |
Interstate Bakeries Cincinnati OH |
Interstate Bakery Co. Omaha, NE |
Ira Baker Plumbing Co. Hazard, KY |
Kaufmans Bakery – NY |
Kern County Refining Inc. Bakersfield, CA |
Kern General Hospital – Bakersfield, CA |
Kern Powerhouse – Bakersfield, CA |
Kilpatricks Bakery 955 Kennedy Street Oakland, CA |
Kroger Bakery Solon, OH |
Kroger Bakery St. Louis, MO |
L. M. Bakery Warehouse Building 16Th Caroline Street San Francisco, CA |
Langendorf Bakeries San Francisco, CA |
Langendorf Bakery San Jose, CA |
Langendorf United Bakeries, Inc. |
Local Bakery Supply Store |
Lucky Bakery Buena Park, CA |
Majestic Bakery 1412 West 54Th St Los Angeles, CA |
MallInckrodt Baker Inc. Phillipsburg, NJ |
Marinelli Bakery Philadelphia, PA |
McIntyres Bakery – MN |
Merita Bakery Birmingham, AL |
Merita Bakery Charlotte, NC |
Michael Baker World Headquarters – Beaver, PA |
Michigan Bakery Corn Syrup Line |
Mike Baker Brick Co. Lafayette, LA |
Modern Bakery Nashville, TN |
Mohawk Refinery Getty Oil Bakersfield, CA |
Mrs Bairds Bakery |
Mrs Tuckers Bakery Dallas, TX |
Mrs. Bairds Bakery- Houston, TX |
Mrs. Tuckers Bakery Dallas, TX |
Muth Bakery Cincinnati OH |
Nabisco Bakery Houston, TX |
Nancy Lynn Bakeries Inc. Bridgeport, CT |
National Biscuit Bakery Building Fairlawn, NJ |
National Biscuit Co. Bakery Grand Rapids, MI |
National Biscuit Co. Cracker Bakery Pittsburgh, PA |
National Biscuit Co. Kennedy Bakery Chicago, IL |
National Biscuit Co. Vail Crane Bakery Detroit, MI |
Newton D. Baker Panama City, FL |
Nickles Bakery – Mansfield, OH |
Nickles Bakery – Martins Ferry, OH |
Ogden Portland Cement Co. Baker Spur, UT |
OMAR Bakery – WI |
Orlando Bakery Cleveland, OH |
Oroweat Bakery Co. 17Th Bryant Streets San Francisco, CA |
Pacific Gas & Electric Kern Plant Bakersfield, CA |
Pacific Southern Foundry Bakersfield, CA |
Palomar Refining Co. Bakersfield, CA |
Peachtree Baker Building Atlanta, GA |
Peter Pan Bakers Inc. Cedar Rapids, IA |
Purity Bakery, Oven Demopolis, AL |
Radar Station Baker, OR |
Rainbow Bakery Houston, TX |
Raymond Bakery |
Reed, Baker, Camco Roller Bit Oilfield Plant Houston, TX |
Republic Carbon Prd Bakersville, CA |
Rosous Bakery VA |
S. W. Grease Oil Bakestown, PA |
Safeway Baker Division San Jose, CA |
Safeway Bakery – MN |
Safeway Bakery Columbia Park Road Landover, MD |
Safeway Bakery Div San Jose, CA |
Safeway Bakery Landover, MD |
Safeway Stores, Bakery Plant Richmond, CA |
San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield, CA |
San Rafael French Bakery – CA |
Saville Baker Brick Co. Leesburg, TX |
Schafers Bakeries Inc. |
Schiable’s Bakery Easton, PA |
Schmidt’s Bakery |
Scokill Metal Baker, LA |
Seibold’s Bakery Wood River, IL |
Seiferts Bakery – West Newton, PA |
Shell Oil Absorption Plant Bakersfield, CA |
Siebolds Bakery Alton, IL |
South Coles Levee Refinery Bakersfield, CA |
Standard Oil Pump Station Bakersfield, CA |
States Fabricating – Baker, LA |
Stop & Shop Bakery Division Boston, MA |
Stop Shop, Inc. Causeway Street Bakery Boston, MA |
Streitman Bakery – Cincinnati OH |
Studebaker Automotive South Bend, IN |
Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co. Chicago, IL |
Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co. South Bend, IN |
Studebaker Corp. Fort Wayne, IN |
Studebaker Corp. South Bend, IN |
Studebaker Plant Chicago, IL |
Studebaker Residence Hall – IN |
Sunbeam Bakery – Parkersburg, WV |
Sunblest Bakeries Limited |
Suncrest Bakeries Inc. Long Island City, NY |
Sunland Refining Corp. Bakersfield, CA |
Sunshine Bakery Kansas City, KS |
Svenhards Bakery – CA |
Texaco Oil Refinery Bakersfield, CA |
Thomas Bakery Totowa, NJ |
Thomas F. Baker Baltimore, MD |
Tip Top Bakery South Bend, IN |
Tire Stud, Division of Studebaker Jefferson, LA |
Topton Bakery Topton, PA |
Tuscaloosa Baker Tow Boat Co. AL |
U. S. Bakery Revere, MA |
Union Carbide Bakelite Belpre, OH |
Union Carbide Bakelite Division – Marietta, OH |
Union Carbide, Bakelite Bound Brook, NJ |
Vail Crane Bakery – MI |
Vaugh Sanitary Bakery Berwick, PA |
W Baker Shoe Coo. |
W J Baker Builders Limited |
W J Baker Contractors Limited |
W J Baker Group Limited |
Walter Baker & Co. Inc. Milton, MA |
Walter Baker Chocolate & Coco Div. Dorchester, MA |
Ward Owsley Bakery Co. – SD |
Wards Bakery – Lawrenceville, PA |
Washington Portland Cement Co. Baker, WA |
West Side Bakery New Rochelle, NY |
White Hills Elementary Baker, LA |
White Hills Elementary School Baker, LA |
Whites Bakery – Woodlawn, OH |
Wiglers Bakery – NJ |
William Smith Bakery Chicago, IL |
WM. Smith Bakery |
Wonder Bakery Wheeling, WV |
Zimmerman’s Bakery Elizabeth, NJ |
List of Industrial Plant Workers Exposed to Asbestos
Industrial workers that labored in boiler rooms, engine rooms, industrial plants, industrial factories, and industrial facilities that were exposed to these asbestos products have a higher risk of developing an asbestos related disease in their lifetime.
Adjusters | Handlers | Pressers |
Applicators | Hands | Processors |
Assemblers | Helpers | Programmers |
Assembly Man | Inserters | Pullers |
Assorters | Inspector | Regulators |
Binders | Inspectors | Removers |
Buffers | Installers | Repairers |
Casters | Instructors | Repairman |
Changers | Investigators | Researchers |
Cleaners | Laborers | Rewinders |
Coaters | Lay Out | Sawyers |
Collectors | Layers | Servicers |
Coordinators | Liners | Set Ups |
Coverers | Loaders | Setters |
Crushers | Locators | Sorters |
Cutters | Maintainers | Specialists |
Designers | Maintenance man | Sprayers |
Developers | Mappers | Stackers |
Disassemblers | Markers | Stampers |
Diggers | Mechanics | Strippers |
Dismantlers | Mixers | Superintendents |
Dispatchers | Modifiers | Supervisors |
Drawers | Monitors | Surveyors |
Drillers | Mounters | Technicians |
Drivers | Movers | Techs |
Dumpers | Observers | Tenders |
Estimators | Offbearers | Testers |
Examiners | Operators | Throubleshooters |
Feeders | Overhaulers | Trimmers |
Filers | Packagers | Turners |
Fillers | Packers | Unloaders |
Finishers | Patternmakers | Washers |
Fitters | Pilers | Weavers |
Fixers | Planners | Weighers |
Folders | Platers | Winders |
Foreman | Polishers | Workers |
Graders | Pourers | Wrappers |
Grinders | Preppers | Installation Workers |
Inside Office Workers and Mesothelioma
Industrial workers were not only exposed to asbestos working at outside job sites, plants and factories they were also exposed inside of company offices. Asbestos was used throughout office buildings pre 1980 in pipes, insulation, drywall, paints, wiring, floors, tiles, wallboards, cements, glues, adhesives along with 3,000 other products used on a daily basis. If you have a history of work-related asbestos exposure you should be checked each year by a qualified doctor. Office workers exposed to asbestos includes.
Accountants | Coordinators |
Administrators | Data Entry Workers |
Administrative Aides | Directors |
Agents | Executives |
Aides | Financial Managers |
Analysts | Human Resource Workers |
Assistants | Inventory Workers |
Associates | Managers |
Attendants | Office Workers |
Auditors | Operation Managers |
Billing & Posting Workers | Planners |
Board Members | Presidents |
Book & Record Keeping | Public Relation Workers |
Buyers | Purchasing Agents |
Chief Executive Officers | Representatives |
Clerks | Salesman |
Collectors | Secretary – Secretaries |
Computer Workers | Timekeepers |
Consultants | Vice Presidents |
Products Containing Asbestos – Pre-1980
Workers and people that were exposed to asbestos products are at higher risk than the general population for being diagnosed with Mesothelioma or an asbestos-related disease in their lifetime.
U. S. Military Veterans and Asbestos Exposure
Military Veterans have a 1 in 3 chance of developing an asbestos related disease in their lifetime. Veterans have the right to bring lawsuits against negligent asbestos companies for exposing them to toxic asbestos-containing products and materials.
There are 21.5 million current living Veterans according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans who served between 1940 and 1970 have the greatest risk of developing Mesothelioma or an asbestos-related cancer. Navy Veterans who served during World War II and the Korean War have the highest incidence of Asbestos-related diseases.
The U.S. Military used thousands of Asbestos-Containing Products in their ships between the 1920-late 1970’s. 14 in every 1,000 WW II Shipyard Workers died of an asbestos-related disease compared to 18 in every 1,000 combat related deaths.
- Mesothelioma primarily occurs in Veterans between the ages of 55-75.
- Asbestos was listed as the top contaminant at 32 U.S. Army base closures during the 1990s.
- A recent study showed that as many as 30-40% of Mesothelioma victims is U. S. Veterans.
Malignant Mesothelioma has been medically linked to workplace asbestos exposure.
Median Survival Rate for Mesothelioma Patients by Stage
- Stage 1 – 21 months
- Stage 2 – 19 months
- Stage 3 – 16 months
- Stage 4 – under 12 months
Mesothelioma Symptoms Include:
- Chest pain
- Chronic cough
- Difficulty breathing
- Difficulty swallowing
- Dyspnea)
- Fatigue
- Fever or night sweats
- Fluid build-up in lungs
- Heart palpitations
- Heart murmurs
- Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
- Nausea
- Orthopnea (dyspnea when lying down)
- Shortness of breath
- Thickening of Pericardial Layers
How Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure Occurs
When asbestos is disturbed, broken apart, cut, decayed, or damaged, it releases tiny asbestos microscopic fibrous particles that can cling to hair and clothing. These asbestos fibers are easily transferred to others where they can accumulate in the lining of lungs that cause mesothelioma lung cancer.
Asbestos is most dangerous when it is;
Abandoned | Deteriorated | Loose |
Aged | Disturbed | Marred |
Blown Off | Dried | Peeled |
Breaks | Drilled | Pulverized |
Brittle | Exposed | Removed |
Broken | Falling Apart | Replaced |
Bucked | Flaming | Rotted |
Burnt | Fragmented | Sanded |
Carried | Frayed | Sawed |
Chiseled | Friable | Scorched |
Chopped | Glued | Scraped |
Cracked | Grinded | Scratched |
Crumbled | Ground | Shrunk |
Cut | Grouted | Torn |
Damaged | Handled | Touched |
Decayed | Inhaled | Warped |
Demolished | Leaked | Worn Out |
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Mesothelioma Damages
Recent Mesothelioma Verdicts and Settlements
7.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict: For a construction worker who developed mesothelioma against 6 companies that manufactured or distributed asbestos-cement pipe (2012).
$13 million Mesothelioma Jury Verdict: For a 73-year-old woman who contracted Mesothelioma after using asbestos-containing talcum powder manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive Company.
$7.5 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a 1970s and 1980s Worker with Mesothelioma who worked installing underground water and sewer lines.
$26.6 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a 62-Year-Old Drywaller exposed to asbestos dust on residential and commercial job sites who developed Mesothelioma.
$8.6 Million Mesothelioma Jury Award: For a family man diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma was exposed to asbestos while working as a refinery worker and heavy equipment operator.
$4.4 Million Mesothelioma Verdict: For a Steamfitter diagnosed with Mesothelioma who worked on asbestos containing pumps, valves, and gaskets used in power plant during the 1950’s and 1960’s.
$2.1 Million Mesothelioma Award: For a 77-year-old man who developed pleural mesothelioma from work as a machinist and planner at a Naval Shipyard.
$7.5 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a woman who developed peritoneal mesothelioma from laundering her refinery worker husband’s work clothes and died from “take-home asbestos exposure.”
Asbestos Trust Funds
- There are more than 65+ Asbestos Trust Funds set up by U. S. Courts.
- Asbestos bankruptcy reorganization can be a lengthy process that can span several years.
- Asbestos Trusts publish additional information about their Trust guidelines, qualifications, and rules.
- Representatives of current and future Mesothelioma claimants must consent to any significant changes to these trusts.
- Since 1988, Asbestos trusts have paid out about $17.5 billion, representing more than 3 million claims.
- Since 2011, Asbestos Trust Funds have combined assets of $36.8 billion.
- Since 2010, the average percentage paid per asbestos victim is 25 percent of a claim.
- Asbestos Trust Funds set Statutes of Limitations that only allow a certain amount of time to file an Asbestos claim.
- Mesothelioma Claimants can sometimes file both Asbestos Trust lawsuits and Asbestos claims.
- Court must approve the amount set aside before the Asbestos Company will be granted bankruptcy protection.
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