Premises Description

Bethlehem Steel Corporation (founded 1857, headquartered Bethlehem PA; bankrupt 2001, assets acquired by International Steel Group / Mittal / ArcelorMittal) was through the 20th century the second-largest U.S. integrated steel producer and one of the principal U.S. shipbuilders. Bethlehem asbestos-era operations included:

Integrated Steel Mills:

  • Bethlehem PA — corporate headquarters and original Lehigh Valley mill (closed 1995)
  • Sparrows Point MD (Baltimore-area) — one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world at peak (closed 2012)
  • Burns Harbor IN — modern Lake Michigan integrated mill (still active under ArcelorMittal/Cleveland-Cliffs)
  • Lackawanna NY (Buffalo-area) — closed 1983
  • Steelton PA — steel plate, rail products
  • Johnstown PA — closed 1992

Shipyards:

  • Beaumont TX — Bethlehem Steel Beaumont Shipyard, major Gulf Coast shipbuilder through WWII and post-war
  • Quincy MA — Bethlehem Steel Quincy Shipyard, Navy and commercial shipbuilding
  • Sparrows Point MD — adjacent to the steel mill, major Navy and commercial shipbuilding
  • San Francisco CA and San Pedro CA — West Coast shipyards
  • Hoboken NJ and Brooklyn NY — East Coast ship repair

The Bethlehem Steel Beaumont Shipyard is of particular significance for OBLF Texas cases — Bethlehem Beaumont was a major employer for the Beaumont-Port Arthur trade-union corridor through the asbestos era, with Boilermakers Local 587, Pipefitters Local 195, IBEW Local 479, and other Beaumont-area locals dispatched to shipyard work alongside Bethlehem’s own employee workforce.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Bethlehem Steel — as premises owner of its integrated mill and shipyard operations — exposed its steelworker workforce, shipyard machinists and trade employees, and contractor pipefitters, insulators, and boilermakers to extensive asbestos materials.

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

Workers Exposed

  • United Steelworkers Local members at Sparrows Point, Burns Harbor, Lackawanna, Bethlehem, Steelton, Johnstown
  • Shipyard machinists and marine trades at Beaumont TX, Quincy MA, Sparrows Point MD, San Francisco/San Pedro CA
  • Boilermakers Local 587 (Beaumont) dispatched to Bethlehem Beaumont Shipyard
  • Pipefitters Local 195 (Beaumont) dispatched to Bethlehem Beaumont
  • Navy ratings working aboard Bethlehem-built Navy ships
  • Construction-trade workforces on Bethlehem mill capital projects

If You Worked at a Bethlehem Steel Mill or Shipyard

If you worked at a Bethlehem Steel Corporation integrated mill, shipyard, or fabrication facility during the asbestos era — including at the Beaumont TX shipyard, Sparrows Point MD, Burns Harbor IN, Quincy MA, or any other Bethlehem site — as a Bethlehem employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker, and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956