Was Consolidated Edison (ConEd) — asbestos documented in litigation?

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

Which trades had the most exposure?

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

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

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

Can workers file claims related to Consolidated Edison (ConEd) — asbestos exposure?

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

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

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

Industrial-Furnaces

ConEd Fossil-Fuel Power Plants, NYC District Steam System, Substations

⚖ Litigation Record1884-present (Consolidated Edison; asbestos era through 1980s)Asbestos pipe covering on NYC district steam mains; asbestos block insulation on boilers; asbestos electrical insulation on substations and transmission equipment; asbestos gaskets and packing

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Premises Description

Consolidated Edison Company of New York (ConEd — formed 1884; today Consolidated Edison, Inc.; headquartered New York NY) is through the 20th century and today the principal investor-owned electric, gas, and steam utility for New York City and Westchester County. ConEd operated through the asbestos era a major network of NYC-area fossil-fuel power plants plus the New York City district steam system — the largest commercial district-steam system in the world, serving Manhattan office buildings, hospitals, hotels, and apartment complexes through over 100 miles of underground asbestos-insulated steam mains.

Major ConEd asbestos-era operations included:

NYC Fossil-Fuel Power Plants:

Ravenswood Generating Station (Long Island City Queens NY)
East River Generating Station (Manhattan NY)
Hudson Avenue / Gowanus Generating Station (Brooklyn NY)
Sherman Creek Generating Station (Manhattan NY) — historic
Astoria Generating Station (Queens NY) — sold 1999
Waterside Generating Station (Manhattan NY) — closed 2005
74th Street Generating Station (Manhattan NY) — district steam

NYC District Steam System:

Over 100 miles of underground steam-distribution mains serving Manhattan
Asbestos-insulated steam piping throughout the system
Steam manholes, valve vaults, and customer-meter installations across Midtown, Lower Manhattan, and the Financial District
Active asbestos-removal and abatement work ongoing across the system through the 1980s-present

Indian Point Nuclear Plant (Buchanan NY) — historically operated by ConEd, sold to Entergy 2001

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Consolidated Edison — as premises owner of the NYC power plants and district steam system — exposed its plant-operator workforce, district-steam-system workers, and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos. The NYC district steam system in particular is one of the most concentrated U.S. asbestos premises sites — every mile of steam main, every steam manhole, and every customer-building connection through the asbestos era used asbestos pipe covering and block insulation, and ConEd’s ongoing abatement work has continued to expose workers into recent decades.

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

Workers Exposed

ConEd plant operators and maintenance workforce
ConEd district-steam-system workers servicing NYC steam mains, manholes, and customer connections
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working ConEd capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local 12 New York City members) dispatched to ConEd
Pipefitters (UA Local 1 New York City members) working ConEd steam systems
Boilermakers (IBB Local 5 New York members) building ConEd plant equipment
Electricians (IBEW Local 3 New York members) working ConEd substations and transmission
NYC office-building and hospital maintenance workers servicing ConEd district-steam customer connections

If You Worked for ConEd or on the NYC District Steam System

If you worked for Consolidated Edison or worked on the NYC district steam system during the asbestos era — as a ConEd 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.

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Product Facts

Trade NameConEd Fossil-Fuel Power Plants, NYC District Steam System, Substations

Years Produced1884-present (Consolidated Edison; asbestos era through 1980s)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering on NYC district steam mains; asbestos block insulation on boilers; asbestos electrical insulation on substations and transmission equipment; asbestos gaskets and packing

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Electrical Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Power-plant operatorsDistrict steam workersInsulatorsPipefittersElectricians

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