Was Kerr-McGee Corporation — asbestos documented in litigation?

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

Which trades had the most exposure?

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

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

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

Can workers file claims related to Kerr-McGee Corporation — asbestos exposure?

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

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

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

Industrial-Furnaces

Kerr-McGee U.S. Refineries, Chemical Plants, Uranium Processing, Titanium Dioxide Operations

⚖ Litigation Record1929-2006 (Kerr-McGee; acquired by Anadarko then Occidental); asbestos era through 1980sAsbestos pipe covering; asbestos refractory on refinery FCCUs and chemical process equipment; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; asbestos plant infrastructure

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

Kerr-McGee Corporation (founded 1929, historically headquartered Oklahoma City OK; oil and gas assets acquired by Anadarko 2006, later Occidental; chemical operations spun off as Tronox 2006) was through the 20th century a diversified U.S. energy and specialty chemicals company. Kerr-McGee operated through the asbestos era U.S. plants including:

Wynnewood Refinery (Wynnewood OK) — historic Kerr-McGee refinery
Corpus Christi Refinery (Corpus Christi TX) — Gulf Coast refinery
Hamilton Refinery (Hamilton MS) — additional operations
Cimarron Uranium Facility (Crescent OK) — famous for the 1974 Karen Silkwood incident
Cotter Uranium Mill (Canon City CO) — uranium processing
Hamilton MS, Savannah GA, Antioch CA — titanium dioxide (Tronox legacy)
Kress Creek IL, West Chicago IL — additional operations
Corpus Christi TX — soda ash / specialty chemicals

Each operated continuously through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing plant infrastructure.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Kerr-McGee — as premises owner — exposed its refinery, chemical, uranium-processing, and titanium-dioxide workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Kerr-McGee Corporation / Tronox / Anadarko / Occidental has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

OCAW / USW refinery operators and chemical workers at Kerr-McGee plants
Uranium and titanium-dioxide processing workers at Kerr-McGee mills
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Kerr-McGee capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Kerr-McGee construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) at Kerr-McGee plants

If You Worked at a Kerr-McGee Plant

If you worked at a Kerr-McGee Corporation refinery, chemical, uranium-processing, or titanium-dioxide plant during the asbestos era — as an employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameKerr-McGee U.S. Refineries, Chemical Plants, Uranium Processing, Titanium Dioxide Operations

Years Produced1929-2006 (Kerr-McGee; acquired by Anadarko then Occidental); asbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering; asbestos refractory on refinery FCCUs and chemical process equipment; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos electrical insulation; asbestos plant infrastructure

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Industrial-Chemicals Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Refinery operatorsChemical workersInsulatorsPipefitters

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