Was PacifiCorp / Pacific Power & Light — Pacific Northwest & Mountain West Utility Premises asbestos documented in litigation?

PacifiCorp / Pacific Power & Light — Pacific Northwest & Mountain West Utility Premises 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 PacifiCorp / Pacific Power & Light — Pacific Northwest & Mountain West Utility Premises asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to PacifiCorp / Pacific Power & Light — Pacific Northwest & Mountain West Utility Premises 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.

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Coal-Fired and Hydroelectric Generating Stations, Transmission Substations, and Distribution Facilities Across WA, OR, ID, UT, WY, and Northern CA

⚖ Litigation Record1910-1985PREMISES PATHWAY - asbestos pipe covering on high-pressure steam headers and feedwater lines in coal-fired boiler houses (Jim Bridger WY, Naughton WY, Dave Johnston WY, Hunter UT, Huntington UT, Centralia WA, Boardman-connected OR facilities); asbestos block and blanket insulation on boiler walls and economizers; asbestos-containing gaskets, valve packing, and pump packing in condensate and boiler-feed systems; asbestos millboard and cloth in transformer firewalls and switchgear rooms at substations; refractory brick in coal-boiler combustion zones — disturbed during outage tear-out, retube work, gasket replacement, and insulator lagging repair by pipefitters, boilermakers, insulators, electricians, and millwrights

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Premises Description

PacifiCorp (operating as Pacific Power in the Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain Power in the Intermountain West) traces its roots to Pacific Power & Light Company (organized 1910) and Utah Power & Light Company (1912), merged and reorganized through the twentieth century into one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the western United States. Its historic generating fleet included coal-fired plants at Jim Bridger and Naughton and Dave Johnston in Wyoming, Hunter and Huntington in Utah, and Centralia in Washington, together with an extensive hydroelectric network on the North Umpqua, Lewis, Klamath, and Bear Rivers, plus hundreds of transmission substations across six states.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that pre-1985 PacifiCorp / Pacific Power generating stations and substations contained extensive asbestos-containing thermal insulation on boiler headers, feedwater piping, superheater and reheater sections, economizers, and steam turbines; asbestos-containing gaskets and packing in valves, pumps, and condenser waterboxes; asbestos millboard and transite panels in switchgear rooms and transformer vaults; and asbestos-refractory brick in coal-fired combustion chambers. Plaintiffs allegedly encountered airborne asbestos during scheduled outages, boiler retubes, gasket replacements, and insulation tear-out and re-lagging performed by in-house crews and outside insulation contractors.

Workers Exposed

Plaintiffs alleged that station operators, boiler mechanics, pipefitters, insulators, electricians, and millwrights working at PacifiCorp coal-fired plants and substations from approximately 1940 through the mid-1980s were exposed to respirable asbestos fibers when boiler lagging was cut, gaskets were scraped from flange faces, valve packing was repacked, and refractory brick was chipped and replaced. Outage contractors, apprentices, and helpers who cleaned the boiler house during and after these operations were also allegedly exposed.

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If you or a family member worked at a PacifiCorp, Pacific Power, Rocky Mountain Power, Pacific Power & Light, or Utah Power & Light generating station or substation and later received a mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diagnosis, you may have legal claims against premises owners, insulation contractors, and asbestos-product manufacturers whose products were used at the site. Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956

Product Facts

Trade NameCoal-Fired and Hydroelectric Generating Stations, Transmission Substations, and Distribution Facilities Across WA, OR, ID, UT, WY, and Northern CA

Years Produced1910-1985

Asbestos ContentPREMISES PATHWAY - asbestos pipe covering on high-pressure steam headers and feedwater lines in coal-fired boiler houses (Jim Bridger WY, Naughton WY, Dave Johnston WY, Hunter UT, Huntington UT, Centralia WA, Boardman-connected OR facilities); asbestos block and blanket insulation on boiler walls and economizers; asbestos-containing gaskets, valve packing, and pump packing in condensate and boiler-feed systems; asbestos millboard and cloth in transformer firewalls and switchgear rooms at substations; refractory brick in coal-boiler combustion zones — disturbed during outage tear-out, retube work, gasket replacement, and insulator lagging repair by pipefitters, boilermakers, insulators, electricians, and millwrights

CategoryBoilers Gaskets-Packing Electrical

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

InsulatorsPipefittersBoilermakersElectriciansMillwrights

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Years1910-1985

AsbestosPREMISES PATHWAY - asbestos pipe covering on high-pressure steam headers and feedwater lines in coal-fired boiler houses (Jim Bridger WY, Naughton WY, Dave Johnston WY, Hunter UT, Huntington UT, Centralia WA, Boardman-connected OR facilities); asbestos block and blanket insulation on boiler walls and economizers; asbestos-containing gaskets, valve packing, and pump packing in condensate and boiler-feed systems; asbestos millboard and cloth in transformer firewalls and switchgear rooms at substations; refractory brick in coal-boiler combustion zones — disturbed during outage tear-out, retube work, gasket replacement, and insulator lagging repair by pipefitters, boilermakers, insulators, electricians, and millwrights

CategoryBoilers

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Coal-Fired and Hydroelectric Generating Stations, Transmission Substations, and Distribution Facilities Across WA, OR, ID, UT, WY, and Northern CA

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