Was Portland General Electric (PGE) — Oregon Utility Premises asbestos documented in litigation?

Portland General Electric (PGE) — Oregon 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 Portland General Electric (PGE) — Oregon Utility Premises asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Portland General Electric (PGE) — Oregon 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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Boardman Coal-Fired Station, Trojan Nuclear Generating Station (Historic), Colstrip Participation, Willamette-Basin Hydroelectric Stations, and Portland-Area Substations

⚖ Litigation Record1889-1985PREMISES PATHWAY - asbestos pipe covering on high-pressure steam headers, superheater and reheater piping, feedwater lines, and turbine casings at Boardman (Boardman OR) and Trojan Nuclear (Rainier OR); asbestos block and blanket insulation on boiler walls, economizers, reactor auxiliary piping, and steam-line whip restraints; asbestos-containing gaskets and packing in valves, pumps, and condenser waterboxes; asbestos millboard and transite in switchgear rooms and transformer firewalls at PGE Portland-metro substations; refractory brick in Boardman combustion zones; asbestos-cement panels in secondary containment and cable trays at Trojan — disturbed during outage tear-out, retube work, refueling outages, gasket replacement, decommissioning activities, 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

Portland General Electric Company (PGE), organized in the 1880s and today the largest investor-owned electric utility in Oregon, historically operated the Boardman coal-fired generating station (Boardman OR, retired 2020), the Trojan Nuclear Generating Station (Rainier OR, operated 1976-1992 and later decommissioned), a Willamette-basin hydroelectric fleet (Round Butte, Pelton, Faraday, Sullivan, Bull Run, and other stations), a participating share in the Colstrip coal plant in Montana, and an extensive substation and distribution network across the Portland metropolitan area and northwest Oregon.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that pre-1985 PGE generating stations contained asbestos-containing thermal insulation on boiler headers, superheater and reheater piping, feedwater lines, turbine casings, and reactor-auxiliary steam piping; asbestos-containing gaskets and packing in valves, pumps, and condenser waterboxes; asbestos millboard and transite panels in switchgear rooms and transformer vaults across PGE Portland-metro substations; refractory brick in Boardman combustion chambers; and asbestos-cement panels in Trojan secondary containment and cable-tray systems. Plaintiffs allegedly encountered airborne asbestos during scheduled outages, refueling outages, gasket replacements, retubes, Trojan decommissioning, and insulation tear-out and re-lagging.

Workers Exposed

Plaintiffs alleged that station operators, boiler mechanics, pipefitters, insulators, electricians, millwrights, and decommissioning workers at PGE plants and substations from approximately 1940 through the mid-1980s (and Trojan decommissioning through the 1990s and 2000s) were exposed to respirable asbestos fibers when boiler lagging was cut, gaskets were scraped from flange faces, valve packing was repacked, refractory brick was chipped, and asbestos-containing components were removed during decommissioning.

If You Worked With Portland General Electric Facilities and Have Been Diagnosed With Mesothelioma

If you or a family member worked at Boardman, Trojan Nuclear, a PGE hydroelectric station, or a PGE Portland-area 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. Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956

Product Facts

Trade NameBoardman Coal-Fired Station, Trojan Nuclear Generating Station (Historic), Colstrip Participation, Willamette-Basin Hydroelectric Stations, and Portland-Area Substations

Years Produced1889-1985

Asbestos ContentPREMISES PATHWAY - asbestos pipe covering on high-pressure steam headers, superheater and reheater piping, feedwater lines, and turbine casings at Boardman (Boardman OR) and Trojan Nuclear (Rainier OR); asbestos block and blanket insulation on boiler walls, economizers, reactor auxiliary piping, and steam-line whip restraints; asbestos-containing gaskets and packing in valves, pumps, and condenser waterboxes; asbestos millboard and transite in switchgear rooms and transformer firewalls at PGE Portland-metro substations; refractory brick in Boardman combustion zones; asbestos-cement panels in secondary containment and cable trays at Trojan — disturbed during outage tear-out, retube work, refueling outages, gasket replacement, decommissioning activities, 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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Years1889-1985

AsbestosPREMISES PATHWAY - asbestos pipe covering on high-pressure steam headers, superheater and reheater piping, feedwater lines, and turbine casings at Boardman (Boardman OR) and Trojan Nuclear (Rainier OR); asbestos block and blanket insulation on boiler walls, economizers, reactor auxiliary piping, and steam-line whip restraints; asbestos-containing gaskets and packing in valves, pumps, and condenser waterboxes; asbestos millboard and transite in switchgear rooms and transformer firewalls at PGE Portland-metro substations; refractory brick in Boardman combustion zones; asbestos-cement panels in secondary containment and cable trays at Trojan — disturbed during outage tear-out, retube work, refueling outages, gasket replacement, decommissioning activities, and insulator lagging repair by pipefitters, boilermakers, insulators, electricians, and millwrights

CategoryBoilers

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Boardman Coal-Fired Station, Trojan Nuclear Generating Station (Historic), Colstrip Participation, Willamette-Basin Hydroelectric Stations, and Portland-Area Substations

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