Johns-Manville — Corona Plant in Corona, California

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were allegedly exposed to asbestos while working at the Johns-Manville plant in Corona, California. For the full corporate summary, see the Johns-Manville manufacturer page.

Plant Description and Operating Era

The Johns-Manville Corona plant in Southern California produced asbestos-cement products for the Western U.S. market during much of the twentieth century. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the Corona plant produced Transite asbestos-cement pipe, asbestos-cement sheet, and related asbestos-cement building materials for water utilities, agricultural irrigation, and construction customers throughout California and the Southwest. J-M asbestos-related manufacturing at Corona was discontinued in the years surrounding the company’s 1982 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

Premises ACM Narrative

At the Johns-Manville Corona, California plant during the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1920s-1985), plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed litigation:

  • Raw asbestos fiber handling — receiving, weighing, blending, and milling of chrysotile fiber (and in some early J-M production lines, amphibole crocidolite and amosite fiber)
  • Asbestos-cement product manufacturing — Transite asbestos-cement pipe forming, asbestos-cement sheet pressing, corrugated asbestos-cement roofing production
  • Product finishing — sawing, drilling, sanding, and edge-finishing generating airborne asbestos dust throughout the production halls
  • Asbestos pipe covering on plant steam mains and process piping
  • Asbestos-block hot-side lagging on autoclaves, curing kilns, and plant boilers
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets at product-machine flanges
  • Asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in plant switchgear
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing on structural steel (pre-1973 EPA ban)
  • Shipping and warehousing — packaging asbestos-cement pipe and asbestos-cement sheet for Western U.S. distribution

Workers Exposed

  • J-M asbestos mill workers — raw fiber receiving, weighing, blending, milling
  • Transite pipe forming machine operators and finishers
  • Asbestos-cement sheet press operators and finishers
  • HFIAW Insulators — on plant pipe covering and Kaylo/Aircell installation
  • UA Pipefitters — flange bolt-up on steam and process piping
  • IBB Boilermakers — plant boilers and Transite autoclave work
  • IBEW Electricians — switchgear and motor-control-center work
  • BAC Bricklayers — refractory in curing kilns
  • Millwrights — machine tool installation and rebuild
  • Shipping and receiving workers — handled Transite pipe, asbestos-cement sheet, and asbestos-cement roofing

If You Worked at Johns-Manville Corona, California

If you or a family member worked at the Johns-Manville plant in Corona, California — or any other Johns-Manville site including Pittsburg CA, Lompoc CA, Manville NJ, Waukegan IL, Somerville NJ, Perth Amboy NJ, Norwood OH, Green Cove Springs FL, or Denver CO — and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.

The Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust — established under Johns-Manville’s 1982 Chapter 11 reorganization, the landmark U.S. asbestos bankruptcy trust — provides a legal remedy for J-M asbestos-injury claims.

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