Johns-Manville — Pittsburg Plant in Pittsburg, 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 Transite asbestos-cement pipe plant in Pittsburg, California. For the full corporate summary, see the Johns-Manville manufacturer page.

Plant Description and Operating Era

The Johns-Manville Pittsburg plant in the Northern California Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta was a major West Coast production site for Transite asbestos-cement pipe and related asbestos-cement products. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the Pittsburg plant supplied Transite pipe to water utilities, sewer authorities, and irrigation districts throughout California and the Pacific Northwest during the twentieth-century U.S. asbestos era. J-M asbestos-related manufacturing at Pittsburg was discontinued in the years surrounding the company’s 1982 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

Premises ACM Narrative

At the Johns-Manville Pittsburg, 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)
  • Transite asbestos-cement pipe manufacturing — Transite pipe forming, autoclave curing, machining and finishing of large-diameter asbestos-cement pipe
  • Asbestos-cement sheet and asbestos-cement 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 Transite 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 Transite asbestos-cement pipe for Western U.S. utility distribution

Workers Exposed

  • J-M asbestos mill workers — raw fiber receiving, weighing, blending, milling
  • Transite pipe forming machine operators and finishers
  • Autoclave and curing-kiln operators
  • Transite pipe machining and edge-finishing workers
  • 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 large-diameter Transite asbestos-cement pipe

If You Worked at Johns-Manville Pittsburg, California

If you or a family member worked at the Johns-Manville Transite plant in Pittsburg, California — or any other Johns-Manville site including Corona 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