Oil Refinery Workers & Mesothelioma

Asbestos Exposure Risks at Refineries

Oil refineries process and refine crude oil into more useful products such as petroleum, nylon, gasoline, kerosene, plastics, tar, asphalt and more. Specific industries associated with employing oil refinery workers and petroleum engineers include:

Petroleum and coal manufacturing
Oil and gas extraction
Pipeline transportation of natural gas or crude oil
Support activities for mining

Because the equipment these professionals commonly work on can contain asbestos, oil refinery workers are at an increased risk of developing mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases.

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Last updated: June 01, 2025

Common Oil Refinery Products with Asbestos

By sawing, cutting, sanding or working with asbestos products, toxic fibers can be released into the air and inhaled. Many products used by oil refinery workers contained asbestos. Some of those products include:

Asbestos paper
Millboard
Rollboard
Pipe coverings
Electrical products
Cement

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Mesothelioma Lawsuits for Oil Refinery Workers

Because mesothelioma has such a long latency period, oil refinery workers who worked in oil refineries before 1980 are most at risk for developing the disease. Workers who were exposed to asbestos 10, 20, even 50 years ago are just now beginning to experience mesothelioma symptoms.

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