Owens-Corning — Kansas City Fiberglas Plant in Kansas City KS

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 Owens-Corning Kansas City Fiberglas plant in Kansas City, Kansas. For the full corporate summary, see the Owens-Corning manufacturer page.

Plant Description and Operating Era

The Kansas City KS Fiberglas plant is one of Owens-Corning’s Midwest fiberglass insulation and reinforcement manufacturing sites, supplying building insulation, industrial insulation, and Fiberglas reinforcement products to the greater KC industrial and construction market. The plant operates high-temperature glass-melting furnaces, forming machines, curing ovens, and finishing lines — all built during the pre-1973 asbestos era with asbestos-containing thermal-insulation, gasket, and refractory materials consistent with Fiberglas plant design of the period.

Premises ACM Narrative

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that pre-1973 premises exposures at Kansas City involved:

  • Asbestos pipe covering on process steam mains and utility lines
  • Asbestos-block hot-side lagging on Fiberglas melting furnaces, forming machines, and curing ovens
  • Asbestos-fabric expansion joints on Fiberglas process piping
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets at furnace and process piping flanges
  • Asbestos-cement bulkhead panels in electrical rooms
  • Asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in Fiberglas plant switchgear
  • Asbestos-refractory Fiberglas melter tank throat pieces and paving blocks (early era)
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing on structural steel (pre-1973 EPA ban)

Workers Exposed

Plaintiffs allegedly worked at the Kansas City Fiberglas plant in trades including HFIAW Insulators, UA Pipefitters, IBB Boilermakers, BAC Bricklayers (furnace relining), IBEW Electricians, Millwrights, Fiberglas forming machine operators, and furnace tenders.

If You Worked at Owens-Corning Kansas City

If you or a family member worked at the Owens-Corning Kansas City Fiberglas plant in Kansas City KS — or any other Owens-Corning site including Kaylo or Fiberglas manufacturing — and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim. The Owens-Corning Fibreboard Trust (2000) provides compensation for Kaylo asbestos-injury claims.

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