Johns-Manville — Norwood Plant in Norwood, Ohio

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 Norwood, Ohio — a Cincinnati-adjacent industrial community. For the full corporate summary, see the Johns-Manville manufacturer page.

Plant Description and Operating Era

The Johns-Manville Norwood plant, in the Cincinnati metropolitan industrial belt, produced asbestos-containing products including asbestos pipe covering, asbestos block insulation, and related asbestos lines during the twentieth-century U.S. asbestos era. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the Norwood plant employed a large regional production workforce and served as a supply anchor for the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana industrial corridor. J-M asbestos-related operations at Norwood wound down in the years surrounding the company’s 1982 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

Premises ACM Narrative

At the Johns-Manville Norwood, Ohio 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 pipe-covering production — molded asbestos pipe insulation and asbestos block insulation
  • 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 autoclaves, curing ovens, 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 pipe-covering sections, asbestos block, and related asbestos products for Midwest distribution

Workers Exposed

  • J-M asbestos mill workers — raw fiber receiving, weighing, blending, milling
  • Asbestos pipe-covering and block molders 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 autoclave work
  • IBEW Electricians — switchgear and motor-control-center work
  • BAC Bricklayers — refractory in curing ovens
  • Millwrights — machine tool installation and rebuild
  • Shipping and receiving workers — handled asbestos pipe-covering sections, asbestos block, and related packages

If You Worked at Johns-Manville Norwood, Ohio

If you or a family member worked at the Johns-Manville plant in Norwood, Ohio — or any other Johns-Manville site including Manville NJ, Waukegan IL, Somerville NJ, Perth Amboy NJ, Corona CA, Pittsburg CA, Lompoc CA, 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 compensation for J-M asbestos-injury claims.

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