CertainTeed — Athens Plant in Athens GA

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

Plant Description and Operating Era

The CertainTeed Athens GA plant is one of CertainTeed’s Southeast U.S. fiber-glass insulation manufacturing facilities, producing fiber-glass building and mechanical insulation products for residential, commercial, and industrial construction markets across the Southeast. Fiber-glass insulation plants of this era typically operated high-temperature glass melters, forming lines, curing ovens, and packaging lines — all of which historically incorporated a range of asbestos-containing insulation, gasket, and refractory materials on hot-side equipment. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, plaintiffs have alleged asbestos exposure at CertainTeed fiber-glass insulation plants during the U.S. asbestos era.

Premises ACM Narrative

At the CertainTeed Athens GA plant during the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1960s-1985), plaintiffs have alleged the following premises ACM uses and work activities:

  • Asbestos pipe covering on process steam mains and utility lines
  • Asbestos-block hot-side lagging on fiber-glass melters, forming machines, and curing ovens
  • Asbestos-fabric expansion joints on process piping
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets at process flanges
  • Asbestos-refractory melter tank throat pieces and paving blocks (early era)
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing on structural steel (pre-1973 EPA ban)
  • Asbestos-cement Transite panels in electrical and mechanical enclosures
  • Maintenance disturbance of in-place asbestos insulation and gaskets during shutdowns and repairs

Workers Allegedly Exposed

  • HFIAW Insulators — plant steam pipe covering, melter and oven hot-side lagging
  • UA Pipefitters — flange bolt-up, gasket work
  • IBB Boilermakers — plant boiler work and pressure-vessel maintenance
  • BAC Bricklayers — melter and furnace refractory relining
  • IBEW Electricians — switchgear and motor control
  • SMART Sheet Metal Workers — duct and jacketing installation
  • Millwrights — machine installation and maintenance
  • CertainTeed operators, maintenance mechanics, and laborers on melter, forming, curing, and packaging lines
  • Shipping and receiving — insulation product handling

If You Worked at CertainTeed Athens

If you or a family member worked at the CertainTeed Athens GA plant — or any other CertainTeed / Keasbey & Mattison-heritage site — before 1985 and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.

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