08/21/2026
From the Know Your Exposure series: Asbestos in the Mining and Milling Industry
During the peak industrial and mining booms, the intense demand for raw minerals drove rapid expansion across plants and underground operations. To extract valuable minerals, heavy machinery crushed, ground, and transported materials continuously. Millions of miners, millworkers, and plant operators kept these facilities running around the clock, often unaware of the severe health hazard hanging in the air. Massive quarry pits, underground shafts, and crushing mines became epicenters of industrial production, exposing workers to harmful mineral dusts.
Some equipment that contained asbestos included:
- Brakes/Brake Pads
- Cement
- Clutches
- Electric Wires
Raw asbestos fibers were easily kicked up into the air every day during processing tasks. When working in mines or mills, workers inhaled particles of this harmful mineral in confined underground spaces or poorly ventilated processing buildings.
If you or a loved one worked in the mining or milling industry and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related health problem, you may be entitled to compensation.
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