Johns-Manville — Perth Amboy NJ Plant

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while working at the Johns-Manville plant in Perth Amboy, New Jersey (Middlesex County, on the Raritan Bay). For the full corporate summary, see the Johns-Manville manufacturer page.

Plant Description and Operating Era

The Johns-Manville Perth Amboy NJ plant sat on the Raritan Bay waterfront and allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing building products — including asbestos-cement, asbestos-roofing, asbestos-millboard, and related J-M product lines — with waterborne raw-fiber and finished-product logistics supporting East Coast and export distribution during the twentieth-century U.S. asbestos era. Operations wound down in the aftermath of J-M’s August 26, 1982 Chapter 11 filing.

Premises ACM Narrative

At the Johns-Manville Perth Amboy NJ plant during the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1920s-1985), plaintiffs alleged that asbestos was present through:

  • Raw asbestos fiber handling — receiving (including waterborne fiber shipments), weighing, blending, and milling of chrysotile fiber (and in early Manville lines, amphibole crocidolite/amosite fiber)
  • Asbestos-cement product manufacturing — asbestos-cement sheet pressing and corrugated asbestos-cement roofing manufacture
  • Asbestos-millboard and roofing product manufacture
  • Product finishing — sawing, drilling, sanding, and edge-finishing generating airborne asbestos dust throughout production halls
  • Asbestos pipe covering on plant steam mains
  • Asbestos-block hot-side lagging on autoclaves, curing kilns, 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-cement, roofing, and millboard for barge, rail, and truck distribution

Workers Exposed

  • J-M asbestos mill workers — raw fiber receiving, weighing, blending, milling
  • Asbestos-cement sheet pressers and finishers
  • Roofing and millboard machine operators
  • HFIAW Insulators — on pipe covering and Kaylo/Aircell installation
  • UA Pipefitters — flange bolt-up
  • IBB Boilermakers — plant boilers and autoclave work
  • IBEW Electricians — switchgear and motor control work
  • BAC Bricklayers — refractory in curing kilns
  • Millwrights — machine tool installation
  • Longshoremen, dock workers, shipping and receiving workers — handled asbestos fiber bales and finished asbestos-containing product bundles at the Raritan Bay waterfront

If You Worked at Johns-Manville Perth Amboy NJ

If you or a family member worked at the Johns-Manville Perth Amboy NJ plant — or any other Johns-Manville site including Manville NJ, Waukegan IL, Corona CA, Pittsburg CA, Somerville NJ, Norwood OH, 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 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