Johnson & Johnson — Skillman NJ Research Center

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 Johnson & Johnson Skillman Research Center in Skillman, New Jersey. For the full corporate summary, see the Johnson & Johnson manufacturer page.

Plant Description and Operating Era

The Skillman NJ Research Center allegedly served as Johnson & Johnson’s principal consumer-products and pharmaceutical R&D campus, hosting research laboratories, pilot-scale process development, analytical chemistry, quality-control, and product-formulation groups. The site supported development work on cosmetic-talc products (Johnson’s Baby Powder, Shower to Shower), skin-care, oral-care, wound-care, and OTC pharmaceutical formulations. Skillman operated from the mid-twentieth century through subsequent J&J corporate reorganizations and has since been consolidated / redeveloped under successor J&J campus planning.

Premises ACM Narrative

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that pre-1980 Skillman premises involved asbestos through:

  • Asbestos pipe covering on pharmaceutical steam sterilizer feeds, IV solution manufacturing lines, and utility piping
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets at autoclave, sterilizer, and process-piping flanges
  • Asbestos-block insulation on cold-chain refrigeration equipment
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing on structural steel (pre-1973 EPA ban)
  • Asbestos-cement roofing and asbestos-cement bulkhead panels
  • Talc processing (pilot / R&D): airborne tremolite/anthophyllite/chrysotile asbestos allegedly contaminated cosmetic talc through the Vermont / Italian / Chinese talc supply chain during pilot-scale talc handling, formulation development, and cosmetic-grade blending trials. Plaintiffs alleged that talc-contamination exposure affected pilot-plant operators, cosmetic-grade blenders, and quality control laboratory technicians at Skillman R&D operations.

Workers Exposed

HFIAW Insulators, UA Pipefitters, BAC Bricklayers (on boiler house rebuilds), IBEW Electricians, Millwrights, pharmaceutical production workers, talc mill / pilot workers, QC laboratory technicians, and sterilizer operators allegedly worked around asbestos-containing materials at the Skillman Research Center.

If You Worked at Johnson & Johnson Skillman

If you or a family member worked at the Johnson & Johnson Skillman Research Center in Skillman, New Jersey before 1980 (or at any time during the cosmetic talc production era) and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, ovarian cancer, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.

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