Ohio SMART Sheet Metal Workers — Asbestos Exposure & Claims

SMART Sheet Metal Workers in Ohio

Ohio was an active state for SMART Sheet Metal Workers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Barberton/Alliance/Cambridge B&W boiler plants, Toledo Owens-Illinois + Owens-Corning + auto (Jeep), Cincinnati/Evendale GE Aircraft Engines, Cleveland/Youngstown/Warren steel (Republic, US Steel, Wheeling-Pittsburgh), Mansfield/Springfield Westinghouse, Portsmouth gaseous diffusion + Goodyear Atomic — facilities where sheet metal workers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that SMART members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.

SMART Locals Covering Ohio

The following Local unions of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) organize sheet metal workers in Ohio:

Local 24 — Southern

For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local’s dedicated page above.

Ohio Statute of Limitations for SMART Asbestos Claims

The Ohio asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 2 years from diagnosis under Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.10. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.

SMART Sheet Metal Workers who worked in Ohio during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.

Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 237-3332

Ohio Asbestos Jobsite Research

For the full catalog of Ohio facilities where sheet metal workers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:

Ohio Asbestos Exposure Archive →

The state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Ohio industrial sites.

Mesothelioma Attorney for Asbestos Claims

If you were diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease after being exposed to asbestos — or you lost a loved one to one — you and your family may have a legal claim and civil claims. An experienced asbestos attorney can evaluate the case — at no cost to you.

Living with a diagnosis?

If you were diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, a filing deadline may already be running. You may have a legal claim now — and claims can often be pursued even if the company is out of business.

Lost a loved one to mesothelioma?

Surviving spouses and children may pursue a wrongful-death claim and asbestos-trust recovery on a loved one's behalf — a separate deadline that can run from the date of passing.

Free case review — no obligation to hire

No attorney fee unless a financial recovery is made

Personal-injury and wrongful-death claims both evaluated

Trust-fund claims and civil lawsuits pursued simultaneously

Filing deadlines may limit the time you have — the sooner the better

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