Facility Overview
Avondale Shipyard is a naval shipyard located in New Orleans, LA. Operated 1938–2014. Peak employment: 26,000 workers (WWII). Tier 2 evidence.
Evidence Records (4)
Latiolais v. Huntington Ingalls, Inc., No. 18-30652 (5th Cir. 2019): Plaintiff exposed to asbestos at the Avondale shipyard and contracted mesothelioma; federal-officer removal remanded on | Barrosse v. Huntington Ingalls, No. 21-30761 (5th Cir. 2023): Plaintiff worked as Avondale (Huntington Ingalls) electrician Feb 1969–Jan 1970; developed mesothelioma; federal-officer | Hotard v. Avondale Industries, Inc., E.D. La. Civ. No. 20-1877: Federal court documents alleging exposure to injurious levels of asbestos and asbestos-containing products involving Avo | NIOSH HETA-97-0260-2716: NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation confirmed at Avondale Shipyards (sandblasting dust, welding fumes, paint burning contamin
Machine-Readable Provenance
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Documented Asbestos Products
Products identified at this facility: Kaylo insulation, lagging cloth for steam pipes, gaskets, floor tiles, adhesives, fire-resistant blankets.
Verified Products (6)
Kaylo (Owens-Illinois (trade name); Owens-Corning after ~1958); Marinite 36 (Johns-Manville); Micarta (Westinghouse); Uniroyal asbestos cloth (Uniroyal Holdings / Uniroyal, Inc.); Garlock gaskets (Garlock, Inc.); Flexitallic gaskets (Flexitallic).