Boilermakers Local 40 · Elizabethtown, KY

Union: International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) Local Number: 40 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Jurisdiction: Kentucky

Retiree Club

Retiree club information for Local 40 has not yet been confirmed. If you are an officer or member of the Local 40 retiree club and would like your group’s contact information listed here, contact us at [email protected] .

Asbestos Exposure Records

Boilermakers from Local 40 fabricated, erected, and maintained boilers, pressure vessels, and heat exchangers at industrial facilities across Kentucky. Documented jobsite exposure records for Kentucky facilities are maintained at kentuckymesothelioma.com .

If you were diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease and were exposed to asbestos gaskets, rope, and block insulation while fabricating or repairing boilers and pressure vessels at power plants, refineries, factories, or other industrial facilities in Kentucky, documented exposure records may be available for your work locations.

Occupational Disease Resources

Building trades workers who were active during the period from approximately 1940 through the early 1980s were routinely exposed to asbestos-containing insulation, gaskets, refractory, and packing at industrial and commercial jobsites.

Conditions associated with this exposure include mesothelioma, asbestosis, and asbestos-related lung cancer. These conditions can have latency periods of 20–50 years and may not appear until decades after exposure ended.

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