Operating Engineers Local 234 · Des Moines, IA

Union: International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local Number: 234 Location: Des Moines, IA Jurisdiction: Statewide Iowa — 92 counties

Retiree Club

Retiree club information for Local 234 has not yet been confirmed. If you are an officer or member of the Local 234 retiree club and would like your group’s contact information listed here, contact us at [email protected] .

Asbestos Exposure Records

Operating Engineers from Local 234 operated and maintained boilers, steam plants, and mechanical equipment — and ran heavy equipment on construction and demolition jobs — at industrial facilities across Iowa. Documented jobsite exposure records for Iowa facilities are maintained at iowamesothelioma.com .

If you were diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease and were exposed to asbestos insulation, gaskets, or packing while operating boilers, steam plants, or equipment at power plants, refineries, factories, or other industrial facilities in Iowa, 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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