Asbestos / Mesothelioma Statistics in Denver
~110
Annual Mesothelioma Diagnoses (CO)
2 years
SOL from Diagnosis
Martin Marietta/LM aerospace, Lowry AFB, coal processing, construction
Key Exposure Industries
Denver District Court
Primary Litigation Venue
Courts in Denver, Colorado
Denver District Court — Civil Division
1437 Bannock St, Denver, CO 80202
Hospitals & Trauma Centers in Denver
University of Colorado Cancer Center — Thoracic Oncology
12801 E 17th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045
SCL Health Saint Joseph Hospital — Cancer Center
1375 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO 80218
Liability Considerations in Denver
Asbestos Exposure History in Denver, Colorado
Martin Marietta Corporation (now Lockheed Martin) operated a massive aerospace manufacturing complex in Waterton Canyon south of Denver from the 1950s, building Titan missile systems for the U.S. Air Force. Workers at the Waterton plant were exposed to asbestos insulation in manufacturing facilities and in missile component fabrication. Rocky Mountain Arsenal, northeast of Denver, manufactured chemical weapons and industrial chemicals during WWII and the Cold War — its facilities used asbestos pipe insulation extensively. Lowry Air Force Base trained military personnel and maintained aircraft in facilities built with asbestos materials. Colorado's coal processing plants — particularly the CF&I steel complex in Pueblo — sent maintenance workers to Denver-area contracts with significant pipe insulation exposure.