Missouri & Illinois Power Generation Jobsites
Missouri's coal-fired and hydroelectric power plants — and the Illinois facilities directly across the river where Missouri workers regularly pulled shifts — were among the most asbestos-intensive worksites in the region. Every boiler, turbine, and mile of high-pressure steam piping was insulated with asbestos-containing materials from the 1930s through the 1980s. Scroll over a region to see facilities — click any site to read its full exposure history.
Missouri
Illinois
Map shows 423 documented asbestos exposure sites across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Click any marker to visit the site's full report.
Missouri Power Generation Sites
Labadie Power Plant
Franklin County — Union Electric / Ameren
One of Missouri's largest coal-fired plants. Boilers, turbines, and miles of steam piping insulated with Johns-Manville, Kaylo, and Eagle-Picher products throughout operation.
Sioux Energy Center
West Alton, St. Charles County — Ameren
Coal-fired generating station on the Missouri River. Extensive boiler room and turbine hall asbestos insulation. Accessible from St. Louis metro by Local 1 and Local 562 workers.
Meramec Energy Center
Valley Park, St. Louis County — Ameren
Coal-fired plant on the Meramec River. Multiple generating units, each with boiler assemblies requiring sustained insulation work by Local 1 insulators throughout construction and maintenance.
Rush Island Power Plant
Festus, Jefferson County — Union Electric / Ameren
Large coal-fired plant south of St. Louis. Constructed during a period of peak asbestos use; boiler, turbine, and piping insulation work by multiple Local 1 and Local 562 crews.
Portage des Sioux Power Plant
St. Charles County — Union Electric / Ameren
Major Union Electric coal facility near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Significant Local 1 and Local 562 work history throughout construction and decades of maintenance outages.
Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Plant
Reynolds County — Ameren
Pumped-storage hydroelectric facility in the Ozarks. Turbine and mechanical room insulation with asbestos-containing materials during construction and ongoing maintenance.
Duck Creek Power Station
Canton, Lewis County — Ameren Missouri
Coal-fired plant in northeast Missouri. Steam systems insulated with standard-era asbestos pipe covering and block insulation throughout construction and periodic maintenance outages.
Hawthorn Generating Station
Kansas City — Kansas City Power & Light
Coal-fired KCPL plant in Kansas City. Boiler and turbine room work performed by Boilermakers Local 83 and Insulators Local 18 throughout its operational life.
Iatan Generating Station
Weston, Platte County — Kansas City Power & Light
Major KCPL coal facility north of Kansas City on the Missouri River. Constructed with asbestos pipe insulation, boiler block, and turbine lagging throughout. Significant outage work history.
Lake Road Generating Station
Saint Joseph, Missouri
Coal-fired generating station serving the Saint Joseph area. Steam system insulation with asbestos pipe covering and block insulation during construction and maintenance periods.
Mexico Power Plant
Mexico, Audrain County — Union Electric
Union Electric coal facility in central Missouri. Boiler and steam system work by insulators and pipefitters from St. Louis union halls traveling to outage work throughout the plant's operating life.
Moberly Power Plant
Moberly, Randolph County
Coal-fired plant in north-central Missouri. Pipe and equipment insulation work with standard-era asbestos products throughout construction and maintenance periods.
Nevada Power Plant
Nevada, Vernon County
Generating facility in southwest Missouri. Boiler and steam piping insulated with asbestos-containing products during construction and operational maintenance outages.
Sikeston Power Station
Sikeston, Scott County
Major generating facility in the Missouri Bootheel region. Steam and boiler systems with asbestos insulation work performed throughout construction and maintenance outage periods.
New Madrid Power Plant
New Madrid County — Associated Electric
Major coal-fired facility in the Bootheel. Extensive boiler and steam piping insulation. Workers from Local 1 and Local 18 traveled from St. Louis and Kansas City for construction and outage work.
Trigen Energy / District Steam Plant
St. Louis — District Heating Steam
Downtown St. Louis district heating and steam distribution operation. Extensive steam distribution piping throughout the urban core, insulated with asbestos pipe covering serviced by Local 1 and Local 562 workers.
Illinois Power Generation Sites
Illinois law applies to these facilities. Asbestos claims arising from exposure at Illinois worksites are governed by Illinois law — including a 2-year statute of limitations under 735 ILCS 5/13-202, shorter than Missouri's 5-year window. Missouri workers who pulled shifts at Illinois power plants frequently have claims under both states' laws simultaneously.
Marion Power Plant
Williamson County, Illinois — Central Illinois Public Service
Coal-fired generating station in southern Illinois. Missouri union workers dispatched by Local 1 and Local 562 worked construction and outage cycles here alongside Illinois trade locals.
Newton Power Station
Jasper County, Illinois — Illinois Power
Large coal-fired plant in central Illinois. Extensive boiler and steam piping with asbestos insulation. Missouri workers traveled to Newton for outage work throughout the plant's operational decades.
Pearl Station
Pike County, Illinois — Central Illinois Public Service
Coal-fired facility on the Illinois River. Missouri workers from the St. Louis corridor frequently worked outage cycles at Pearl Station; exposure to asbestos pipe covering and boiler block documented in litigation records.
Powerton Generating Station
Tazewell County, Illinois — Illinois Power / Ameren
One of Illinois's largest coal-fired plants. Massive boiler assemblies and turbine halls with sustained asbestos insulation work. Missouri tradesmen participated in construction and major maintenance outages.
Venice Power Plant
Venice, Illinois — Madison County
Coal-fired facility in the East St. Louis corridor, directly across the river from Missouri. Local 1 and Local 562 members from St. Louis worked here interchangeably with Missouri facilities throughout the plant's operating life.