About Lake Road Generating St. Joseph Missouri
Lake Road Generating Station was a coal- and gas-fired power plant operated by St. Joseph Light & Power Company — later absorbed into Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) and ultimately Evergy following the 2018 Great Plains Energy and Westar merger — in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri.
Saint Joseph sits on the Missouri River approximately 50 miles north of Kansas City. Workers at Lake Road came from across northwest Missouri — many of them union tradespeople with deep roots in the region, including members of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 1, UA Local 562 (United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters), and Boilermakers Local 27. These are the men and women who built and maintained this plant. They are also the workers whose asbestos exposures are now producing diagnoses decades after the fact.
Lake Road Generating Station was operated by St. Joseph Light & Power Company, which became part of Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) and subsequently Great Plains Energy and Evergy. Missouri DNR NESHAP records confirm Great Plains Energy as the responsible party for the 2010 abatement project at this facility.
Utility companies of this scale routinely specified asbestos-containing materials — including pipe covering and insulationpipe insulation, calcium silicate pipe insulation, and spray-applied fireproofing spray fireproofing — in their maintenance contracts, engineering specifications, and equipment procurement. An experienced asbestos attorney can identify which manufacturers and contractors bear liability for specific exposures at this facility.
Missouri asbestos cases arising from Lake Road may be filed in Buchanan County Circuit Court or in St. Louis City Circuit Court, which has long served as the primary venue for asbestos litigation in Missouri. Depending on where exposure occurred across a worker’s career, cases may also be filed in Madison County, Illinois — one of the most plaintiff-favorable asbestos jurisdictions in the country.
General Equipment at Lake Road Generating St. Joseph Missouri
The equipment below represents the systems and infrastructure documented or typically present at this facility during the era when asbestos-containing materials were specified in industrial construction. This is general facility-equipment reference — not a legal attribution of any specific product, manufacturer, or exposure event to this facility. Material-category and manufacturer information is addressed in the AsbestosIndex Product Crosswalk linked under the records table below.
Documented Asbestos Evidence
The records below are verified, state-documented asbestos removals at this facility. Each entry represents a regulated abatement project where the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (Missouri DNR) was notified under federal NESHAP rules, the work was logged, and the asbestos-containing material was confirmed and removed under regulated conditions. These are not allegations or estimates — they are paper records tying documented asbestos-containing material to this specific site.
The following 1 project notification is on file with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (NESHAP program) for this facility. This is a mandatory public regulatory filing documenting asbestos abatement work at Lake Road Generating Station.
| Project ID | Year | Site / Building | Operation | ACM Removed | Contractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A5185-2010 | 2010 | Lower Lake Road Generating Station | Renovation | 3,500 lf friable duct insulation | AT Abatement Services, Inc. |
Source: Missouri Department of Natural Resources, NESHAP Asbestos Abatement & Demolition/Renovation Notification Program — public regulatory records.
Missouri Boiler and Pressure Vessel Registry — Equipment on File
The following boilers and pressure vessels were registered with the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) for this facility. These are public records and have been introduced in asbestos exposure litigation to establish the presence of industrial heating and process equipment — and the contractors and inspectors who serviced it — at this site.
| Reg # | Manufacturer | Yr Built | Yr Installed | Type | Use | MAWP (PSI) | Location | Inspector | Cert Exp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO018252 | B&W | 1938 | 1938 | WT | POWE | 1050 | Unit 3 | M Clements | 2002-01-30 |
| MO018252 | B&W | 1938 | 1938 | WT | POWE | 1050 | Unit 3 | Marion Clements | 2002-01-30 |
| MO002938 | B&W | 1956 | WT | POWE | 1050 | Blrm | M Clements | 1997-10-13 | |
| MO004701 | Ce | 1961 | WT | POWE | 1050 | Pwr Plt | John Janorsche | 2002-01-23 | |
| MO004701 | Ce | 1961 | WT | POWE | 1050 | Pwr Plt | M Clements | 2002-01-23 | |
| MO004701 | Ce | 1961 | WT | POWE | 1050 | Pwr Plt | Marion Clements | 2002-01-23 | |
| MO004702 | Ce | 1961 | WT | POWE | 1050 | Pwr Hse | John Jaorschke | 2002-02-05 | |
| MO004702 | Ce | 1961 | WT | POWE | 1050 | Pwr Hse | M Clements | 2002-02-05 | |
| MO002705 | B&W | 1966 | WT | POWE | 2250 | Pwr Hse | John Janorschke | 2002-04-16 | |
| MO002705 | B&W | 1966 | WT | POWE | 2250 | Pwr Hse | M Clements | 2002-04-16 | |
| MO002705 | B&W | 1966 | WT | POWE | 2250 | Pwr Hse | Marion Clements | 2002-04-16 | |
| MO002704 | Chicago | 1966 | DATK | PROC | 150 | #6 Blr | M Clements | 2003-02-05 |
Source: Missouri Boiler and Pressure Vessel Registry, DOLIR. Public record. MAWP = maximum allowable working pressure. Types: AUTO=autoclave, STM=steam, HTWR=hot water, UNFD=unfired pressure vessel.
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Material Categories in Documented Records
The materials documented above (and similar asbestos-containing materials commonly encountered in records of this type) appear in the AsbestosIndex catalog with historical manufacturer and trust-fund information. Click a category to view manufacturers historically associated with that material:
Critical Filing Deadline & Next Steps
Missouri law gives mesothelioma and asbestos-disease claimants 5 years from the date of medical diagnosis to file a personal-injury lawsuit (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120). For wrongful-death claims after an asbestos-related death, the filing window is 3 years from the date of death (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.100). The two deadlines run on separate tracks — preserving one does not extend the other.
The personal-injury clock runs from diagnosis, not from exposure. Mesothelioma latency is typically 20 to 50 years, so workers exposed in the 1950s–1980s are being diagnosed today.
Practical first steps
- Document what you remember. Pay stubs, W-2s, union cards, photographs, coworker names, and dates of employment. The WorkChain widget on this page can save a copy you can email yourself.
- Preserve medical records. Pathology reports, biopsy results, imaging, and pulmonary-function tests are central to both civil claims and trust-fund filings.
- Identify household members. Spouses who laundered work clothing and children of plant workers are eligible for secondary-exposure claims when diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease.
- Speak with an asbestos attorney with Missouri experience. The first conversation is free and confidential. Asbestos trust-fund claims and civil claims run on different tracks — both can be pursued in parallel.
Asbestos-Related Diseases
Asbestos fiber exposure can cause several specific diseases that typically appear decades after the original exposure. The latency period — the gap between exposure and diagnosis — usually runs 20 to 50 years. That's why workers exposed in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s are receiving diagnoses today.
Mesothelioma
A rare, aggressive cancer that affects the lining of the lungs (pleural mesothelioma), abdomen (peritoneal), or heart (pericardial). Mesothelioma is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure, which is why a mesothelioma diagnosis often points directly to historical workplace exposure. Average latency from first exposure to diagnosis is 30-50 years.
Asbestosis
A chronic, non-cancerous scarring of lung tissue caused by inhaled asbestos fibers. Asbestosis causes progressive shortness of breath, persistent cough, and reduced lung function. It does not improve with treatment, and it is a recognized basis for compensation under most trust schedules and civil claims.
Lung Cancer
Asbestos exposure significantly increases the risk of lung cancer, particularly when combined with a history of smoking. Asbestos-related lung cancer is compensable under the same trust schedules and civil claim avenues as mesothelioma.
Other Recognized Diseases
Pleural plaques, pleural thickening, laryngeal cancer, ovarian cancer, and certain gastrointestinal cancers are also recognized as asbestos-related under various trust schedules and case-law authorities, though eligibility and proof requirements vary by claim type.
If you have any of these diagnoses and you worked at this facility, lived with someone who did, or were exposed in any documented capacity, you may have a claim worth pursuing. Speak with an attorney before assuming you don't qualify.
Data Sources
Information about facility equipment, industrial materials, and occupational records referenced on this page is drawn from publicly available sources where applicable, including:
- EPA ECHO Facility Compliance Database — enforcement and compliance records for industrial facilities
- OSHA Establishment Search — federal workplace inspection history
- EIA Form 860 Plant Data — power-plant equipment and ownership records (where applicable)
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) NESHAP asbestos abatement notification records
- Published asbestos trial and trust fund records (publicly filed court documents)
- AsbestosIndex Product & Manufacturer Crosswalk — historical asbestos-containing product schedules linked to manufacturers
If specific equipment or product claims in this article are sourced from a non-public database, the source is identified parenthetically within the text above.