General Equipment at St. Charles School District St. Charles 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 31 project notification(s) are on file with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (NESHAP program). These are public regulatory records documenting asbestos abatement, demolition, and renovation work at this facility.

Project IDYearBuilding / SiteOperationACM RemovedContractor
A8414-2022Monroe Elementary SchoolRenovation265lf TSI (refd in report as 400 mudded fittings)American Asbestos Abatement LLC dba Midwest Service Group
3963-20052005Lewis and Clark Career Center240 sf sheet flooringSpray Services, Inc.
2224-981999Null ElementaryRenovation1230 sq. ft. accoustical tile.Spray Services Inc.
3980-20052005Hardin Middle School300 sf tank insulation, 75 lf TSI, 75 fittingsSpray Services, Inc.
3053-20012001Jefferson Middle SchoolRenovation600 sq. ft. floor tile & mastic.J. Thomas & Company Inc.
20072002 Rose Lane69 LF TSI, 55 Sqft Floor tile, masticEnvirotech, Inc.
3093-20082008Old Administration BuildingDEMOLITIONnonePremier Demolition
2009405 S. 5th Street130 linear feet friable Insulated PipeBellon Environmental Company
2009St. Peters Church144 sqft Boiler & Tank InsulationCardinal Environmental Operations
2010Vacant residence at 1875 South River Road240sf Sheet Flooring/125sf Duct Wrap/406sf FlrTileAbatement Management, Inc.
2010Laclede Gas Pipe Wrap & Disposal70 linear feet non-frbl asbestos tar coated pipeMosaic Construction Services, Inc.
2011Residence18sf frbl linoleum, 60sf non-frbl duct wrapAmerican Remediation & Restoration Services
2012Noahs Ark673 lf non-frbl 6" asbestos pipeMosaic Construction Services, Inc.
2012S. Main/Boonslick565 lf non-frbl 6" asbestos pipeMosaic Construction Services, Inc.
7015-20152015Old GymnasiumDEMOLITIONfloor tile and mastic (360sf)Aalco Wrecking Company, Inc.
2015Single Family Residence (will demo)50lf non-frbl insulation wrap,2sf non-frbl exterior transite panelAalco Wrecking Company, Inc.
2015621 South 5th Street (House)90sf frbl duct wrap, 40sf frbl linoleum, 6sf window caulk on 34 windowsMidwest Service Group
7387-20152015Building CDEMOLITIONglaxing, caulk, glue dots, TSI, boiler insulation (A6793-2015)Aalco Wrecking Company, Inc.
2015Habitat For Humanity (15-0-187)500lf non-frbl transite underground water pipesMidwest Service Group
2016NS St. Charles15lf n-f transite flue pipe in east wall chimneyEnvirotech, Inc.
2016American Railcar Leasing (Warehouse Structure)210lf frbl pipe insulationWellington Environmental
8295-20172017Former Office BuildingDEMOLITIONmutiple, see fileAalco Wrecking Company
2017127 N. 5th Street150sf n-f floor tile/mastic, 1118sf n-f window caulk, 1lf frbl pipe insulationCrossroads Construction Services, Inc.
9665-20192019St. Charles Borromeo ParishDEMOLITIONair cell, mudded joints, ceiling texture, drywall panels, window glazing, roo…Industrial Salvage & Wrecking
2020A3236 MoDOT EB-I-70 Blanchette Bridge Rehab ACM Padding340sf n-f insulating compound beneath 900 tube rail postsCardinal Environmental Operations Corp.
2021Residential Structure300sf duct tape, 1500sf floor tile & masticMidwest Service Group
2021Knake Residence550sf n-f tile &mastic, 12lf nf- duct seam tape, 15lf n-f pipe insulSpray Services, Inc.
2022Norfolk Southern Wentzville Yard12 lf n-f transite pipeMidwest Service Group
2024Immanuel Lutheran Church and School60lf frbl TSI, 500sf n-f floor tile &masticEnvironmental Operations
2024Clement Pre-Owned Auto18lf n-f transite pipe, 10sf n-f transite chimney siding, 1250sf n-f transite…Environmental Operations
2025Bldg 93, 620 N 2nd St50lf frbl TSI, 1sf frbl door caulk, 270sf n-f glazingAmerican Asbestos Abatement LLC dba Midwest Servic

Source: Missouri Department of Natural Resources, NESHAP Asbestos Abatement 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 #ManufacturerYr BuiltYr InstalledTypeUseMAWP (PSI)LocationInspectorCert Exp
MO056459Brunner1999AIRTSTOR200Blr RmSteve Licklighter2002-06-30

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:

Who May Have Been Exposed at St. Charles School District St. Charles Missouri

The trades you worked in determine which manufacturers you can pursue, which trust funds apply to your claim, and what evidence your attorney needs to build your case. This is not a generic asbestos claim — it’s a claim built around your specific work history.

Boilermakers and Stationary Engineers

Missouri Boiler Registry records document pressure vessels at district facilities from manufacturers including Adamson, American Standard, and AO Smith. Workers servicing this equipment reportedly disturbed block insulation — including calcium silicate pipe insulation — rope gaskets, packing materials, and refractory cement during routine maintenance and annual outages. Members of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 1 and UA Local 562 are alleged to have faced significant fiber concentrations during heating season repairs, when insulation was routinely cut, stripped, and replaced in enclosed mechanical rooms.

Pipefitters and Steamfitters

The steam and hot-water distribution systems in these buildings reportedly incorporated pipe insulation products calcium silicate pipe insulation, Thermobestos, and high-temperature pipe insulation. UA Local 562 members who worked these systems are alleged to have been exposed when cutting sections, fitting joints, and applying finishing muds — tasks that generated respirable fiber with every movement.

Insulators

Insulators faced the most direct and sustained contact with ACMs of any trade. Workers applying or stripping magnesia block, pipe covering, and fitting mud reportedly encountered elevated fiber concentrations throughout their shifts. Products were reportedly supplied by , and , among others. Heat and Frost Insulators Local 1 members are alleged to have experienced peak exposures both during original construction and during later renovation work, when aged insulation crumbled during removal.

HVAC Mechanics

Duct systems in district buildings reportedly incorporated asbestos-containing wrap and liner, as well as vibration isolation materials with asbestos content. Workers cutting, fitting, and maintaining these systems may have been exposed to asbestos fibers during both installation and subsequent service work documented in MDNR records.

Electricians, Millwrights, and In-House Maintenance Workers

These workers were in the buildings constantly — pulling wire through walls, cutting floor tile, working above ceiling grids. Vinyl-asbestos floor tiles and their mastics were reportedly present throughout district facilities, as were ceiling tiles from ceiling tile. In-house maintenance workers are alleged to have routinely disturbed these materials without respiratory protection, often without any awareness that the materials reportedly contained asbestos at all.

Secondary Exposure — Family Members

Family members who never set foot in a school building may also have viable claims. Asbestos fibers are reportedly documented to have been carried home on work clothing, hair, and skin — and secondary exposure through laundering contaminated work clothes has been a recognized basis for mesothelioma claims. An asbestos cancer lawyer St. Louis can evaluate whether a family member’s diagnosis connects to a worker’s occupational history.

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

  1. 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.
  2. Preserve medical records. Pathology reports, biopsy results, imaging, and pulmonary-function tests are central to both civil claims and trust-fund filings.
  3. 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.
  4. 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:

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.