About Anderson Power Station | Anderson

Anderson, Indiana’s Industrial Heritage and Power Generation Infrastructure

Anderson, Indiana, grew into a major industrial city through much of the 20th century. Large-scale manufacturing in automotive supply, glass, and electrical industries required the utility infrastructure to power that industrial base. The Anderson Power Station served as a primary electrical generation source for the region and surrounding areas.

Key Utility Operators

Power generating facilities in Anderson were typically operated by:

  • Indiana Power & Light Company (IP&L)—later consolidated under AES Indiana
  • Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPALCO)
  • Contractors and subcontractors providing maintenance, repair, and construction services

Many of those contractors drew labor from national building-trades unions whose members routinely worked across state lines throughout the Midwest industrial corridor:

  • Heat and Frost Insulators — thermal insulation workers dispatched to power stations and industrial sites across Indiana and neighboring states
  • Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA) — pipefitters dispatched to power facilities throughout Indiana and the surrounding region
  • Boilermakers — boilermaker construction workers dispatched to power stations throughout the Midwest

Former workers, contractors, and employees of these utility operations may have sustained asbestos exposure from asbestos-containing materials allegedly supplied by major manufacturers. Members of these unions who worked at the Anderson Power Station and have since been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease may pursue claims in Indiana courts, in the county where the exposure occurred.

An experienced asbestos attorney in Indiana can evaluate where your claim should be filed—Indiana asbestos cases are brought in the Indiana court for the county where the exposure occurred, such as Marion County in Indianapolis. Either way, the critical deadline remains Indiana’s statute of limitations—2 years from diagnosis under Ind. Code § 34-20-3-1.

Operational Timeline: When Asbestos-Containing Materials Were Reportedly Installed

Pre-World War II construction (1920s–1940s): Early generating infrastructure was reportedly built when asbestos-containing insulation products were the undisputed industry standard for high-temperature steam systems. Virtually all thermal insulation installed during this period is alleged to have contained asbestos.

Post-war expansion (1945–1965): The post-war industrial boom drove rapid expansion of power generation capacity across Indiana and throughout the Midwest industrial corridor. Asbestos-containing materials were allegedly installed at high volume during this period. The same manufacturers reportedly supplying the Anderson Power Station during this era were simultaneously supplying other Indiana facilities including comparable regional power stations, and regional steel operations—a fact that strengthens product identification in Indiana mesothelioma settlement negotiations and litigation.

Operational maturity and ongoing maintenance (1965–1980s): Existing asbestos-containing materials reportedly remained in place throughout this period. Repair and replacement work on aging insulation created ongoing exposure risk for utility company workers and contractors. Traveling union members who came to Indiana job sites during this era may have encountered the same products they worked with at facilities in other states.

Regulatory transition (1970s–1990s): Following OSHA’s establishment in 1970 and subsequent asbestos-specific regulations, new installation practices changed industry standards, but legacy asbestos-containing materials persisted in power stations well into the 1980s and beyond. NESHAP abatement records document asbestos removal activities at comparable Midwestern facilities through the 2000s.

General Equipment at Anderson Power Station | Anderson

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.

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Documented Asbestos Evidence — Indiana

The records below are verified, state-documented asbestos removals at this facility. Each entry represents a regulated abatement project where the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) 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.

No IDEM NESHAP abatement notifications have been identified for this facility in current public records. Per the framing above, absence of state-agency documentation should not be read as absence of asbestos — only as absence of a formal, regulated abatement event meeting reporting thresholds. Workers who recall encountering pipe insulation, block insulation, gaskets, or other asbestos-era construction materials at this facility may still have viable claims regardless of whether a state record exists.

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:

Thermal System Insulation View crosswalk › Asbestos-Cement Board View crosswalk › Pipe Insulation View crosswalk › Roofing & Flashing View crosswalk › Spray Fireproofing View crosswalk › Floor Tile & Mastic View crosswalk › Ceiling Tile View crosswalk › Gaskets & Packing View crosswalk ›
Indiana — Filing Deadline & Next Steps

Indiana law gives mesothelioma and asbestos-disease claimants 2 years from the date of medical diagnosis to file a personal-injury lawsuit (Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4). For wrongful-death claims after an asbestos-related death, the filing window is 2 years from the date of death (Ind. Code § 34-23-1-1). 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 Indiana 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 — Indiana

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 a claim 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 — Indiana

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.