Procter & Gamble in Maryland — Baltimore & Hunt Valley

Procter & Gamble Company allegedly operated the following documented consumer-products plants in Maryland during the U.S. asbestos era (roughly 1930s through the 1980s), according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records:

  • Baltimore MD — Old Spice / Shulton personal-care plant — men’s grooming and toiletries manufacturing (Shulton Old Spice line acquired by P&G 1990; the Baltimore-area footprint pre-dates P&G ownership and its asbestos-era infrastructure carried over)
  • Hunt Valley MD — consumer-products / personal-care operations

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Procter & Gamble consumer products plants in Maryland allegedly involved asbestos-containing materials across the era:

  • Asbestos pipe covering allegedly on steam mains, process piping, and utility lines through personal-care and consumer-products manufacturing bays and powerhouse
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets allegedly at mixing kettles, filler equipment, and process piping flanges
  • Asbestos-block hot-side lagging allegedly on powerhouse boilers, deaerators, and steam headers
  • Asbestos-fabric arc chute plates allegedly in plant switchgear, motor control centers, and load contactors
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing allegedly on structural steel columns and floor decking in multi-story production halls (pre-1973 EPA ban)
  • Asbestos-cement roofing panels and siding allegedly on plant warehouses and machine bays
  • Asbestos-fabric expansion joints allegedly on plant vent stacks and steam headers
  • Asbestos rope packing allegedly on plant pumps, valves, and agitators

Workers Exposed at P&G Maryland Plants

  • HFIAW Insulators (pipe covering and block insulation on steam and process lines)
  • UA Pipefitters (flange bolt-up on process piping and kettles)
  • IBB Boilermakers (powerhouse boiler repair and re-tube)
  • BAC Bricklayers (refractory work on boilers)
  • IBEW Electricians (plant switchgear, MCC, and motor rewind)
  • Millwrights (mixing and packaging equipment installation)
  • P&G production workers (assembly and packaging line)
  • Ironworkers (structural steel erection beneath sprayed asbestos fireproofing, pre-1973)

If You Worked at Procter & Gamble in Maryland

If you or a family member worked at a Procter & Gamble plant in Maryland before 1980 and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.

Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 237-3332

Mesothelioma Resources for Maryland Workers

Occupational and premises asbestos exposure like this is a leading cause of mesothelioma, often diagnosed decades later. If you or a family member worked here: