IW Iron Workers in Indiana
Indiana was an active state for IW Iron Workers work throughout the asbestos era (roughly 1920s through the early 1980s). Members were dispatched to Gary/Burns Harbor integrated steel mills (US Steel, Bethlehem, National Steel), refineries (BP Whiting), power plants (Duke Energy/AEP), Fort Wayne GE motors + Studebaker/Bloomington-Muncie Westinghouse — facilities where structural, ornamental, and reinforcing iron workers allegedly encountered and worked with asbestos-containing materials on a continuous basis.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that IW members applied, removed, worked adjacent to, and disturbed chrysotile-bearing and amphibole-bearing asbestos-containing materials throughout every working day of the asbestos era. The trade carries one of the highest documented mesothelioma rates of any occupational group in federal health research.
IW Locals Covering Indiana
The following Local unions of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers (IW) organize structural, ornamental, and reinforcing iron workers in Indiana:
For the full Local history, dispatch territory, and the products members handled, see each Local’s dedicated page above.
Indiana Statute of Limitations for IW Asbestos Claims
The Indiana asbestos personal injury statute of limitations is 2 years from discovery under Ind. Code § 34-11-2-4. This deadline runs from the date of confirmed mesothelioma, asbestosis, or asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosis — not from the date of exposure, which may have occurred 30–50 years earlier.
IW Iron Workers who worked in Indiana during the asbestos era and have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease should consult an asbestos attorney promptly. The deadline is strict and individual.
Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956
Indiana Asbestos Jobsite Research
For the full catalog of Indiana facilities where structural, ornamental, and reinforcing iron workers allegedly worked — including power plants, refineries, steel mills, and major industrial sites — see the partner state research archive:
Indiana Asbestos Exposure Archive →
The state archive covers jobsite-level facility records, federal NESHAP data, and the documented defendants whose products were present at Indiana industrial sites.
For informational purposes only. Not legal advice. Statute of limitations periods should be confirmed with a licensed attorney in Indiana. © 2026 Rights Watch Media Group LLC.