Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Bartlesville, Oklahoma is a city in both Osage and Washington counties, and the county seat of Washington County. Located forty-seven miles north of Tulsa, near Oklahoma's northern border with Kansas, Bartlesville is home to nearly 35,000 residents. It is one of two places in Oklahoma where a Lenape Native American tribe lives, the other being Anadarko. The Price Tower, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is in downtown Bartlesville and a “Wall of Honor” is located inside Washington Park Mall which lists the names of service members on panels as well as includes cabinets that display military artifacts, photos, POW/MIA listings as well as other exhibits.

Phillips Petroleum Company, now merged with Conoco as ConocoPhillips, had a significant and enduring presence in Bartlesville. Frank Phillips, who has a street named after him (and a hospital named after his wife, Jane), founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville in 1905 when the area was still Indian Territory. Phillips Petroleum (ConocoPhillips) has always been Bartlesville's top employer. Prior to its separation, Phillips Petroleum Company had its headquarters in Bartlesville. After ConocoPhillips formed, absorbing Phillips, ConocoPhillips established a global systems and services office in Bartlesville. As of 2005, the office employed over 2,000 workers, largely white-collar, and more than 500 contractors. The industrial extraction and refining work is done elsewhere in Oklahoma and throughout the world. Chevron Phillips also has an office located in Bartlesville.

Use of asbestos containing products was prevalent at many jobsites in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, particularly within the petroleum industry. Accordingly, asbestos exposure has been an issue for workers and their loved ones. If you or a loved one were exposed to asbestos in Bartlesville and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you should also consider contacting an asbestos law firm.

Jobsites in Bartlesville where Asbestos Exposure Occurred

A number of jobsites in Bartlesville, OK have been identified as harboring asbestos containing materials. These sites, at one point in their history, were known to have exposed a variety of tradesmen to asbestos. We will be documenting in more detail how asbestos exposure occurred at these sites in the future on this web site.

Mesothelioma Cancer Centers Near Bartlesville, OK

For your convenience we have compiled a list of mesothelioma cancer centers that are located within a 100 mile radius of Bartlesville, OK. Please click on a cancer center link to obtain more information about the clinical programs offered, professional designations, areas of expertise and how to contact the center.