Shipbuilding involved more asbestos per square foot than virtually any other industry — pipe lagging, boiler insulation, bulkhead panels, deck underlayment, and machinery insulation all contained asbestos. Shipyard workers — pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and machinists — consistently show the highest mesothelioma incidence rates of any occupational group.
45 products ·11 manufacturers
Alco 251 marine, locomotive, and industrial diesel exhaust manifold and head gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos …
Anchor Packing Company allegedly supplied Navy-grade compressed asbestos sheet gasket stock to U.S. Navy shipyards and shipboard …
B.F. Goodrich allegedly supplied naval rubber tubing and hose jacketed with asbestos cloth for shipboard steam, fuel, and …
Plaintiffs allegedly identified Bethlehem Steel asbestos-cloth welding curtains, safety blankets, and spatter shields as an …
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Caterpillar D398 V12 …
Cleveland Diesel Division 278A V16 fleet-submarine main propulsion diesel gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos …
Coffin turbo-driven marine boiler feed pumps allegedly used asbestos-braided shaft packing, asbestos-sheet gaskets at casing …
Coppus Engineering allegedly supplied small steam-turbine-driven fans, blowers, and portable ventilators whose casing flanges, …
Cummins NHRT-6 industrial diesel exhaust manifold and turbo-flange gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos according to …
De Laval Steam Turbine Company allegedly supplied Navy shipboard turbines whose casings were lagged with asbestos block, blanket, …
Detroit Diesel 71 Series two-stroke exhaust manifold and blower gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos according to …
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Detroit Diesel 71-Series …
Elliott Company allegedly supplied industrial and marine steam turbines whose hot casings, steam chests, and throttle-valve bodies …
Elliott Turbomachinery allegedly supplied Navy shipboard auxiliary turbines whose casing flanges, gland seals, and turbo-generator …
Enterprise Engine Company DMRV-16 Navy auxiliary diesel gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos according to publicly …
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Fairbanks Morse Model 38 …
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Fairbanks Morse …
General Electric allegedly supplied Navy main-propulsion turbines whose casings, cross-under piping, and steam chests were lagged …
General Marine ship galley range hoods allegedly used asbestos fabric fire curtains and asbestos-cloth heat shields inside the …
GM EMD 645 locomotive and marine diesel engine gaskets allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos according to publicly filed U.S. …
Henry Vogt Machine Company marine water-tube boilers allegedly used asbestos block and blanket lagging over the casing and drums, …
Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that International Paint's …
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Johns-Manville marine …
Johns-Manville Marinite marine bulkhead panels allegedly contained asbestos in a rigid calcium-silicate matrix used as fire-rated …
Otis marine-grade hydraulic elevators allegedly used asbestos fabric brake linings on hoist-motor brakes, asbestos-sheet gaskets, …
Nordberg Manufacturing radial and vertical two-stroke diesel engine gaskets and packing allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos …
Owens Corning marine-grade Aeroflex bulkhead board allegedly contained asbestos in a rigid cementitious matrix used aboard Navy …
Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that PPG's Amercoat marine …
Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Pratt & Lambert's …
Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Rust-Oleum heavy-duty …
Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Sherwin-Williams …
Sperry Marine hydraulic steering gear assemblies allegedly used asbestos-based shaft packing and gaskets at rudder-post glands, …
Terry Steam Turbine allegedly supplied Navy shipboard auxiliary turbines and turbine-driven pump drivers whose casings and steam …
Warren Pumps allegedly furnished Navy shipboard centrifugal pumps whose stuffing boxes were packed with braided asbestos rings on …
Westinghouse Marine allegedly furnished shipboard steam turbines whose casing flanges, steam chests, and gland connections were …
Woodward marine engine governors allegedly used asbestos fabric friction pads in torsional dampers, asbestos-sheet gaskets, and …
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that McDermott International / J. …
United States Gypsum Company (USG) manufactured Sheetrock ready-mixed joint compound with asbestos, acoustical ceiling tile, and …
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Vapor Corporation / Vapor …
Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Waterous Company, …
Aurora Pump (Aurora, IL — historically General Signal Corporation, today Pentair) manufactured centrifugal pumps for U.S. Navy …
IMO Industries (including the historic DeLaval Steam Turbine pump line and the Allweiler screw-pump line) manufactured industrial …
Marinite (United States Gypsum's marine-grade asbestos insulation board) was a U.S. Navy and commercial marine standard for …
Mundet Cork Corporation of North Bergen, NJ manufactured asbestos-cork composite insulation widely used in marine, refinery, …
Standard Insulations Inc. supplied and installed asbestos pipe covering, block insulation, and marine insulation across …
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