Was Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing — asbestos documented in litigation?

Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Gaskets

Allis-Chalmers Industrial Pumps, Motors, Mill Equipment, Crushers, Rolling Mills, Steam Turbines

⚖ Litigation Record1861-1999 (Allis-Chalmers; various successors); asbestos era through 1980sAsbestos pump packing; asbestos motor and generator insulation; asbestos gaskets; asbestos-insulated mill drives; asbestos steam-turbine lagging

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Product Description

Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company (founded 1861 in Milwaukee Wisconsin; broken up in stages through the 1980s-1990s with divisions sold to numerous successors; Allis-Chalmers Corporation dissolved 1999) was through the 20th century one of the largest U.S. diversified heavy-industrial equipment manufacturers. Allis-Chalmers manufactured through the asbestos era a broad product line covering:

Industrial centrifugal and reciprocating pumps for refinery, power-plant, mining, and municipal service
Large electric motors and generators for steel-mill, cement-plant, mining, and utility applications
Rolling-mill drives and steel-mill equipment
Cement-plant mills, kilns, crushers, and ball mills
Mining equipment — jaw crushers, cone crushers, grinding mills
Steam turbines for utility and industrial applications
Farm tractors and construction equipment (separately addressed on the [Allis-Chalmers tractor pages if built])
Nuclear reactor components (early nuclear era)

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Allis-Chalmers industrial equipment was specified through the asbestos era with:

Asbestos pump packing at pump stuffing boxes
Asbestos motor and generator insulation on large mill and utility electric machines
Asbestos casing gaskets and packing at process equipment
Asbestos steam-turbine casing insulation and lagging
Asbestos brake-block material on mill drives and mining-equipment brakes

Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Pipefitters (UA Local members) servicing Allis-Chalmers pumps
Plant millwrights and pump-shop technicians
Steel-mill operators working Allis-Chalmers rolling-mill drives and motors
Cement-plant operators working Allis-Chalmers mills, kilns, and crushers
Refinery operators and power-plant operators working Allis-Chalmers turbines and pumps
Mining and quarrying workers working Allis-Chalmers crushers and grinding mills
Electricians (IBEW Local members) servicing Allis-Chalmers motors and generators

If You Worked With Allis-Chalmers Industrial Equipment

If you operated, serviced, or worked in proximity to Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company industrial pumps, motors, mill equipment, crushers, or steam turbines during the asbestos era — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness — you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameAllis-Chalmers Industrial Pumps, Motors, Mill Equipment, Crushers, Rolling Mills, Steam Turbines

Years Produced1861-1999 (Allis-Chalmers; various successors); asbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pump packing; asbestos motor and generator insulation; asbestos gaskets; asbestos-insulated mill drives; asbestos steam-turbine lagging

CategoryGaskets Gaskets-Packing Electrical Industrial-Furnaces

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

PipefittersPlant millwrightsSteel-mill operatorsCement-plant operatorsRefinery operators

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