Was B.F. Sturtevant — Historic Industrial Fans, Blowers, and Heating Apparatus with asbestos documented in litigation?

B.F. Sturtevant — Historic Industrial Fans, Blowers, and Heating Apparatus with 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 B.F. Sturtevant — Historic Industrial Fans, Blowers, and Heating Apparatus with asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to B.F. Sturtevant — Historic Industrial Fans, Blowers, and Heating Apparatus with 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.

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B.F. Sturtevant Company industrial fans, blowers, forced-draft and induced-draft units, mechanical-draft heating apparatus, and marine ventilators, historically supplied with asbestos-containing gaskets, insulation, and packing

⚖ Litigation Record1878-1975 (asbestos era)PRODUCT — Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that B.F. Sturtevant industrial fans, blowers, forced-draft (FD) and induced-draft (ID) units, and mechanical-draft heating apparatus supplied through the asbestos era were assembled with asbestos-containing sheet gaskets at casing splits, housing flanges, inlet cones, and outlet transitions; with asbestos-containing rope/braided packing at shaft glands; and, on hot-service and boiler-draft applications, were installed and re-installed with asbestos-containing external lagging on hot ductwork and casings. Alleged fiber-release activities included scraping dried asbestos gaskets during bearing rebuilds, cutting replacement gaskets from sheet stock, and stripping asbestos lagging on FD/ID fans and connecting breechings.

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

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Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that B.F. Sturtevant Company of Hyde Park, Massachusetts — one of the oldest and largest U.S. industrial fan and blower builders, later absorbed into Westinghouse — supplied centrifugal and axial fans, blowers, forced-draft (FD) and induced-draft (ID) units for boilers, mechanical-draft heating and ventilating apparatus, and marine ventilation fans through the asbestos era. Allegedly, Sturtevant fans and blowers were assembled at the factory with asbestos-containing sheet gaskets at the casing splits, housing flanges, inlet cones, and outlet transitions, and with asbestos-containing rope or braided packing at the shaft glands.

Plaintiffs further alleged that on boiler forced- and induced-draft service, refinery and utility applications, and process-heater installations, Sturtevant fans were connected to hot ductwork and breechings that were externally lagged with asbestos block, pipe covering, and insulating cement, and that maintenance rebuilds required breaking out embrittled asbestos gaskets and cutting replacement gasket material from asbestos sheet stock. Plaintiffs alleged that HVAC mechanics, sheet metal workers, millwrights, boilermakers, and maintenance mechanics scraped dried asbestos gaskets and stripped adjacent asbestos lagging during fan rebuilds, releasing chrysotile fiber into the breathing zone.

Workers Exposed

Millwrights and maintenance mechanics rebuilding bearings and shafts on Sturtevant FD/ID fans
Sheet metal workers cutting into asbestos-lagged fan casings, transitions, and connecting ductwork
HVAC service technicians servicing Sturtevant mechanical-draft heating apparatus
Boilermakers working on Sturtevant boiler-draft fans and connecting breechings
Insulators stripping and reinstalling asbestos block and pipe covering on hot fan casings
Pipefitters and electricians working through insulated fan rooms and mechanical spaces

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Plaintiffs alleged that mechanics who repeatedly rebuilt Sturtevant fans, blowers, and mechanical-draft heating apparatus during the asbestos era experienced fiber exposure from disturbed OEM gaskets and adjacent hot-duct lagging. Workers and household family members have alleged mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.

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Product Facts

Trade NameB.F. Sturtevant Company industrial fans, blowers, forced-draft and induced-draft units, mechanical-draft heating apparatus, and marine ventilators, historically supplied with asbestos-containing gaskets, insulation, and packing

ManufacturerB.F. Sturtevant Company — Asbestos in Navy Forced Draft Blowers and Ventilation Fans

Years Produced1878-1975 (asbestos era)

Asbestos ContentPRODUCT — Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that B.F. Sturtevant industrial fans, blowers, forced-draft (FD) and induced-draft (ID) units, and mechanical-draft heating apparatus supplied through the asbestos era were assembled with asbestos-containing sheet gaskets at casing splits, housing flanges, inlet cones, and outlet transitions; with asbestos-containing rope/braided packing at shaft glands; and, on hot-service and boiler-draft applications, were installed and re-installed with asbestos-containing external lagging on hot ductwork and casings. Alleged fiber-release activities included scraping dried asbestos gaskets during bearing rebuilds, cutting replacement gaskets from sheet stock, and stripping asbestos lagging on FD/ID fans and connecting breechings.

CategoryHvac-Equipment Air-Handlers

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

MillwrightHVAC Service TechnicianSheet Metal WorkerBoilermakerMaintenance Mechanic

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Years1878-1975 (asbestos era)

AsbestosPRODUCT — Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that B.F. Sturtevant industrial fans, blowers, forced-draft (FD) and induced-draft (ID) units, and mechanical-draft heating apparatus supplied through the asbestos era were assembled with asbestos-containing sheet gaskets at casing splits, housing flanges, inlet cones, and outlet transitions; with asbestos-containing rope/braided packing at shaft glands; and, on hot-service and boiler-draft applications, were installed and re-installed with asbestos-containing external lagging on hot ductwork and casings. Alleged fiber-release activities included scraping dried asbestos gaskets during bearing rebuilds, cutting replacement gaskets from sheet stock, and stripping asbestos lagging on FD/ID fans and connecting breechings.

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B.F. Sturtevant Company industrial fans, blowers, forced-draft and induced-draft units, mechanical-draft heating apparatus, and marine ventilators, historically supplied with asbestos-containing gaskets, insulation, and packing

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