Was Egan Machinery Company / Frank W. Egan & Company (Somerville NJ) — asbestos documented in litigation?

Egan Machinery Company / Frank W. Egan & Company (Somerville NJ) — 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 Egan Machinery Company / Frank W. Egan & Company (Somerville NJ) — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Egan Machinery Company / Frank W. Egan & Company (Somerville NJ) — 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.

Phenolic-Compounds

Egan / Frank W. Egan Plastics Extruders, Reciprocating-Screw Injection Machines, Sheet Lines

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1920s-1980sAsbestos heating-cylinder insulation, asbestos band-heater jackets, asbestos gaskets, asbestos electrical wire insulation

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Egan Machinery Company (Somerville New Jersey — originally Frank W. Egan & Company) was through the mid-20th century one of the principal U.S. manufacturers of plastics extrusion equipment, reciprocating-screw injection molding machines, sheet extrusion lines, and downstream plastics processing equipment. The DuBois “Plastics History U.S.A.” (1972) volume specifically credits Egan Machinery as having built the first commercial reciprocating-screw injection molding machine in 1958 — mounting the Egan reciproscrew plasticizer on an HPM Corporation clamp for Du Pont’s plant — a development that “revolutionized injection molding” by displacing the older piston-type plasticizer.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Egan Machinery / Frank W. Egan plastics extruders and reciprocating-screw injection molding machines were specified through the asbestos era with:

Asbestos heating-cylinder block and tape insulation on the heated barrel
Asbestos band-heater jackets wrapping the heated barrel sections
Asbestos gasket material at flange and access connections
Asbestos electrical wire insulation on heating-element wiring
Asbestos rope packing at mechanical seals

Plastics-machinery operators, extruder operators, plant millwrights, and injection-molding setup workers who serviced, maintained, and rebuilt Egan machines — particularly during heating-element replacement and band-heater service — disturbed asbestos as a routine consequence of normal machine maintenance.

Egan Machinery Company / Frank W. Egan & Company has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Plastics-extruder operators running Egan extrusion lines
Injection-molding setup workers working Egan reciproscrew injection machines
Plant millwrights and plastics-machinery service technicians
Plastics-machinery rebuild and service shops servicing Egan equipment

If You Worked With Egan Machinery Plastics Equipment

If you operated, set up, serviced, or rebuilt Egan Machinery Company or Frank W. Egan & Company plastics extruders or reciprocating-screw injection molding machines 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 NameEgan / Frank W. Egan Plastics Extruders, Reciprocating-Screw Injection Machines, Sheet Lines

Years Producedc. 1920s-1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos heating-cylinder insulation, asbestos band-heater jackets, asbestos gaskets, asbestos electrical wire insulation

CategoryPhenolic-Compounds Molding-Machines Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Plastics-machinery operatorsPlastics-extruder operatorsPlant millwrightsInjection-molding setup workers

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