Product Description
Empire Refractories manufactured and distributed refractory brick, castables, plastic refractories, gunning mixes, and insulating cements used to line industrial furnaces, ladles, kilns, and boilers across the steel, foundry, glass, cement, and utility industries.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Empire Refractories asbestos-containing product formulations released respirable fibers during mixing, gunning, troweling, and hot-face demolition. Companion mineral-wool block, insulating cement, and plastic-refractory products distributed under the Empire name were similarly alleged to contain asbestos.
Workers Exposed
- Bricklayers and refractory workers who cut, mixed, and installed Empire refractory brick and plastic refractories in industrial furnaces
- Boilermakers and millwrights who tore out and replaced Empire refractory linings during scheduled outages
- Foundry and steel mill workers exposed during hot demolition of spent Empire refractory linings
- Maintenance mechanics who patched Empire castables and gunning mixes on ladles, kilns, and cupolas
If You Worked With Empire Refractories Products
If you or a family member worked with Empire Refractories brick, castables, plastic refractories, or insulating cements and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis, you may have a claim.
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