Was Ingersoll-Rand asbestos documented in litigation?

Ingersoll-Rand 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 Ingersoll-Rand asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Ingersoll-Rand 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.

Pumps

Ingersoll-Rand asbestos-bearing pumps, compressors, valves, and related industrial equipment

Historical Referencec. 1900s-late 1970s

Overview Product Facts Trades

Trust Fund Product: Claims related to exposure to this product may be filed against an active asbestos trust without civil litigation.

Product Description

Ingersoll-Rand Company is one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of industrial machinery — including centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps, air compressors, mining equipment, valves, hand tools, and related industrial equipment. Through the asbestos era (early 1900s through the late 1970s), Ingersoll-Rand equipment was installed at virtually every category of U.S. industrial facility — electric utility power plants, petroleum refineries, chemical plants, paper mills, steel mills, naval shipyards and Navy vessels, federal facilities, mining operations, and the broader U.S. industrial base.

Ingersoll-Rand is one of the most heavily-litigated industrial-equipment asbestos defendants in U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation. The company is named in publicly filed cases including Allen, Roy B. v. Ingersoll Rand Company, et al and Berry, Melton L. v. Ingersoll-Rand, Co., et al in O’Brien Law Firm Missouri cases. Ingersoll-Rand was an active defendant in the OBLF settlement department’s 2013 Settlement Group #2 and 2013 Settlement Group negotiations.

Asbestos Content

Plaintiffs alleged that Ingersoll-Rand pumps, compressors, valves, and related equipment incorporated asbestos in:

Pump packing — asbestos rope packing at pump shaft penetrations
Pump gaskets — asbestos compressed-sheet gaskets at flange joints
Compressor packing and gaskets — asbestos in compressor shaft seals and head gaskets
Asbestos brake and clutch components in heavy industrial machinery
Asbestos-bearing thermal insulation on hot-fluid pumps and steam-driven equipment
Asbestos electrical insulation in motor windings

How Workers Were Exposed

Pipefitters, industrial maintenance mechanics, pump technicians, boiler tenders, and bystander workers were exposed during routine pump and compressor maintenance — packing replacement, gasket replacement, bearing service, and shaft seal replacement.

If You Worked With Ingersoll-Rand Equipment

If you worked with Ingersoll-Rand pumps, compressors, valves, or related industrial equipment 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 NameIngersoll-Rand asbestos-bearing pumps, compressors, valves, and related industrial equipment

Years Producedc. 1900s-late 1970s

CategoryPumps Pump-Equipment Valves

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

PipefittersIndustrial maintenance mechanicsPump techniciansBoiler tenders

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