Was M.W. Kellogg Company — asbestos documented in litigation?

M.W. Kellogg Company — 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 M.W. Kellogg Company — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to M.W. Kellogg Company — 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.

Industrial-Furnaces

M.W. Kellogg Refinery and Petrochemical EPC Process Units

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1901-1980sAsbestos refractory and block insulation on process heaters and reformers, asbestos pipe covering on hot-oil lines, asbestos gaskets at process flanges

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

The M.W. Kellogg Company (later Kellogg Brown & Root / KBR) — historically headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey and later Houston, Texas — was through the 20th century one of the world’s premier refinery and petrochemical engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors. Kellogg designed and built the original Houdry fluid catalytic cracking units, most of the world’s ammonia plants, hydrogen reformers, ethylene crackers, refinery cat reformers, and integrated petrochemical complexes through the asbestos era.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Kellogg-designed and Kellogg-constructed refinery and petrochemical units were specified with extensive asbestos-containing materials:

Refractory and block insulation on Kellogg ammonia reformers, hydrogen reformers, and ethylene crackers (running at the most extreme service temperatures in the industry)
Asbestos pipe covering on miles of high-temperature hot-oil and process piping
Asbestos gaskets at process flanges, manways, and reactor closures
Asbestos rope packing at heater door, damper, and access seals

M.W. Kellogg / KBR has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant and Premises/Construction Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Refinery pipefitters (UA Local members) during construction and turnaround
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) insulating new Kellogg ammonia plants and reformers
Refinery boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Kellogg process heaters
Refinery operators at Kellogg-built units
Construction-trade workforce on Kellogg EPC projects

If You Worked on a Kellogg Refinery, Ammonia, or Petrochemical Project

If you worked on an M.W. Kellogg-designed or Kellogg-constructed refinery, ammonia plant, ethylene cracker, or petrochemical unit 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 NameM.W. Kellogg Refinery and Petrochemical EPC Process Units

Years Producedc. 1901-1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos refractory and block insulation on process heaters and reformers, asbestos pipe covering on hot-oil lines, asbestos gaskets at process flanges

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Refinery pipefittersInsulatorsRefinery boilermakersRefinery operators

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