Was Whitin Machine Works — Textile Loom Brake Linings, Card Roll Wrapping, and Bearing Seals asbestos documented in litigation?

Whitin Machine Works — Textile Loom Brake Linings, Card Roll Wrapping, and Bearing Seals 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 Whitin Machine Works — Textile Loom Brake Linings, Card Roll Wrapping, and Bearing Seals asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Whitin Machine Works — Textile Loom Brake Linings, Card Roll Wrapping, and Bearing Seals 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.

Brake-Friction

Whitin Machine Works textile loom brake linings, card-room roll asbestos wrapping, and asbestos-packed bearing seals (Whitinsville MA)

⚖ Litigation Record1900s-1960sAllegedly asbestos-composite brake linings on loom brake drums, asbestos-fabric wrapping on carding-machine rolls, and braided asbestos rope compression packing at spinning-frame bearing shaft seals; card-room operators, weavers, and mill millwrights were allegedly exposed to airborne asbestos when relining brakes, replacing card-roll wraps, and repacking bearings.

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Whitin Machine Works of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, was — alongside Saco Lowell and Draper — one of the three dominant U.S. builders of cotton textile machinery through the first three-quarters of the twentieth century. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Whitin looms, cards, and spinning frames were manufactured with three distinct asbestos-containing components: asbestos-composite friction linings on loom brake drums, asbestos-fabric wraps on carding-machine rolls, and braided asbestos rope compression packing at bearing shaft seals throughout the drive train.

According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the asbestos pathway on Whitin card-room equipment allegedly included cloth wrapping on the rolls themselves — used as an interliner between the roll shell and the card clothing — which allegedly released respirable fibers when stripped off during periodic re-carding.

Workers Exposed

Plaintiffs allegedly identified as exposed to Whitin textile machinery asbestos in publicly filed litigation include:

Card-room and spinning-room operators allegedly exposed to airborne fibers from card-roll asbestos wrapping during clothing changes and roll stripping
Textile mill weavers and loom fixers allegedly exposed while relining Whitin loom brake shoes and clearing brake-dust accumulation from housings
Textile mill millwrights and mechanical maintenance allegedly exposed while repacking bearing shaft seals, cutting braided asbestos rope to length, and rewrapping card rolls
Textile mill electricians (drives, motors) allegedly exposed while servicing drive motors mounted within the same enclosures as the asbestos friction and packing components

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Product Facts

Trade NameWhitin Machine Works textile loom brake linings, card-room roll asbestos wrapping, and asbestos-packed bearing seals (Whitinsville MA)

Years Produced1900s-1960s

Asbestos ContentAllegedly asbestos-composite brake linings on loom brake drums, asbestos-fabric wrapping on carding-machine rolls, and braided asbestos rope compression packing at spinning-frame bearing shaft seals; card-room operators, weavers, and mill millwrights were allegedly exposed to airborne asbestos when relining brakes, replacing card-roll wraps, and repacking bearings.

CategoryBrake-Friction Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Textile mill weavers and loom fixersCard-room and spinning-room operatorsTextile mill millwrights and mechanical maintenance

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