Was Anchor Packing Company — Navy shipboard asbestos documented in litigation?

Anchor Packing Company — Navy shipboard 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 Anchor Packing Company — Navy shipboard asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Anchor Packing Company — Navy shipboard 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.

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Anchor Packing Navy-grade compressed asbestos sheet gasket stock (marine-service compressed asbestos sheet, MIL-spec bulk stock)

⚖ Litigation Record1940s-1970sCompressed asbestos sheet (CAS) gasket stock — chrysotile fiber loaded into elastomer binder — allegedly supplied by Anchor Packing Company for U.S. Navy shipboard service under MIL-spec bulk-stock procurement. Machinist's mates, hull technicians, and shipyard machinists allegedly cut individual gaskets to flange geometry with knife or die, dressed the edges, and installed them at steam, feedwater, fuel, and auxiliary joints — generating airborne chrysotile fibers during cutting and during scraping of vitrified residue during subsequent overhauls.

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Anchor Packing Company (Garlock affiliate) allegedly supplied compressed asbestos sheet (CAS) gasket stock to U.S. Navy shipyards, Navy tender ships, and shipboard supply chains through the mid-twentieth century. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Anchor Navy-grade compressed asbestos sheet stock was cut, fitted, and installed at shipboard steam-system, feedwater, fuel-oil, and auxiliary-system flanges throughout the fleet.

Bulk compressed asbestos sheet was supplied to Navy stock in standardized thicknesses and grades. Aboard ship and in shipyard gasket shops, workers laid the sheet stock over the flange, traced or die-cut the gasket profile, and dressed the edges. Cutting the compressed sheet with a knife, shears, or hand die released chrysotile fibers from the freshly-exposed edge of the material. During subsequent overhauls, the used gasket vitrified onto the mating flange had to be scraped free — again generating respirable fiber concentrations at the flange face.

Workers Exposed

Machinist’s mates (MM) cutting and installing shipboard gaskets on turbines, pumps, valves, and heat exchangers.
Boiler tenders (BT) cutting and installing boiler-front, manway, handhole, and steam-drum gaskets.
Hull technicians (HT) working on fuel-oil, potable-water, and firemain flange joints.
Shipyard machinists running Navy-yard and private-yard gasket shops during availabilities and construction.
Pipefitters (UA) making up and breaking down piping joints at every flanged interface aboard ship.

Bystanders in the gasket-cutting shop, boiler room, or engine room breathed the fibers released during cutting and scraping operations.

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Product Facts

Trade NameAnchor Packing Navy-grade compressed asbestos sheet gasket stock (marine-service compressed asbestos sheet, MIL-spec bulk stock)

Years Produced1940s-1970s

Asbestos ContentCompressed asbestos sheet (CAS) gasket stock — chrysotile fiber loaded into elastomer binder — allegedly supplied by Anchor Packing Company for U.S. Navy shipboard service under MIL-spec bulk-stock procurement. Machinist's mates, hull technicians, and shipyard machinists allegedly cut individual gaskets to flange geometry with knife or die, dressed the edges, and installed them at steam, feedwater, fuel, and auxiliary joints — generating airborne chrysotile fibers during cutting and during scraping of vitrified residue during subsequent overhauls.

CategoryMarine Gaskets Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Machinist's MatesBoiler TendersHull TechniciansShipyard MachinistsPipefitters

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Years1940s-1970s

AsbestosCompressed asbestos sheet (CAS) gasket stock — chrysotile fiber loaded into elastomer binder — allegedly supplied by Anchor Packing Company for U.S. Navy shipboard service under MIL-spec bulk-stock procurement. Machinist's mates, hull technicians, and shipyard machinists allegedly cut individual gaskets to flange geometry with knife or die, dressed the edges, and installed them at steam, feedwater, fuel, and auxiliary joints — generating airborne chrysotile fibers during cutting and during scraping of vitrified residue during subsequent overhauls.

CategoryMarine

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