Product Description
Burnham Corporation cast iron sectional steam boilers allegedly incorporated asbestos fabric under the outer sheet metal jacket, asbestos rope gaskets around clean-out ports and burner doors, and asbestos block insulation packed into the front head cavity. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, Burnham low-pressure steam boilers were widely installed in apartment buildings, schools, hospitals, and small institutional heating plants. Repack work on port seals, section replacement, and jacket teardown allegedly disturbed the asbestos fabric and rope material into airborne dust.
Workers Exposed
Residential and institutional boiler operators, hydronic heating installers, and building maintenance mechanics are allegedly the trades most frequently identified in litigation records as having handled Burnham boiler asbestos fabric jacket and rope port seals during service, repack, and rebuild work.