Was Coen Company — Refinery Burner Tips with asbestos documented in litigation?

Coen Company — Refinery Burner Tips with 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 Coen Company — Refinery Burner Tips with asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Coen Company — Refinery Burner Tips with 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.

Refineries

Coen Company refinery process heater burner tips with asbestos-refractory combustion-side inserts and asbestos-fabric burner mounting gaskets

⚖ Litigation Record1940s–1980sAllegedly asbestos-refractory combustion-side inserts around the burner tip and asbestos-fabric mounting gaskets between burner assemblies and furnace floor / wall plates — released fiber during burner change-outs, tip cleaning, and heater tune-ups by burner mechanics, combustion technicians, and refinery boilermakers.

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Coen Company supplied refinery process heater burners — including crude heater, vacuum heater, and reformer furnace burners — with asbestos-refractory combustion-side inserts around the burner tip and asbestos-fabric mounting gaskets at the burner-to-furnace floor and wall connection. The asbestos-refractory inserts allegedly stabilized the flame envelope at the tip and protected the surrounding furnace throat, and the asbestos-fabric mounting gaskets allegedly sealed the burner assembly to the heater plate against negative-draft air in-leakage.

Plaintiffs alleged that Coen refinery burners remained in service across U.S. refinery process heaters from the 1940s through the 1980s, requiring periodic tip cleaning, burner change-outs, and combustion tune-ups.

Workers Exposed

Plaintiffs allegedly exposed to Coen Company refinery burner asbestos-containing components include:

Refinery burner mechanics and combustion technicians cleaning tips and tuning burners
Refinery boilermakers and vessel welders on heater firebox and burner-plate hot-work
Refinery pipefitters and steamfitters tying in fuel gas and fuel oil supply piping
Refinery bricklayers and refractory masons rebuilding heater firebox and burner throat refractory
Refinery turnaround (TAR) contractors and shutdown crews during heater turnarounds
Refinery outside operators and process operators lighting off and shutting down burners
Refinery instrumentation and electrical (E&I) technicians on burner management systems

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Product Facts

Trade NameCoen Company refinery process heater burner tips with asbestos-refractory combustion-side inserts and asbestos-fabric burner mounting gaskets

Years Produced1940s–1980s

Asbestos ContentAllegedly asbestos-refractory combustion-side inserts around the burner tip and asbestos-fabric mounting gaskets between burner assemblies and furnace floor / wall plates — released fiber during burner change-outs, tip cleaning, and heater tune-ups by burner mechanics, combustion technicians, and refinery boilermakers.

CategoryRefineries Industrial-Furnaces Refractories

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Refinery burner mechanicsRefinery boilermakersRefinery pipefittersRefinery bricklayers

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