Was Coppus Engineering — Turbine-driven fan asbestos documented in litigation?

Coppus Engineering — Turbine-driven fan 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 Coppus Engineering — Turbine-driven fan asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Coppus Engineering — Turbine-driven fan 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.

Gaskets

Coppus Engineering turbine-driven fan and blower compressed asbestos sheet gaskets and packing

⚖ Litigation Record1940s-1980sCompressed asbestos sheet gaskets (chrysotile fiber loaded in elastomer binder) and braided asbestos packing allegedly installed at Coppus turbine-driven fan and blower casing flanges, steam inlet joints, gland seals, and throttle bodies. Millwrights, pipefitters, machinist's mates, and industrial mechanics allegedly scraped, cut, and re-fitted these gaskets during unit overhauls, releasing airborne asbestos fibers.

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Coppus Engineering Corporation (Worcester, Massachusetts) allegedly supplied small steam-turbine-driven fans, blowers, portable ventilating turbines, and turbine-drive packages to U.S. industry and the U.S. Navy from the 1940s through the 1980s. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Coppus turbine-driven units carried compressed asbestos sheet gaskets at every casing flange, steam inlet joint, throttle body, and cover bolt, and braided asbestos packing at every rotating gland.

The gasket set allegedly had to be renewed at every casing opening, gland repack, or throttle rebuild. Workers scraped the old asbestos gasket from the mating surface with knives and wire brushes, cut a fresh gasket from asbestos sheet stock, and installed it — releasing dry chrysotile fibers into the working atmosphere. Portable Coppus ventilators used to purge tanks, holds, and confined spaces added a further exposure pathway when their own turbine-drive gaskets were serviced.

Workers Exposed

Millwrights overhauling Coppus turbine-driven fans and blowers in mills, refineries, chemical plants, and power stations.
Pipefitters (UA) breaking steam supply lines into Coppus turbine drives and returning them to service.
Machinist’s mates (MM) servicing Coppus units aboard U.S. Navy vessels and at Navy yards.
Boiler tenders (BT) working the associated forced-draft blowers and combustion-air fans.
Industrial mechanics performing routine gland repacks and gasket renewals on Coppus units.

Bystanders in the immediate work area were exposed to airborne fibers released by gasket scraping and packing removal.

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Product Facts

Trade NameCoppus Engineering turbine-driven fan and blower compressed asbestos sheet gaskets and packing

Years Produced1940s-1980s

Asbestos ContentCompressed asbestos sheet gaskets (chrysotile fiber loaded in elastomer binder) and braided asbestos packing allegedly installed at Coppus turbine-driven fan and blower casing flanges, steam inlet joints, gland seals, and throttle bodies. Millwrights, pipefitters, machinist's mates, and industrial mechanics allegedly scraped, cut, and re-fitted these gaskets during unit overhauls, releasing airborne asbestos fibers.

CategoryGaskets Gaskets-Packing Marine

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

MillwrightsPipefittersMachinist's MatesBoiler TendersIndustrial Mechanics

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