Was Foster Wheeler — Feedwater Heater asbestos documented in litigation?

Foster Wheeler — Feedwater Heater 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 Foster Wheeler — Feedwater Heater asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Foster Wheeler — Feedwater Heater 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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Foster Wheeler Closed Feedwater Heater Asbestos-Fabric Removable Shell Lagging & Blanket Insulation

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1940s-1975Asbestos-cloth removable insulation blankets, asbestos-fabric mattress covers, and asbestos-wick lacing allegedly installed as the outer thermal jacket over Foster Wheeler horizontal and vertical closed feedwater heaters; cut, unlaced, and re-tied during heater inspection and gasket replacement

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

Product Description

Foster Wheeler Corporation shipped closed feedwater heaters — horizontal and vertical shell-and-tube regenerative heat exchangers — to utility, refinery, chemical, and Navy customers as bare pressure vessels intended for on-site thermal lagging. Because feedwater heaters are frequently opened for tube-bundle pulls, retubing, and gasket replacement, the outer insulation was typically installed as removable asbestos-fabric blankets and mattress covers rather than monolithic block-and-cement systems.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Foster Wheeler feedwater heaters were routinely covered with asbestos-cloth outer lagging at multiple locations:

Removable asbestos-cloth insulation blankets over the heater shell and heads
Asbestos-fabric mattress covers filled with amosite or chrysotile loose fill
Asbestos-wick lacing stitching the blanket seams closed around nozzles and manways
Asbestos-cloth pillow-covers at channel-cover flanges and steam-inlet nozzles
Asbestos-tape wrapping at drain, vent, and instrument-nozzle penetrations

Foster Wheeler has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Insulators (HFIAW members) cutting, fitting, unlacing, and re-tying removable heater blankets
Boilermakers stripping blankets before manway breakouts and re-installing after
Pipefitters (UA members) removing blanket sections at flange-gasket replacements
Millwrights and maintenance mechanics during tube-bundle pulls that required full-shell strip
Navy machinist’s mates and hull technicians re-lagging shipboard heaters after service

Blanket removal typically involved cutting asbestos-cloth lacing with knives, folding stiffened jackets, and shaking loose amosite fill onto the deck plate — an activity plaintiffs allege released respirable amphibole fiber into the immediate work area.

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Product Facts

Trade NameFoster Wheeler Closed Feedwater Heater Asbestos-Fabric Removable Shell Lagging & Blanket Insulation

ManufacturerFoster Wheeler Corporation — Asbestos Products & Litigation History

Years Producedc. 1940s-1975

Asbestos ContentAsbestos-cloth removable insulation blankets, asbestos-fabric mattress covers, and asbestos-wick lacing allegedly installed as the outer thermal jacket over Foster Wheeler horizontal and vertical closed feedwater heaters; cut, unlaced, and re-tied during heater inspection and gasket replacement

CategoryBoilers Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

InsulatorsBoilermakersPipefittersMillwrights

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