Was Hobart Brothers / ESAB — asbestos documented in litigation?

Hobart Brothers / ESAB — 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 Hobart Brothers / ESAB — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Hobart Brothers / ESAB — 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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Hobart Brothers / ESAB Stick Welding Electrodes, Flux-Cored Welding Materials

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1917-1980sAsbestos in welding-rod flux coatings, asbestos in welding-rod chemistry through the documented era

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Hobart Brothers Company (Troy, Ohio — founded 1917; today operated as a brand within the ESAB Group) was through the 20th century one of the principal U.S. manufacturers of arc welding equipment, stick welding electrodes (covered electrodes), flux-cored welding wire, and welding consumables. Hobart covered electrodes — along with Lincoln Electric and ESAB — defined the U.S. industrial welding consumables market through the asbestos era and were specified across refineries, shipyards, power plants, structural steel construction, pipelines, manufacturing, and railroad shop work.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Hobart Brothers (and the European ESAB welding consumables line distributed in the U.S.) stick welding electrodes contained asbestos fiber as a component of the flux coating on the welding rod and that welders who consumed Hobart and ESAB electrodes were exposed to airborne asbestos fibers from both flux-coating disturbance during arc strike and from asbestos breakdown during welding-arc combustion.

Hobart Brothers / ESAB has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Welders (Boilermakers, Pipefitters, Sheet Metal Workers, Ironworkers Local members) consuming Hobart and ESAB electrodes
Boilermakers building boilers, pressure vessels, and refinery equipment
Pipefitters welding process piping
Shipyard welders at Navy and commercial shipyards
Pipeline welders on cross-country pipeline projects
Structural ironworkers welding building and bridge steel
Railroad shop welders

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Product Facts

Trade NameHobart Brothers / ESAB Stick Welding Electrodes, Flux-Cored Welding Materials

Years Producedc. 1917-1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos in welding-rod flux coatings, asbestos in welding-rod chemistry through the documented era

CategoryGaskets Electrical

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

WeldersBoilermakersPipefittersShipyard welders

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