Was Rice Barton Corporation Yankee Dryer — asbestos documented in litigation?

Rice Barton Corporation Yankee Dryer — 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 Rice Barton Corporation Yankee Dryer — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Rice Barton Corporation Yankee Dryer — 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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Rice Barton Corporation custom Yankee dryer asbestos-block hood lagging and asbestos-fabric dryer-can wrap (Worcester MA)

⚖ Litigation Record1940s-1980sPlaintiffs allegedly encountered molded chrysotile asbestos-block hood lagging applied to the Rice Barton Yankee dryer hood enclosure and asbestos-fabric wrap material applied to the dryer-can shell surface, released as airborne fiber when tissue-machine mechanics and paper mill insulators tore off, cut, and refitted the hood block segments and dryer-can wrap during coating replacement and hood rebuilds.

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Rice Barton Corporation, headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts, was a specialty builder of custom Yankee dryers, tissue machines, and paper-machine components supplied to U.S. tissue and specialty-paper mills. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Rice Barton Yankee dryer installations were supplied and serviced with molded chrysotile asbestos-block hood lagging fitted to the Yankee hood enclosure, and asbestos-fabric wrap material applied to the cast-iron dryer-can shell as a thermal-and-release layer.

According to publicly filed allegations, this asbestos configuration was carried forward across Rice Barton’s Yankee and tissue-machine product line from the 1940s through the early 1980s and appeared in tissue and specialty-paper mills across the U.S. Northeast, Midwest, and Southeast.

Workers Exposed

Publicly filed asbestos complaints have allegedly identified the following trades as exposed to Rice Barton Yankee-dryer materials:

Paper machine tenders working the dry end during hood-lagging change-outs
Yankee-dryer maintenance mechanics tearing off and refitting hood block segments
Insulators and pipe coverers cutting and installing asbestos-block lagging
Paper mill millwrights performing Yankee-dryer bearing and doctor-blade overhauls
Tissue-machine helpers cleaning debris after hood tear-outs
Paper mill electricians pulling drives adjacent to hood lagging

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Product Facts

Trade NameRice Barton Corporation custom Yankee dryer asbestos-block hood lagging and asbestos-fabric dryer-can wrap (Worcester MA)

Years Produced1940s-1980s

Asbestos ContentPlaintiffs allegedly encountered molded chrysotile asbestos-block hood lagging applied to the Rice Barton Yankee dryer hood enclosure and asbestos-fabric wrap material applied to the dryer-can shell surface, released as airborne fiber when tissue-machine mechanics and paper mill insulators tore off, cut, and refitted the hood block segments and dryer-can wrap during coating replacement and hood rebuilds.

CategoryPaper-Mills Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Paper machine tendersYankee-dryer maintenance mechanicsInsulators and pipe coverersPaper mill millwrights

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