Was Worthington Corporation — Reciprocating air compressor asbestos documented in litigation?

Worthington Corporation — Reciprocating air compressor 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 Worthington Corporation — Reciprocating air compressor asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Worthington Corporation — Reciprocating air compressor 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

Worthington Corporation reciprocating air compressor compressed asbestos sheet gaskets and braided asbestos packing

⚖ Litigation Record1930s-1980sCompressed asbestos sheet gaskets allegedly installed at Worthington reciprocating air compressor cylinder heads, valve plates, intercooler flanges, aftercooler flanges, and cover bolts; braided asbestos rope packing allegedly installed at piston-rod stuffing boxes on double-acting frames. Industrial mechanics, millwrights, and pipefitters allegedly scraped and re-installed these gaskets during scheduled valve and packing changes at power plants, refineries, chemical plants, and Navy shore facilities.

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Worthington Corporation allegedly supplied reciprocating plant-air and process-air compressors — single-stage and multi-stage, single-acting and double-acting — to U.S. power stations, refineries, chemical plants, paper mills, steel mills, food-processing plants, and Navy shore facilities from the 1930s through the 1980s. Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Worthington reciprocating air compressors were assembled with compressed asbestos sheet gaskets at every cylinder head, valve-plate seat, intercooler flange, aftercooler flange, and cover bolt, and that double-acting frames used braided asbestos rope packing at each piston-rod stuffing box.

Routine “valve and packing” service on Worthington reciprocating frames allegedly required the mechanic to remove the cylinder head or valve cover, scrape the compressed asbestos gasket off the mating flange with a knife and wire brush, cut a fresh gasket from asbestos sheet stock, and install it. On double-acting units the piston-rod packing was pulled and re-driven with fresh asbestos rope rings. Both operations released dry chrysotile fibers into the compressor room air.

Workers Exposed

Industrial mechanics performing scheduled valve-and-packing changes on Worthington reciprocating air compressors.
Millwrights rigging cylinders and intercoolers during major Worthington overhauls.
Pipefitters (UA) breaking discharge and cooling-water piping into Worthington compressor units.
Machinists rebuilding Worthington valves, pistons, and rod-packing cases.
Boiler tenders (BT) working the associated plant-air distribution in power houses and boiler rooms.

Bystanders in the compressor room were exposed to airborne fibers released by gasket scraping and packing removal.

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Product Facts

Trade NameWorthington Corporation reciprocating air compressor compressed asbestos sheet gaskets and braided asbestos packing

Years Produced1930s-1980s

Asbestos ContentCompressed asbestos sheet gaskets allegedly installed at Worthington reciprocating air compressor cylinder heads, valve plates, intercooler flanges, aftercooler flanges, and cover bolts; braided asbestos rope packing allegedly installed at piston-rod stuffing boxes on double-acting frames. Industrial mechanics, millwrights, and pipefitters allegedly scraped and re-installed these gaskets during scheduled valve and packing changes at power plants, refineries, chemical plants, and Navy shore facilities.

CategoryGaskets Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Industrial MechanicsMillwrightsPipefittersMachinistsBoiler Tenders

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