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Dresser Industries

As a former multinational corporation, Dresser Industries was founded in 1905, and it was a major provider of a wide range of technology, products, and services meant to develop energy and natural resources. It was headquartered in Dallas, Texas. In 1998, the company merged with Halliburton, the main competitor at the time. Finally, in October 2010, Dresser Inc. was acquired by General Electric and is currently headquartered in Addison, Texas. Sadly, because this company was active in multiple industries that made use of asbestos, such as energy processing, oil refining, and mining, employees who had a job at Dresser Industries were heavily exposed to the harmful mineral. If you worked for this company and are now struggling with a disease related to asbestos exposure, we advise you to contact our law firm as soon as possible, as you are most likely entitled to compensation.

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Dresser Industries employees exposed to asbestos

The history of Dresser Industries is very rich, dating back to 1880 when Solomon Robert Dresser invented a "packer" using rubber for a perfect fit. After taking out a patent in May of 1880, he began advertising and selling his product, the Dresser Cap Packer, from Pennsylvania, in the heart of the oilfields. The Dresser Joint was another invention of the man he built in 1885 to join pipes together to not leak gas. It also used rubber for a tight fit, and it was extremely successful, allowing for the first time the long-range transmission of natural gas from gas fields to cities. By 1927, Dresser Industries had yearly sales of $3.7 million and roughly 400 employees.

These are the industries for which the company provided equipment and services during the last century and how the workers in each field were exposed to asbestos:

  • Oil refinery: The employees in the oil refining industry were exposed to asbestos from multiple sources, such as from the insulation around equipment for boiling petroleum, as well as from the protective gear they had to wear to protect themselves against extreme temperatures and fire. Other asbestos products in oil refineries were gaskets and sealants. Millwrights, welders, electricians, pipefitters, boilermakers, and engineers were the occupational groups working in oil refineries that had the highest risk of asbestos exposure.
  • Energy processing: The facilities where power plants were operating were built with asbestos products during the last century to protect the machinery that produced intense heat, such as boilers, pipes, and turbines. However, asbestos crumbled and became friable over the years, which placed employees at great risk of asbestos exposure. Furthermore, workers in charge of maintaining power plants would often wear insulated, protective clothing to do their jobs, as there was extreme heat involved. For decades in the country, pants, coats, aprons, gloves, and masks contained asbestos.
  • Mining: Approximately 15% of the U.S. coal mines are contaminated with asbestos, as the mineral occurs naturally in the earth along with those of interest. Moreover, vermiculite and talc miners were at high risk of asbestos exposure too. Asbestos miners were in direct contact with raw asbestos, which was very dangerous, as they mined and transported the ore. They were also exposed to asbestos products in machinery and equipment such as brake linings, gaskets, and heat panels. Since they were not given protective gear to wear against inhaling asbestos fibers, they would breathe in toxic particles regularly.
  • Engineering: This occupational group plays a crucial role in a wide range of industries, from shipbuilding to construction. Engineers work on diverse projects, and during the last century, they were exposed to asbestos insulation, cement, sheets, and ceiling tiles. Interestingly, engineers were present in every industry Dresser Industries was active in, namely oil and gas, construction, and power generation. For electrical engineers, the threat of asbestos exposure would lurk in the insulation in numerous electrical products, including panels and wires.

Consequently, the following employees were exposed to asbestos by Dresser Industries between the 1920s and the 1980s:

If you were employed at Dresser Industries during the last century and have recently found out that you have a disease related to occupational asbestos exposure, such as lung cancer or mesothelioma, we encourage you to contact our legal team immediately, as you may be eligible for compensation from the liable company. Filing a claim to receive compensation for health problems caused by asbestos exposure is much easier today, as a lot of former asbestos companies have trust funds, including Dresser Industries. It has $2.6 billion, money that goes to every former worker who is now suffering from terrible diseases because of occupational asbestos exposure. If you choose to file a claim, your compensation will come from the asbestos trust fund.

Asbestos related cancer eligible for filing a claim

If you developed one of the following cancers as a result of occupational exposure, you are eligible for compensation. If you are too ill, a family member can help you with the legal process. In the unfortunate event that you pass away before recovering compensation, your surviving family members will receive compensation on your behalf.

If, however, you struggle with non-cancerous pleural diseases such as asbestosis, pulmonary fibrosis, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, diffuse pleural thickening, COPD (emphysema & chronic bronchitis), pleurisy, lung nodules, lung spots, asthma, pneumonitis, tuberculosis, rounded atelectasis or lung scarring, please seek a second or even a third opinion as the rate of misdiagnosis is very high among the victims of asbestos exposure.

Legal assistance in wrongful death asbestos exposure cases for family members

Regrettably, many victims of asbestos exposure pass away without having benefited from the financial compensation they would have deserved. This happens because they die shortly after receiving the bad news or because they are afraid of a long and complex legal process. Nevertheless, contrary to popular belief, filing a wrongful death claim is not very complicated. If you lost a family member to a disease caused by workplace asbestos exposure who had not taken legal action before, you can now file a claim on their behalf.

To file a wrongful death claim for asbestos exposure, you will first have to call our legal team and then send our experts the employment and medical records of your deceased loved one and their death certificate. Our attorneys will review your case, and if they deem you eligible to file a claim, they will promptly start preparing it for submission. Eventually, you will get the most favorable outcome for your situation and get the largest sum of money possible on behalf of your departed family member.

Asbestos products workers at Dresser Industries would manufacture or encounter

The workers of Dresser Industries would both manufacture and encounter asbestos products on the job, which only increased their degree of toxic exposure. Some of the most common asbestos products they would handle were insulation, electric boards, pipes, boilers, and turbines. When the employees who were responsible for maintaining and repairing machinery and equipment disturbed various components made with asbestos, they would release a lot of toxic dust in the air they would breathe. These are the asbestos products the workers of Dresser Industries would work and come in contact with during the last century.


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