Uniroyal Holding, Inc. & Asbestos

Uniroyal Holding, Inc. employees exposed to asbestos

In 1922, the company began producing rubber footwear as a subsidiary of the United States Rubber Company. Four decades later, it was simply known as Uniroyal, the name under which the company hired over 10.000 employees. Without a doubt, the most popular product of Uniroyal Holding was Asbeston, a lightweight lagging cloth that was sold in large amounts to shipyards. It would often be used to repair or cover insulation.

Since it was mostly a producer of tires, which involved the use of rubber, Uniroyal Holding inevitably exposed workers to asbestos, as the mineral was essential in the manufacturing of these products. To make matters worse, the employees were exposed to additional carcinogenic agents on the job regularly, such as:

benzene
carbon black
N-nitrosamines
1,3-butadiene
O-toluidine
phthalates
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
talc
2-naphthylamine

Some of the processes in the rubber industry that would entail toxic exposure were curing, also known as vulcanizing, calendaring, extruding, inspection and finishing, milling, mixing, and storage and dispatch. Plenty of these processes of manufacturing rubber involved extreme heat, which is why asbestos was the go-to material to prevent burns, fires, and explosions.

Furthermore, in rubber plants, asbestos was often found as pipe insulation to protect against chemicals and intense heat. Asbestos gaskets were used for the sealing of pipes, pumps, and equipment, whereas the building materials in the facilities themselves, such as floor tiles, wall insulation, and ceiling tiles, would also contain asbestos.

Lastly, asbestos exposure would occur in rubber plants from the talc used during the molding process. Talc was often dusted on finished products to facilitate removal from the mold. Nevertheless, talc was nearly always contaminated with asbestos, as the former can be found close to the latter in the soil.

These are the occupational groups that Uniroyal Holding exposed to asbestos during the last century, whether directly or indirectly:

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

The surviving family members of a worker who developed a disease as a result of occupational asbestos exposure but had not taken legal action during their lifetime are also eligible for compensation. With over 25 years of experience in pursuing compensation for the victims of asbestos exposure and their family members, our attorneys will help you recover the money you deserve on behalf of your loved one. Even if you do not receive the compensation your family member would have obtained if they were alive, the money can help you with costs such as their funeral expenses and their past medical expenses.

While it is very complex, the legal process requires minimal involvement on your part, as the majority of the aspects, such as the claim and the documents which must accompany it, will be efficiently handled by our legal team. If you have a family member who lost their lives to a disease that was caused by workplace asbestos exposure, do not hesitate to contact our law firm for quality legal assistance. It is important to know that, because we work on a contingency fee basis, you will not have to pay anything unless we recover compensation for you.

Asbestos products workers at Uniroyal Holding, Inc. would manufacture or encounter

There were numerous products containing asbestos the employees of Uniroyal Holding would handle and encounter on the job during the last century, such as insulation, talc contaminated with asbestos, gaskets, and pipes. While they were not as heavily exposed to asbestos as, for instance, shipyard workers, they still came in contact with the mineral, which places these people at considerable risk of developing a serious disease. The following are the asbestos products workers at Uniroyal Holding would encounter on the job.