With the passage of time, the asbestos-containing materials and products would start to deteriorate and break down requiring the attention of the factory's workers. As maintenance work was conducted by these people through cutting, sawing and removing, asbestos fibers would have been released into the environment.
By inhaling the poisonous fibers over a prolonged period of time, the workers of a rubber factory risked developing a life-threatening illness related to asbestos, such as mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer.
Relevant job titles
- mold man
- compound mixer
- packer
- tire design engineer
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.
Companies that exposed rubber factory workers to asbestos
- Uniroyal Holding, Inc.
- Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
- Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
- Kelsey-Hayes Company
Akron, Ohio - Ohio
- Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
- Goodrich Corporation
- Wooster Rubber Company
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
- R C A Rubber Company
- Seiberling Rubber Company
Ceredo, West Virginia - West Virginia
- American National Rubber Company
Dekatur, Alabama - Alabama
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Robbins Tire and Rubber Company
- Dunlop Rubber
- Diamond Rubber Co
Delaware, New York - New York
- Stanwood Rubber Company
- Ajax Rubber Company, Inc
Denver, Colorado - Colorado
- Gates Corporation
Huntington, Indiana - Indiana
- Schachtpfister Inc
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Minnesota
- Midwest Rubber Service & Supply Co
Nashville, Tennesse - Tennessee
- Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Naugatuck, Connecticut - Connecticut
- United States Rubber Company
Portland, Oregon - Oregon
- Griffith Rubber Mills manufactures
St. Louis, Missouri - Missouri
- Midwest Industrial Rubber, Inc
- Purcell Tire & Rubber Company Inc.
Texarkana, Arkansas - Arkansas
- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts - Massachusetts
- American Biltrite Rubber Company
- Hodgman Rubber Co
- Globe Rubber Works, Inc.
- Revere Rubber Company
- Atlantic Rubber Co., Inc.
Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania
- Lee Tire and Rubber Company
Labor union members are also eligible
Asbestos products handled by rubber factory workers
Due to its resistance to high temperatures and chemical agents, asbestos was also employed by the rubber industry. It was found as insulation in pipes, in gaskets, as well as in various building materials like ceiling and floor tiles. A layer of asbestos insulation would cover the walls in certain rooms of the factory to prevent the building from catching fire. Rubber factory workers were exposed to asbestos when these products became brittle as a consequence of aging. Disturbing old asbestos-containing materials would release toxic fibers in the air. Additionally, asbestos-tainted talc was occasionally present in factories. It was applied to finished products to remove mold.