1929
1982
PRODUCT USE
53 years
This insulation product was made from asbestos fabric or woven glass fiber fabric and lined with asbestos. Its main purpose was preventing heat from damaging the machinery used in factories or power plants.
The asbestos exposure happened when the fabric got frayed or the asbestos blanket got torn open. Even in the manufacturing process, microscopic particles became airborne as the asbestos fibers would get woven. You could have been exposed if:
- You handled asbestos blankets on a constant basis
- You were involved in the manufacturing of asbestos blankets
- You found yourself working in old factories or plants
- You performed maintenance work on boilers
Companies liable for manufacturing or use of asbestos blankets
- Raybestos/Raymark Industries, Inc.
- Dresser Industries
- Bartells Asbestos
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- Pan American World Airways Inc.
- Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
- Occidental Chemical Corporation
- Danly Machine Corporation
- Northrop Grumman
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Continental Steel Corporation
- American Can Company
- Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co.
- Potlatch Paper Mill
- U.S. Steel
- El Du Pont De Nemours and Company
How can we help workers that worked with or around asbestos blankets
Prolonged exposure to worn asbestos blankets can lead to the development of life-threatening diseases, and if you or someone close to you is getting through an asbestos-related disease, we can obtain from the trust funds the financial compensation required to cover the treatment costs.