PRODUCT USE
55 years
Electric boards were usually made of a material known as Bakelite that had asbestos fibers included in its manufacturing process. This was done to strengthen it so the final product could be able to sustain damage from heat. As in most electrical appliances, crocidolite (blue asbestos) was used for these types of products.
When the electric board sustained damage, usually from external sources, the asbestos lining would become friable, putting its microscopic particles in a state that made them more likely to be released into the atmosphere. You could have been exposed if:
- You found yourself working in old buildings
- You worked directly with asbestos-containing electric boards
- You worked as an electrician
Companies liable for manufacturing or use of asbestos electric boards
- Dresser Industries
- Johns-Manville
- Sunbeam Products/Sunbeam Corporation Limited
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- Campbell Soup Co.
- Pan American World Airways Inc.
- Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
- Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
- Northrop Grumman
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc.
Relevant occupations that used asbestos electric boards
- Electricians/ electrician's mates
- Railroad workers
- Sonar technicians
- Radiomen
- Aviation ordnancemen
- Damage controlmen
- Gunner's mates
How can we help workers that worked with or around asbestos electric boards
We have the experience and knowledge required to obtain for you and your family the reparations required to cover the costs of treatment for the illnesses developed due to the asbestos fibers you were exposed to. To accomplish this, we will file claims against the companies that made you work with asbestos-contaminated electric boards.