Asbestos gaskets

1907

PRODUCT USE

77 years

1984

For manufacturing these types of gaskets, asbestos was heavily used for nearly a century. Even though chrysotile (white asbestos) was used in the majority of cases, crocidolite (blue asbestos) was preferred when the gasket needed to be resistant to acid.

Containing up to 70 percent asbestos in their composition, gaskets were extremely dangerous when they required replacement. Due to being extremely damaged, they needed to be scraped off, and by doing that, asbestos fibers would quickly contaminate the environment. You could have been exposed if:

• You found yourself working on old factory machinery and piping systems
• You have worked on cars built before the 1980’s
• You worked directly with asbestos gaskets
• You performed maintenance work in factories or power plants
• You helped manufacture asbestos-containing gaskets

Companies liable for manufacturing or use of asbestos gaskets

• Dow Chemical Company
• Yarway Corporation
• Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
• Pan American World Airways Inc.
• Taylor Forge & Pipe Works
• Northrop Grumman
• Tennessee Valley Authority
• Caterpillar Inc.
• Continental Steel Corporation
• Kelsey-Hayes Company
• Textron Inc.
• Flexitallic Gasket Company
• Dresser Industries
• Johns-Manville
• A.W. Chesterton Company
• Garlock Sealing Technologies
• Uniroyal Holding, Inc.
• Borg Warner Automotive
• Bell & Gossett Company
• John Deere Industrial Equipment Company
• North American Rockwell Corporation
• Continental Can Company
• Norfolk Southern Railway
• Sun Oil Co.
• Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings
• Occidental Chemical Corporation
• American Crane Corporation
• Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co.
• James River Corporation
• Wheelabrator Frye Inc.
• Rust International Inc.