Mesothelioma Lawsuits: Drum Products
Workers and laborers who used Drum products that contained asbestos may have unknowingly breathed or ingested tiny asbestos particles that may be affecting their health. Asbestos becomes dangerous when it is airborne. People installing, removing or replacing asbestos containing products are most at risk of developing an asbestos disease in their lifetime. Asbestos fibers can be smaller than .03 microns which is hard to see without a microscope.
Thousands of asbestos-containing products and materials were used throughout all States. More than 20 million American workers have been exposed to asbestos with the heaviest usage in the U. S. was during 1930-1980. Mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers can lay dormant in people for 10-50 years.
Drum Products and Asbestos Exposure
Millions of Americans were exposed to toxic asbestos fibers and dust from more than 3,000 asbestos-containing products and materials. Many of these products still exist in in old buildings, residential homes, shopping centers, churches, industrial plants, factories, power plants, chemical plants, refineries, shipyards and manufacturing plants.
Asbestos dust is most dangerous when inhaled or ingested. During 1930-1980 many U. S. workers were daily exposed to toxic asbestos dust and fibers where they inhaled and ingested them without any protection in their workplace.
Patients diagnosed with Mesothelioma have complained that they were not given any warning, training or respiratory protective gear when handling, installing, loading, repairing, or removing asbestos-containing products when using them in many building trades.
Workers diagnosed with Mesothelioma from toxic exposure to asbestos containing drum products and materials may be eligible for financial compensation with the help of an experienced Mesothelioma lawyer.
Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma
Asbestos manufacturers knew as far back as the early 1920’s that asbestos caused asbestosis and the first case of Malignant Mesothelioma was definitively linked to asbestos exposure in workers and laborers in 1964.
More than 600,000 asbestos and Mesothelioma cases have been brought against asbestos manufacturers and distributors, claiming the companies failed to protect workers and laborers from harmful asbestos contamination, and failed to warn workers about health risks.
The World health Organization reported that there have been 92,253 mesothelioma deaths (and counting) reported by 83 countries.
Mesothelioma cancer has 4 stages and rarely diagnosed in stages 1 and 2 because it looks like many other diseases like COPD, a chronic cough, the flu and pneumonia. If you have a history of work-related asbestos exposure you should be checked each year by a qualified doctor.
Drum Workers and Mesothelioma
Acid Drum Curers | Drum Testers |
Barrel Brum Loaders | Drum Top Valve Installers |
Barrel Drum Cutters | Drum Top Valve Workers |
Bed Drum Sanders | Drum Tower Workers |
Brake Drum Equipment Workers | Drum Turners |
Brake Drum Grinding Workers | Drum Valve Installation Workers |
Brake Drum Installation Workers | Drum Valve Installers |
Brake Drum Installers | Drum Valve Workers |
Brake Drum Laborer | Drum Weight Workers |
Brake Drum Lathe Operator | Drum Workers |
Brake Drum Lathe Workers | Drummers |
Brake Drum Manufacturer | Drummer Workers |
Brake Drum Mechanic | Drums Workers |
Brake Drum Molder | Edge Drummers |
Brake Drum Operator | Elevator Brake Drum Workers |
Brake Drum Repairer | Endless Bed Drum Sander |
Brake Drum Workers | Feed Mill Drum Drier |
Brake Drums Workers | Foreman Split Drum Room |
Braking Drum Equipment Workers | Fur Drummer |
Braking Drum Grinding Workers | Gallon Drum Agitator |
Braking Drum Installation Workers | Grain Mill Drum Drier |
Braking Drum Installers | L Line Operator Drum Platers |
Braking Drum Laborer | Log Drum Operator |
Braking Drum Manufacturer | Log Triple Drum Operator |
Braking Drum Mechanic | Logging Drum Operator |
Braking Drum Molder | Logging Triple Drum Operator |
Braking Drum Operator | Magnetic Drum Assembler |
Braking Drum Repairer | Magnetic Drum Modifier |
Braking Drum Workers | Magnetic Drum Workers |
Braking Drums Workers | Magnetic Drum Equipment Workers |
Buckle Strap Drum Operator | Metal Drum Brake Installers |
Cement Drum Workers | Metal Drum Brake Repairer |
Chemical Drum Carrier | Metal Drum Brake Workers |
Chemical Drum Filler | Metal Drum Workers |
Chrome Drum Operator | Mill Drum Drier |
Chrome Tanning Drum Operator | Multiple Drum Sander |
Color Drum Workers | Multiple Drum Sander Helper |
Concrete Drum Workers | Pattern Drum Maker |
Cutter Drum Cutter | Petroleum Drum Chainers |
Drier Drum Operator | Petroleum Drum Cleaner |
Drum Assembler | Petroleum Drum Tester |
Drum Assembly Workers | Petroleum Refinery Drum Chainers |
Drum Attendants | Petroleum Refinery Drum Cleaner |
Drum Barker Operator | Petroleum Refinery Drum Tester |
Drum Brake Installers | Pickling Drum Operator |
Drum Brake Laborer | Pigment Drum Checker |
Drum Brake Repairer | Pigment Drum Filler |
Drum Brake Workers | Pneumatic Drum Sander |
Drum Builder | Refiner Drum Chainers |
Drum Carrier | Refiner Drum Cleaner |
Drum Chainers | Refiner Drum Tester |
Drum Choppers | Refinery Drum Chainers |
Drum Cleaners | Refinery Drum Cleaner |
Drum Coffee Roasters | Refinery Drum Tester |
Drum Container Workers | Refining Drum Chainers |
Drum Cutter | Refining Drum Cleaner |
Drum Drier Operator | Refining Drum Tester |
Drum Dyeing Machine Operator | Reversing Drum Mixer |
Drum Dyeing Workers | Rotary Drum Dyer |
Drum Dyeing Machinery Operator | Rotary Drum Filter |
Drum Dyer | Rotary Drum Processor |
Drum Equipment Brake Workers | Rotary Drum Tanner |
Drum Equipment Workers | Rotary Drum Workers |
Drum Felt Installers | Rotary Vacuum Drum Filter |
Drum Felt Workers | Rotate Brake Drum Workers |
Drum Filter | Rubber Drum Filler |
Drum Grinding Brake Workers | Seal Drum Felt Installers |
Drum Grinding Workers | Seal Drum Felt Workers |
Drum Handler | Sealer Drum Felt Installers |
Drum Installation Workers | Sealer Drum Felt Workers |
Drum Installers | Sealing Drum Felt Installers |
Drum Laborer | Sealing Drum Felt Workers |
Drum Loader Unloader | Solid Drum Coffee Roaster |
Drum Maker | Split Drum Room Foreman |
Drum Manufacturer | Split Drum Room Superintendent |
Drum Mates | Split Drum Room Supervisor |
Drum Mechanic | Split Drum Room Workers |
Drum Modifier | Splitdrum Room Foreman |
Drum Molder | Splitdrum Room Superintendent |
Drum Operator | Splitdrum Room Supervisor |
Drum Painter | Splitdrum Room Workers |
Drum Plater | Steam Drum Installation Workers |
Drum Plug Gasket Installers | Steam Drum Installers |
Drum Plug Gasket Workers | Steam Drum Workers |
Drum Printer | Steam Drums Workers |
Drum Processor | Steel Drum Laborer |
Drum Puller | Steel Drum Painter |
Drum Reel Cutters | Steel Drum Workers |
Drum Repairer | Storage Drum Top Valve Installers |
Drum Rotator | Storage Drum Top Valve Workers |
Drum Sander | Storage Drum Valve Installers |
Drum Sander Offbearer | Storage Drum Valve Workers |
Drum Saw Operator | Suction Drum Drier Operator |
Drum Sealers | Tannery Rotary Drum Workers |
Drum Sleeve Workers | Tanning Drum Operator |
Drum Sprayer | Tobacco Drummer |
Drum Stencilers | Triple Drum Operator |
Drum Stock Clerk | Truck Brake Drum Workers |
Drum Straightener | Vacuum Drum Drier Operator |
Drum Tanner | Vacuum Drum Dryers |
Drum Tender | Wood Drum Sander |
Drum Products and Asbestos Exposure
55 Gallon Drums | Dryer Drums |
Acid Drums | Elevator Brake Drums |
Aluminum Drum | Endless Bed Drums |
Auto Mufflers Drums | Felt Drum Seals |
Automobile Muffler Drums | Flexeld Bags Drums |
Barrel Drums | Friction Material Brake Drums |
Bed Drums | Fur Drums |
Boiler Drums | Gallon Drum Agitator |
Brake Drum Equipment | Goetze Drum Plug Gaskets |
Brake Drum Lathe | Grain Feed Mill Drums |
Brake Drums | Grain Mill Drums |
Braking Drum Equipment | High Pressure Drum Metering Pumps |
Braking Drums | High Pressure Metering Drums |
Buckle Strap Drums | L Line Drum Plate |
Cement Drums | Leather Drums |
Chandeliers Drums | Log Drums |
Chemical Drum Fillers | Log Triple Drums |
Chemical Drums | Lubricant Additive Drums |
Chrome Drums | Machine Accumulator Drums |
Chrome Tanning Drums | Magnetic Drums |
Color Drums | Metal Disc Drums |
Concrete Drums | Metal Drum Brakes |
Container Can Pail Drums | Metal Drum Pumps |
Continuous Vacuum Drum | Metal Drums |
Curer Acid Drums | Metal Drums |
Disc Drums | Mill Drums |
Drier Drums | Package Drums |
Drum Barrel Keg | Pail Coat Drums |
Drum Barrels | Pattern Drums |
Drum Brake Lining | Petroleum Drums |
Drum Brake Measuring Device | Pickling Drums |
Drum Brake Products | Pigment Drum Fillers |
Drum Brake Shoes | Pigment Drums |
Drum Brakes | Plate L Line Drum Plates |
Drum Bung Plug | Platform Scale Drums |
Drum Carriers | Pneumatic Drums |
Drum Chains | Polypropylene Drums |
Drum Chopper | Refining Drums |
Drum Coffee Roaster | Refining Drums |
Drum Container | Reversing Drum Mix |
Drum Controllers | Rotary Drums |
Drum Deheaders | Rotary Vacuum Drums |
Drum Driers | Rubber Drum Fillers |
Drum Drive Elevator Chain | Safe-Turn Drum Lathe |
Drum Dryers | Safety Drum Pumps |
Drum Dyeing Machines | Salvage Drums |
Drum Equipment | Seal Drum Felts |
Drum Felts | Sealer Drum Felts |
Drum Filler Pigments | Sealing Drum Felts |
Drum Fillers | Solid Drum Coffee |
Drum Handling Equipment | Split Drums |
Drum Heaters | Stainless Steel Drum Lifts |
Drum Metering Pumps | Steam Drums |
Drum Pail Coats | Steel Chemical Drums |
Drum Paints | Steel Drum Barrel Keg |
Drum Plates | Steel Drum Paints |
Drum Plug Gaskets | Steel Drums |
Drum Products – Pre 1980 | Storage Drum Extensions |
Drum Pump Air Motors | Storage Drum Valves |
Drum Pumps | Storage Drums |
Drum Reels | Suction Drums |
Drum Saws | Tanner Rotary Drums |
Drum Sealing Products | Tannery Rotary Drums |
Drum Sleeves | Tanning Drums |
Drum Sprayers | Three-Drum Boilers |
Drum Stencils | Tobacco Drums |
Drum Stocks | Tower Gal Drums |
Drum Storage | Triple Drums |
Drum Tanks | Truck Brake Drums |
Drum Top Valves | Tube Drums |
Drum Tote Heating Cabinets | Turn Drums |
Drum Towers | Vac Drum Pumps |
Drum Valves | Vacuum Drum Drier |
Drum Weights | Vacuum Drums |
Drum-Plug Gaskets | Winding Drums |
Drums Pails | Windup Drum |
Drum Packaging | Wood Drums |
List of Industrial Plant Workers Exposed to Asbestos
Adjusters | Handlers | Pressers |
Applicators | Hands | Processors |
Assemblers | Helpers | Programmers |
Assembly Man | Inserters | Pullers |
Assorters | Inspector | Regulators |
Binders | Inspectors | Removers |
Buffers | Installers | Repairers |
Casters | Instructors | Repairman |
Changers | Investigators | Researchers |
Cleaners | Laborers | Rewinders |
Coaters | Lay Out | Sawyers |
Collectors | Layers | Servicers |
Coordinators | Liners | Set Ups |
Coverers | Loaders | Setters |
Crushers | Locators | Sorters |
Cutters | Maintainers | Specialists |
Designers | Maintenance man | Sprayers |
Developers | Mappers | Stackers |
Disassemblers | Markers | Stampers |
Diggers | Mechanics | Strippers |
Dismantlers | Mixers | Superintendents |
Dispatchers | Modifiers | Supervisors |
Drawers | Monitors | Surveyors |
Drillers | Mounters | Technicians |
Drivers | Movers | Techs |
Dumpers | Observers | Tenders |
Estimators | Offbearers | Testers |
Examiners | Operators | Throubleshooters |
Feeders | Overhaulers | Trimmers |
Filers | Packagers | Turners |
Fillers | Packers | Unloaders |
Finishers | Patternmakers | Washers |
Fitters | Pilers | Weavers |
Fixers | Planners | Weighers |
Folders | Platers | Winders |
Foreman | Polishers | Workers |
Graders | Pourers | Wrappers |
Grinders | Preppers | Installation Workers |
Inside Office Workers and Mesothelioma
Industrial workers were not only exposed to asbestos working at outside job sites, plants and factories they were also exposed inside of company offices. Asbestos was used throughout office buildings pre 1980 in pipes, insulation, drywall, paints, wiring, floors, tiles, wallboards, cements, glues, adhesives along with 3,000 other products used on a daily basis. If you have a history of work-related asbestos exposure you should be checked each year by a qualified doctor. Office workers exposed to asbestos includes;
Accountants | Coordinators |
Administrators | Data Entry Workers |
Administrative Aides | Directors |
Agents | Executives |
Aides | Financial Managers |
Analysts | Human Resource Workers |
Assistants | Inventory Workers |
Associates | Managers |
Attendants | Office Workers |
Auditors | Operation Managers |
Billing & Posting Workers | Planners |
Board Members | Presidents |
Book & Record Keeping | Public Relation Workers |
Buyers | Purchasing Agents |
Chief Executive Officers | Representatives |
Clerks | Salesman |
Collectors | Secretary – Secretaries |
Computer Workers | Timekeepers |
Consultants | Vice Presidents |
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List of Industrial Plant Work & Labor Duties
Adjust | Fold | Prep |
Apply | Grade | Press |
Assemble | Grind | Process |
Assort | Handle | Program |
Bind | Help | Pull |
Buff | Insert | Regulate |
Cast | Inspect | Remove |
Change | Install | Repair |
Clean | Instruct | Research |
Coat | Investigate | Rewind |
Collect | Labor | Saw |
Coordinate | Lay Out | Service |
Coverer | Line | Set |
Crush | Load | Set Up |
Cut | Locate | Sort |
Design | Maintain | Spray |
Develop | Map | Stack |
Disassemble | Mark | Stamp |
Dig | Mix | Strip |
Dismantle | Modify | Supervise |
Dispatch | Monitor | Survey |
Draw | Mount | Tend |
Drill | Move | Test |
Drive | Observe | Troubleshoot |
Dump | Operate | Trim |
Estimate | Overhaul | Turn |
Examine | Pack | Unload |
Feed | Package | Wash |
File | Pile | Weave |
Fill | Plan | Weigh |
Finish | Plate | Wind |
Fit | Polish | Work |
Fix | Pourers | Wrap |
Military Veterans and Asbestos Exposure
Military Veterans have a 1 in 3 chance of developing an asbestos related disease in their lifetime. Veterans and laborers have the right to bring lawsuits against negligent asbestos companies for exposing them to toxic asbestos-containing products and materials.
There are 21.5 million current living Veterans according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans who served between 1940 and 1970 have the greatest risk of developing Mesothelioma or an asbestos-related cancer. Navy Veterans who served during World War II and the Korean War have the highest incidence of Asbestos-related diseases.
The U.S. Military used thousands of asbestos-containing products in their ships between the 1920-late 1970’s. 14 in every 1,000 WW II shipyard workers died of an asbestos-related disease compared to 18 in every 1,000 combat related deaths.
- Mesothelioma primarily occurs in Veterans between the ages of 55-75.
- Asbestos was listed as the top contaminant at 32 U.S. Army base closures during the 1990s.
- A recent study showed that as many as 30-40% of Mesothelioma victims is U. S. Veterans.
Evidence Required to File for an Asbestos claim may Include:
- Diagnosis– Medical documentation (pathology reports).
- Physician Statement– From a qualified physician regarding Mesothelioma diagnosis.
- Exposure Evidence– Product information, witness affidavits, employment records, invoices.
Asbestos Cover up – Quotes from Asbestos Executives
Evidence in thousands of court documents have shown that asbestos companies hid and destroyed memos, documents and ignored doctor’s medical reports about the dangers of asbestos exposure. Despite all of the information about the deadly dangers of asbestos exposure available in the scientific and medical literature asbestos companies chose not to take any action to protect workers.
They chose profit over the safety of their workers and then lied and covered it up. This is why U. S. Courts are making asbestos manufacturers and companies pay millions to asbestos victims for their asbestos cover up.
- “…if you have enjoyed a good life while working with asbestos products, why not die from it.” 1966 memo from an executive of the Bendix Corporation (now part of Honeywell)
- In early 1940s, the president of Johns-Manville called the managers of another company “a bunch of fools for notifying employees who had asbestosis.” When asked by another company executive, “Do you mean to tell me you would let them work until they drop dead?” he responded, “Yes. We save a lot of money that way.”
Mesothelioma has been medically linked to workplace asbestos exposure.
Advance Drum & Barrel Co. |
Alabama Steel Drum Co. |
Boiler Drum – Richmond, Ca |
Bulldog Drummond Insulation Co. |
Camp Drum |
Cincinnati Drum Co. |
CJ Drum Storage Facility |
Cooper Asphalt Co. |
Drum & Barrel Companies |
Drum Barrel Co. |
Drum Brake Co. |
Drum Companies |
Drum Storage Facility |
Drummond Manufacturing Co. |
Drumwright Co. |
Goetze Drum Co. |
Hyman Drum & Barrel Co. |
John W. Meldrum Co. |
Myers Drum – Richmond, CA |
Superior Drum Company |
Thomas Steel Drums, Inc. |
Have A Question About Compensation?
Our Mesothelioma Patient Advocates can answer questions about trust funds, treatments, settlements and other types of mesothelioma compensation.
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Evidence Required to File for an Asbestos claim may Include:
- Diagnosis– Medical documentation (pathology reports).
- Physician Statement– From a qualified physician regarding Mesothelioma diagnosis.
- Exposure Evidence– Product information, witness affidavits, employment records, invoices.
Recent Mesothelioma Verdicts and Settlements
A Mesothelioma claim is a lawsuit filed on behalf of a victim or surviving family members as a result of hazardous exposure to asbestos.
- $4.6 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a Union Insulator that developed malignant Mesothelioma from asbestos exposure.
- $10.2 Million Mesothelioma Verdict: For a Paper Mill worker suffering from pleural Mesothelioma.
- $4.9 Million Settlement: For a man diagnosed with Pleural Mesothelioma from asbestos exposure in workplace.
- $3.9 Million Settlement: For an Engineer exposed to asbestos on Wyoming jobsites.
- $2.9 Million Settlement: For an Engineer and Shipyard worker exposed to asbestos in Shipyards.
- $1.2 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a 76-year-old Carpenter that developed malignant Mesothelioma.
- $1.1 Million Veteran Mesothelioma Settlement: For a Navy Veteran Machinist that developed malignant Mesothelioma at age 71.
- $245,000 Asbestosis Settlement: For a Paper Mill worker suffering from Asbestosis.
- $2.5 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a Union Pipefitter man who died from malignant Mesothelioma.
- $2.6 Million Shipyard Worker Mesothelioma Settlement: For a 72-year old Shipyard worker with Mesothelioma who suffered second hand exposure.
- $1.8 Million Mesothelioma Settlement: For a carpenter that developed malignant Mesothelioma at age 68.
- $7.5 Million Mesothelioma Verdict: For a woman that developed peritoneal Mesothelioma from laundering her husband’s work clothes.
Malignant Mesothelioma has been linked to workplace asbestos exposure.
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Median Survival Rate for Mesothelioma Patients by Stage
Mesothelioma Symptoms Include:
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Cough
- Difficulty Breathing
- Difficulty Swallowing
- Dyspnea
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fluid Build-up in Lungs
- Heart Palpitations
- Heart Murmurs
- Irregular Heartbeat (arrhythmia)
- Nausea
- Night Sweats
- Orthopnea (Dyspnea When Lying Down)
- Shortness of Breath
- Thickening of Pericardial Layers
Diagnosed With Mesothelioma?
If you or a family member has been diagnosed with malignant Mesothelioma you are going to have a lot of questions about living with Mesothelioma and what legal options you have against asbestos manufacturers and asbestos companies for your asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma is a seriously deadly disease. According to the American Cancer Society with the average survival time for people with Mesothelioma is 4-18 months.
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Family Member Died From Mesothelioma?
If you have a family member that has died from Mesothelioma cancer you should immediately consult with an experienced Mesothelioma diagnosis lawyer about what compensation may be available to you from asbestos trust funds that total more than 30 billion dollars.
It is VERY IMPORTANT that you file your Mesothelioma claim within your states Statute of Limitations.
We have seen many families lose their right to file a lawsuit because their Statute of Limitations had expired while they were grieving. We know it is a tough time to grieve the loss of a loved one, but please do not let your Statute of Limitations expire for filing your Mesothelioma lawsuit. In most states the Statute of Limitations is 2-3 years. Some states have 6 year Statute of Limitations.
Drum Products and Mesothelioma Damages
Mesothelioma Lawyers: Drum Products
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