Mesothelioma Lawsuits: Flange Products
Workers and laborers who used Flange 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.
Flange 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 flange 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.
Flange Workers and Mesothelioma
| Ball Bearing Flangers | Flange Openers |
| Bearing Flange Mounters | Flange Operators |
| Bearing Flanger | Flange Protection Installers |
| Brass Flangers | Flange Sealers |
| Brim Flangers | Flange Turner |
| Brim Flanging Machine Operator | Flange Welder |
| Bulkhead Fitting Flanger | Flange Worker |
| Cable Flangee | Flanged Connection Installers |
| Carburator Flange Gasket Installer | Flanged Gasket Installer |
| Carburator Flange Gasket Worker | Flanged Gasket Worker |
| Clamp Flangers | Flanger Railroad Worker |
| Closet Flangers | Flanging Machine Operator |
| Collar Flangers | Flanging Machinery Operator |
| Compressed Flange Gasket Worker | Flanging Operator |
| Conduit Flangers | Flanging Roll Operator |
| Connection Flangers | Forge Flange Worker |
| Core Flangers | Glass Cylinder Flanger |
| Cushion Flangers | Hat Flanger |
| Cylinder Flangers | Hat Flanging Operator |
| External Flange Gasket Installer | Hydraulic Fitting Flanger |
| External Flange Gasket Worker | Hydraulic Flanger |
| External Flanging Worker | Hydraulic Flanging Machinery Operator |
| Feed Mount Flange Mount | Internal Flanging Worker |
| Felt Hat Flanging Operator | Iron Flange Worker |
| Fitted Flanged Gasket Installer | Laundry Brim Flangers |
| Fitted Flanged Gasket Worker | Leather Flangers |
| Fitting Flangers | Metal Flange Worker |
| Flange Assembly Gasket Installer | Metal Flangers |
| Flange Assembly Gasket Worker | Pipe Flange Gasket Installer |
| Flange Assembly Installation Worker | Pipe Flange Gasket Worker |
| Flange Assembly Installer | Pipe Flange Worker |
| Flange Assembly Worker | Port Flange Fitters |
| Flange Bearing Worker | Railroad Flange Labor |
| Flange Fillers | Railroad Flange Worker |
| Flange Fitter | Railroad Flangers |
| Flange Fitting Sealer | Railroad Flangers |
| Flange Fitting Worker | Rubber Flange Gasket Worker |
| Flange Floor Worker | Sealing Flange Worker |
| Flange Gasket Installer | Steel Welding Flangers |
| Flange Gasket Kit Worker | Sweatband Flanger |
| Flange Gasket Worker | Turbine Flange Worker |
| Flange Head Wokrer | Turbine Flanger |
| Flange Heating Worker | Vacuum Flangers |
| Flange Inserters | Vacuum Insulator Flangers |
| Flange Installer | Valve Flange Protectors |
| Flange Joint Worker | Weld Flange Worker |
| Flange Laborers | Welder Flange Worker |
| Flange Machine Operator | Wool Hat Flanger |
Flange Products and Asbestos Exposure
| Acme Flange Nuts | Immersion Heater Flanges |
| Air Compressor Flanges | Immersion Heater Tank Flanges |
| Air Duct Heater Flanges | Insert Valve Flanges |
| Alloy Hex Flange Nuts | Inside Flange |
| Aluminum Flange | Internal Flanges |
| Aluminum Flanges | Iron Filler Flanges |
| Aluminum Steel Stainless Flanges | Iron Flanges |
| Asbestos Containing Flanges | Joint Flanges |
| Asbestos Gasket Flanges | Joint Gasket Flanges |
| Ball Valve Flanges | Kit Flanges |
| Bearing Flanges | Laundry Brim Flanges |
| Bearing Polymer Flanges | Leather Flanges |
| Blanking Flanges | Locking Flanges Receptacle Outlet |
| Blind Flanges | Loctite® Flange Sealant |
| Block Support Flanges | Machine Flanges |
| Bolt Flange Materials | Magnetic Flow Transmitter Flanges |
| Bolt Flanges | Manhole Folded Flange Joints |
| Bolted Flange Protectors | Manhole Folded Flangets |
| Bore Flanges | Material Cast Iron Flanges |
| Box Toe Flanges Stitchdowns | Metal Flanges |
| Brass Flanges | Metric Flange Screws |
| Brim Flanges | Mini Flanges |
| Brim Flanging Machines | Mounted Flanges |
| Bulkhead Fitting Flanges | Neoprene Flange Gasket |
| Bushing Flanges | Nuts Flanges Hex Nuts |
| Butterfly Valve Flanges | Nylon Flanges Bearing |
| Cable Flanges | Outlet Flanges |
| Can Atmospheric Flanges | Oval Flange Units |
| Carburator Flange Gasket | Parting Flange Gasket |
| Ceramic Ball Bearing Flange | Pipe Fitting Flanges |
| Chemical Flanges | Pipe Flange Gasket |
| Circular Rectangular Flanges | Pipe Flange Spreaders |
| Clamp Flanges | Pipe Flanges |
| Closet Flanges | Pipe Joint Flanges |
| Clutch Flanges | Pipe Split Pyrex Flanges |
| Collar Flanges | Pipet Flanges |
| Component Flanges | Plastic Bushing Flanges |
| Composition Gaskets | Plastic Flange Surface |
| Compressed Flange Gaskets | Plate Sensor Flanges |
| Conduit Flanges | Plated Flanges |
| Conflat Flanges | Pneumatic Bolt Flanges |
| Connection Flanges | Polyester Flange Enclosure |
| Connection Port Flange | Port Flange Fitting |
| Connector Gasket Flanges | Port Flanges |
| Core Flanges | Pozi Flanges |
| Corrosive End Fitting Flanges | Pressure Flanges |
| Cover Insulation Pipe Flanges | Protection Flanges |
| Cushion Flanges | Protector Flanges |
| Cylinder Flanges | Pump Flanges |
| Deep Groove Flanges | Quart Conical Pipe Flange |
| Drive Load Flanges | Railroad Flanges |
| Ductwork Boxes Flanges | Rotatable Weld K Flanges |
| Elbow Flanges | Rotating Flange Nuts |
| Elbow Weld Flanges | Rubber Belt Flanges |
| Electric Bolt Flanges | Rubber Expansion Joint Flanges |
| Electro Hydraulic Bolt Flanges | Rubber Flange Gaskets |
| Electro Pneumatic Bolt Flanges | Sae Flange Heads |
| Enclosure Flanges | Sealant Flanges |
| End Fitting Flanges | Sealing Flanges |
| Expansion Joints Flanges | See Pipe Fitting Flanges |
| External Flange Gaskets | Serrated-Flange Screws |
| External Flangings | Sintered Flanges Bearing |
| Feed Flange Mount | Sleeve Bearing Flanges |
| Feet Castor Flanges | Socket Flanges |
| Felt Hat Flanging | Socket Weld Flanges |
| Filler Flanges | Spacer Flanges |
| Fit Requiring Flange | Split Flanges |
| Fitted Flanges Gaskets | Stainless Steel Flange |
| Fitted Flanges Joints Gasket | Steam Jacketed Flanges |
| Fitting Flanges | Steel Beam Flanges |
| Fitting Kit Flanges | Steel Bolt Flanges |
| Fitting Sealer Flanges | Steel Filler Flanges |
| Flange Caps | Steel Flanges Joints |
| Flange Fitting Feeds | Steel Welding Flanges |
| Flange Head Screws | Strainer Flanges |
| Flanges-Style Piston Cups | Stubends Weld Flanges |
| Flange-Style 1152 | Stud Bearing Flanges |
| Flanging Machines | Suction Line Flanges |
| Flanging Products | Sweatband Flanges |
| Flanging Roll | Tank Flange Heaters |
| Floor Flanges | Tank Truck Flanges |
| Fluoroelastomer Rubber Flange Gasket | Tenax Compressed Flange Gasket |
| Fluoropolymer Flanges Heater | Thermocouple Flange |
| Forge Flange | Thermowell Flanges |
| Formed Flanges | Thread Flanges |
| Full-Coverage Flange Gasket | Threaded Bolt Flange Water |
| Gasket Flanges | Threaded Bolt Flanges |
| Gasket Flanges Pipets | Toilet Flanges |
| Gasket Kit Flanges | Tool Holder Flanges |
| Gasket Water Flanges | Tool Post Flanges Nuts |
| Gasketing Sealant Flanges | Track Wheel Track Wheel |
| Gate Valve Flanges | Transducer Flanges |
| Gear Flanges | Turbine Flanges |
| Gearing Bevel Miter Flanges | U Cups Flanges |
| Gearing Spur Flanges | Vacuum Component Flange |
| Glass Cylinder Flanges | Vacuum Flanges |
| Hat Cap Flanges | Vacuum Flange Fitting |
| Hat Flanges | Vacuum Insulation Flanges |
| Head Cartridge Thermostat Flanges | Valve Connecting Flanges |
| Head Flanges | Valve Flange Protector |
| Socket Cap Screw Flanges | Valve Flanges |
| Heater Flanges | Vapor Proof Lenses Flange |
| Heating Flanges | Weld Flanges |
| Home Hydraulic Flanges | Weld Ring Flanges |
| Hose Cable Flanges | Welding Fittings Flanges |
| Housing Flanges | Welding Flanges – Grinnell Wff-69 |
| Hub Wheel Flanges | Welding Flanges – Wff-77 |
| Hydraulic Brim Flanging Machine | Wet Rotor Circulator Flanges |
| Hydraulic Fitting Flanges | Wheel Flange Lubrication |
| Hydraulic Flange Locks | Wheel Flanges |
| Hydraulic Flanges | Wire Seal Flanges |
| Immersion Heater Flammable Flanges | Wool Hat Flanges |
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.
| Flange Companies |
| Forge Flange Co. |
| Garlock Sealing Technologies |
| Loctite® Flange Co. |
| Western Forge & Flange Co. |
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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.
Flange Products and Mesothelioma Damages
Mesothelioma Lawyers: Flange Products
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