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Did you work with Adamson two-roll rubber mill asbestos-fabric bearing wrap and asbestos-packed roll-end shaft seals? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Adamson two-roll rubber mill asbestos-fabric bearing wrap and asbestos-packed roll-end shaft seals, made by Adamson Machine Company, sold from the 1900s until the 1970s. Plaintiffs have allegedly identified Adamson Machine Company two-roll rubber mill asbestos-fabric bearing wrap and asbestos-packed roll-end shaft seals as exposure sources in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation involving tire and rubber goods workers. Allegedly asbestos-woven fabric wrapped around two-roll mill journal bearings as heat shielding and braided asbestos rope compression packing at roll-end shaft seals; rubber plant two-roll mill operators, helpers, and millwrights were allegedly exposed to airborne asbestos when replacing bearing wraps, repacking roll-end seals, and cleaning cured rubber from bearing housings. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Two-roll mill operators and helpers, and Rubber plant millwrights and mechanical maintenance. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Adamson two-roll rubber mill asbestos-fabric bearing wrap and asbestos-packed roll-end shaft seals and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Adamson Machine Company of Akron, Ohio — later part of the McNeil Akron / Farrel family of rubber machinery builders — was a longtime U.S. manufacturer of two-roll rubber mills used to warm, blend, sheet, and strip rubber compound in tire plants and rubber goods factories. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Adamson two-roll mills were assembled with asbestos-woven fabric wrapping around the massive journal bearings that support the mill rolls, and with braided asbestos rope compression packing at the roll-end shaft seals where the roll shafts exit the mill housing.
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the asbestos pathway on Adamson two-roll mills was allegedly the combination of bearing-wrap asbestos fabric — which functioned as a heat shield between the roll bearing and the surrounding steel structure — and rope packing at the roll-end seals, both of which allegedly released respirable fibers during scheduled bearing overhauls and seal-repacking maintenance.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs allegedly identified as exposed to Adamson two-roll mill asbestos in publicly filed litigation include:
- Two-roll mill operators and helpers allegedly exposed while working the mill during compound blending, sheeting, and strip-off — with asbestos-lagged bearings and packed seals within arm’s reach
- Rubber plant millwrights and mechanical maintenance allegedly exposed while replacing bearing wraps, repacking roll-end shaft seals, and cleaning cured rubber deposits out of bearing housings
- Rubber plant Banbury mixer operators working upstream of the two-roll mill allegedly cross-exposed to airborne fibers in shared compound-room air
- Calender room operators (coated fabric, belting) working downstream allegedly cross-exposed during batch transfers
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