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Did you work with Alcoa reduction pot asbestos-fabric bus bar insulation and asbestos-block anode-hood lagging for prebake and Söderberg cells? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Alcoa reduction pot asbestos-fabric bus bar insulation and asbestos-block anode-hood lagging for prebake and Söderberg cells, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allegedly encountered asbestos-fabric bus bar insulation and asbestos-block anode-hood lagging on Alcoa-supplied reduction pot equipment in aluminum smelter potrooms. Plaintiffs allegedly encountered asbestos-fabric wrap on potline bus bar conductors and asbestos-block lagging on anode hoods when servicing prebake and Söderberg reduction cells; potline electricians, potmen, and refractory bricklayers allegedly disturbed the fabric wrap and block lagging during pot tapping, anode changes, and pot rebuilds. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Aluminum smelter potroom operators and potmen, Potline electricians (bus bar work), Millwrights and refractory bricklayers on potline rebuilds, and Anode-bake carbon-plant workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Alcoa reduction pot asbestos-fabric bus bar insulation and asbestos-block anode-hood lagging for prebake and Söderberg cells 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
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) reduction pot equipment — used across prebake and Söderberg cell configurations in aluminum reduction potrooms — allegedly incorporated asbestos-fabric bus bar insulation on the heavy DC conductors feeding each cell and asbestos-block lagging on the anode hoods that captured hot process gases above the pot bath.
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the bus bar fabric wrap allegedly served as electrical and thermal insulation against radiant heat from the molten cryolite-alumina bath, and the anode-hood block lagging allegedly retained heat and shielded overhead structures from the 950-970 degree Celsius pot environment. Both applications allegedly degraded, cracked, and released fiber during routine potroom operations, anode changes, and periodic pot relines.
Workers Exposed
- Aluminum smelter potroom operators and potmen tapping metal, changing anodes, and skimming crust
- Potline electricians servicing bus bar connections, riser bars, and cell disconnects
- Refractory bricklayers and millwrights rebuilding pot cathode shells during scheduled relines
- Anode-bake carbon-plant workers handling prebake anode stubs and ring furnace components
- Cast house workers exposed downstream when tapped metal moved to holding furnaces
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