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Did you work with Allis-Chalmers cement kiln asbestos-packed trunnion bearing seals and asbestos-fabric riding-ring insulation? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Allis-Chalmers cement kiln asbestos-packed trunnion bearing seals and asbestos-fabric riding-ring insulation, made by Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co., sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allegedly identified Allis-Chalmers cement kiln asbestos-packed trunnion bearing seals and riding-ring insulation as sources of asbestos exposure. Trunnion roller assemblies on Allis-Chalmers rotary kilns allegedly used asbestos rope packing as dust and heat seals around the bearing housings; riding-ring shims and insulation collars allegedly used asbestos fabric to isolate the shell from the trunnion pedestals. Millwrights and mechanical maintenance workers allegedly cut, repacked, and replaced these materials. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Cement plant millwrights and mechanical maintenance, Cement plant kiln burners and operators, Cement plant electricians (drives, motors, controls), and Cement plant laborers (dust cleanup, bagging house). Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Allis-Chalmers cement kiln asbestos-packed trunnion bearing seals and asbestos-fabric riding-ring insulation 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 Allis-Chalmers, a major U.S. cement plant equipment supplier, furnished rotary kilns whose trunnion roller assemblies allegedly used asbestos rope packing as heat and dust seals around bearing housings, and whose riding-ring shim/insulation collars allegedly used asbestos fabric between the kiln shell and the trunnion pedestals.
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, these packings and fabric shims allegedly required routine cutting-and-fit service by cement plant millwrights during trunnion adjustments, generating airborne fiber near the drive end and thrust roller stations.
Workers Exposed
- Millwrights repacking trunnion bearing seals
- Kiln operators cleaning dust from trunnion pedestals
- Electricians servicing drive motors adjacent to riding rings
- Laborers assigned to shell and drive-end cleanup
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