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Did you work with Allis-Chalmers Industrial Pumps, Motors, Mill Equipment, Crushers, Rolling Mills, Steam Turbines? 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 Industrial Pumps, Motors, Mill Equipment, Crushers, Rolling Mills, Steam Turbines, made by Allis Chalmers Mill, sold from 1861 until 1999 (Allis until Chalmers; various successors); asbestos era through the 1980s. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company (Milwaukee WI) manufactured industrial pumps, electric motors, mill equipment, crushers, rolling mills, and steam turbines for U.S. heavy industry through the asbestos era. Plaintiffs allege Allis-Chalmers equipment shipped with asbestos pump packing, motor insulation, gaskets, and steam-turbine lagging. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos pump packing; asbestos motor and generator insulation; asbestos gaskets; asbestos-insulated mill drives; asbestos steam-turbine lagging. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Pipefitters, Plant millwrights, Steel-mill operators, and Cement-plant operators. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Allis-Chalmers Industrial Pumps, Motors, Mill Equipment, Crushers, Rolling Mills, Steam Turbines 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
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company (founded 1861 in Milwaukee Wisconsin; broken up in stages through the 1980s-1990s with divisions sold to numerous successors; Allis-Chalmers Corporation dissolved 1999) was through the 20th century one of the largest U.S. diversified heavy-industrial equipment manufacturers. Allis-Chalmers manufactured through the asbestos era a broad product line covering:
- Industrial centrifugal and reciprocating pumps for refinery, power-plant, mining, and municipal service
- Large electric motors and generators for steel-mill, cement-plant, mining, and utility applications
- Rolling-mill drives and steel-mill equipment
- Cement-plant mills, kilns, crushers, and ball mills
- Mining equipment — jaw crushers, cone crushers, grinding mills
- Steam turbines for utility and industrial applications
- Farm tractors and construction equipment (separately addressed on the [Allis-Chalmers tractor pages if built])
- Nuclear reactor components (early nuclear era)
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Allis-Chalmers industrial equipment was specified through the asbestos era with:
- Asbestos pump packing at pump stuffing boxes
- Asbestos motor and generator insulation on large mill and utility electric machines
- Asbestos casing gaskets and packing at process equipment
- Asbestos steam-turbine casing insulation and lagging
- Asbestos brake-block material on mill drives and mining-equipment brakes
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Workers Exposed
- Pipefitters (UA Local members) servicing Allis-Chalmers pumps
- Plant millwrights and pump-shop technicians
- Steel-mill operators working Allis-Chalmers rolling-mill drives and motors
- Cement-plant operators working Allis-Chalmers mills, kilns, and crushers
- Refinery operators and power-plant operators working Allis-Chalmers turbines and pumps
- Mining and quarrying workers working Allis-Chalmers crushers and grinding mills
- Electricians (IBEW Local members) servicing Allis-Chalmers motors and generators
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If you or a family member worked at Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing and were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at this facility — and were diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related disease — you may have a legal claim. Time-sensitive filing deadlines apply.
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