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Did you work with Anaconda Underground Service and Distribution Cable? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Anaconda Underground Service and Distribution Cable, made by Anaconda Wire Cable, sold from the 1940s until the 1970s. Anaconda Wire and Cable underground service and distribution cable allegedly incorporated asbestos-fiber jacketing and asbestos braid, exposing IBEW cable splicers and underground utility crews during service terminations, secondary splices, and vault work, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly asbestos-fiber-loaded outer jacketing and asbestos-braid conductor wrapping used on rubber- and paper-insulated underground service and secondary distribution cable, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Underground Cable Splicers, Utility Linemen (IBEW), and Cable Pullers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Anaconda Underground Service and Distribution Cable 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
Anaconda Wire & Cable Company (Sycamore Mills PA, Marion IN, Muskegon MI, Hastings-on-Hudson NY) allegedly supplied underground service-entrance and secondary distribution cable to municipal utilities, industrial plants, and building service-entrance vaults, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Their rubber-insulated (RHW, RHH) and paper-insulated designs in the 600 V, 5 kV, and 15 kV classes allegedly used an outer protective jacket compounded with asbestos fiber for flame resistance and mechanical toughness in duct-bank and direct-burial service. Three-conductor and four-conductor designs allegedly used asbestos-braid separators between phase conductors. When IBEW splicers cut back the jacket to make a service splice, terminate a network vault feeder, or perform a hot repair after a cable fault, the allegedly asbestos-containing jacket and braid was cut, stripped, and heated inside the confined splice vault.
Workers Exposed
IBEW underground cable splicers, utility linemen making service-drop and network-vault terminations, cable pullers, manhole rigging crews, and industrial-plant electricians allegedly encountered airborne fibers when cutting, stripping, or heating Anaconda jacket and braid. Anaconda Wire & Cable factory workers at the Hastings-on-Hudson NY, Marion IN, and Muskegon MI plants allegedly faced primary manufacturing exposure.