Read the video transcript
Did you work with Babcock and Wilcox Utility Boilers, Industrial Boilers, Marine Boilers, Refractory Products, and Nuclear Reactor Vessels? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Babcock and Wilcox Utility Boilers, Industrial Boilers, Marine Boilers, Refractory Products, and Nuclear Reactor Vessels, made by Babcock Wilcox Corporate, sold from 1867 until present (asbestos era through the 1980s). Babcock and Wilcox Company (B&W) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing utility boilers, industrial boilers, marine boilers, refractory products, and pressurized water reactor vessels through the asbestos era. B&W asbestos personal-injury trust exists. Plaintiffs alleged B&W products exposed boilermakers, pipefitters, power-plant workers, and Navy machinist mates to extensive asbestos. Asbestos refractory allegedly in B&W utility, industrial, and marine boilers; asbestos pipe covering on B&W boiler installations; asbestos gaskets and packing; asbestos nuclear reactor components. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Boilermakers, Power-plant operators, Refinery pipefitters, and Nuclear-plant workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Babcock and Wilcox Utility Boilers, Industrial Boilers, Marine Boilers, Refractory Products, and Nuclear Reactor Vessels 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
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W — founded 1867 by Stephen Wilcox and George Babcock; today Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc.; historically headquartered Barberton OH, later Charlotte NC, today Akron OH) is through the 20th century and today one of the principal U.S. utility, industrial, and marine boiler manufacturers. B&W is among the most heavily-litigated U.S. asbestos defendants; the Babcock & Wilcox Company Asbestos PI Trust was established under B&W’s 2000 Chapter 11 to handle asbestos personal-injury liability.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that B&W products included:
- B&W utility boilers — extensive asbestos refractory, block insulation, and boiler-jacket asbestos on U.S. coal-fired and gas-fired power-plant boilers
- B&W industrial boilers — for refinery, paper-mill, chemical-plant, and industrial process installations
- B&W marine boilers — supplied to U.S. Navy and commercial ships
- B&W refractory products — asbestos-containing refractory for high-temperature applications
- B&W pressurized water reactor (PWR) vessels — supplied to U.S. nuclear power plants (Three Mile Island, Rancho Seco, Davis-Besse, Crystal River, Arkansas Nuclear One, Oconee, others)
- B&W gaskets and packing at boiler connections
The Babcock & Wilcox Company has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation. B&W asbestos liability is channeled through the B&W Asbestos PI Trust.
Workers Exposed
- Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building B&W utility, industrial, and marine boilers
- Power-plant operators working B&W-boiler-equipped generating stations
- Refinery pipefitters (UA Local members) working B&W-boiler installations
- Nuclear-plant construction workers on B&W nuclear reactor vessels
- Navy machinist mates working B&W marine boilers aboard U.S. Navy ships
Free Case Review — Attorney Advertising
If You Worked at Babcock & Wilcox (B&W)
If you or a family member worked at Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) 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.
- ✓ Free case evaluation — no obligation
- ✓ No attorney fee unless the case resolves in your favor
- ✓ Trust fund claims and civil lawsuits pursued simultaneously
O'Brien Law Firm — Attorney Advertising. Visiting this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. No fee unless a financial recovery is made.