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Did you work with Cabot Stains asbestos-fibered creosote-based wood preservative and shingle stain? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Cabot Stains asbestos-fibered creosote-based wood preservative and shingle stain, sold from the 1950s until the 1970s. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Cabot's creosote-based wood preservative and shingle stain allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos as a suspension filler and allegedly exposed painters, roofers, and marine-dock workers to airborne asbestos during scrape-and-sand recoat prep. Chrysotile asbestos fiber allegedly incorporated as a suspension and body-building filler in creosote-based wood preservative stain, released as respirable dust during scrape-and-sand removal of aged coatings on shingles, siding, decks, and dock pilings. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Painters, Roofers, and Carpenters. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Cabot Stains asbestos-fibered creosote-based wood preservative and shingle stain 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
Samuel Cabot Inc. of Boston (Cabot Stains) was allegedly one of the most recognized U.S. suppliers of creosote-based wood preservative stains for shingles, shakes, rough-sawn siding, decks, fences, and marine dock pilings. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that certain Cabot creosote-oil wood preservative and shingle stain formulations allegedly incorporated chrysotile asbestos fiber as a suspension and body-building additive that kept pigment and creosote solids in suspension and improved film hold-out on rough wood.
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, asbestos-fibered Cabot creosote stain was allegedly sold in cans, pails, and drums through paint distributors, lumberyards, and marine-supply houses from roughly the 1950s through the 1970s.
Workers Exposed
- Painters brush- and spray-applying creosote stain on shingle siding and rough-sawn cladding
- Roofers coating shake and shingle roofs with preservative stain
- Carpenters and deck contractors treating rough lumber and decking
- Marine dock and pier maintenance crews recoating pilings and deck boards
- Homeowners and painters scraping and sanding aged creosote stain during repaint cycles, generating airborne dust
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