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Did you work with CB&I FCC regenerator and reactor vessel asbestos-fabric expansion joints and asbestos-block hot-side vessel lagging? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. CB&I FCC regenerator and reactor vessel asbestos-fabric expansion joints and asbestos-block hot-side vessel lagging, made by Chicago Bridge Iron, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allegedly worked with or around CB&I FCC regenerator asbestos-fabric expansion joints and asbestos-block reactor vessel lagging in refinery process units. Allegedly asbestos-woven fabric expansion joints connecting FCC regenerator overheads to cyclone housings and reactor vessels, plus asbestos-block hot-side lagging on the exterior shell — released fiber during hot-work bolt-up, turnaround tear-out, and re-lagging by boilermakers, insulators, and refinery pipefitters. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Refinery boilermakers, Refinery insulators, Refinery pipefitters, and Refinery turnaround contractors. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around CB&I FCC regenerator and reactor vessel asbestos-fabric expansion joints and asbestos-block hot-side vessel lagging 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 Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CB&I) supplied fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) regenerator and reactor vessels to U.S. refineries with asbestos-woven fabric expansion joints at the regenerator-to-cyclone and reactor-overhead transitions and with asbestos-block hot-side lagging on the exterior shell. The fabric expansion joints allegedly absorbed thermal growth on the hot flue-gas path, and the asbestos-block lagging allegedly held skin temperatures down on the high-temperature vessel walls.
Plaintiffs alleged that CB&I FCC regenerator and reactor vessels remained in service across catalytic cracking units through the 1940s–1980s, requiring periodic turnaround tear-out and replacement of the asbestos-fabric expansion joints and asbestos-block lagging as part of scheduled TAR cycles.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs allegedly exposed to CB&I FCC regenerator and reactor vessel asbestos-containing components include:
- Refinery boilermakers and vessel welders performing FCC regenerator and reactor internals hot-work and turnaround rebuilds
- Refinery insulators stripping and re-lagging hot-side asbestos block on regenerator and reactor shells
- Refinery pipefitters and steamfitters tying in overhead transfer lines and cyclone dip legs
- Refinery turnaround (TAR) contractors and shutdown crews cutting out spent asbestos-fabric expansion joints
- Refinery outside operators and process operators working around hot regenerator flue-gas paths
- Refinery millwrights and mechanical maintenance
- Refinery bricklayers and refractory masons rebuilding regenerator refractory-lined internals
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