Was Cochrane Deaerator — asbestos documented in litigation?

Cochrane Deaerator — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Cochrane Deaerator — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Cochrane Deaerator — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

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Cochrane Corporation Spray-Tray Deaerator Internal Packing, Scrubber Section, and Manway Gaskets

⚖ Litigation Record1945-1985Allegedly asbestos-containing spray-tray and scrubber-section internal packing, tray-support gaskets, and manway/handhole cover gaskets on Cochrane deaerators — disturbed by boilermakers, millwrights, and pipefitters during internal inspection, tray replacement, and scrubber-section rebuild work at utility and industrial powerhouses.

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Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

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Did you work with Cochrane Corporation Spray-Tray Deaerator Internal Packing, Scrubber Section, and Manway Gaskets? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Cochrane Corporation Spray-Tray Deaerator Internal Packing, Scrubber Section, and Manway Gaskets, sold from 1945 until 1985. Plaintiffs allegedly identified Cochrane Corporation deaerators as sources of asbestos exposure through spray-tray and scrubber-section internal packing and manway gaskets. Allegedly asbestos-containing spray-tray and scrubber-section internal packing, tray-support gaskets, and manway/handhole cover gaskets on Cochrane deaerators — disturbed by boilermakers, millwrights, and pipefitters during internal inspection, tray replacement, and scrubber-section rebuild work at utility and industrial powerhouses. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Boilermakers, Insulators, Pipefitters, and Millwrights. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Cochrane Corporation Spray-Tray Deaerator Internal Packing, Scrubber Section, and Manway Gaskets 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 Cochrane Corporation supplied spray-tray and tray-type deaerators to utility, industrial, and marine feedwater systems across the mid-20th century, and that the internal spray-tray packing, scrubber-section packing, tray-support gaskets, and manway/handhole cover gaskets on those deaerators contained allegedly asbestos-containing materials as originally furnished and as replaced during internal-inspection outages.

According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, a Cochrane deaerator internal inspection required workers to open the manway, enter the shell, pull the spray-tray stack and scrubber-section internals, and scrape, cut, and replace the aged packing and support gaskets — with the confined-space work at the deaerator internals allegedly generating heavy respirable fiber concentrations in the immediate breathing zone of the worker inside the vessel.

Workers Exposed

Boilermakers performing internal deaerator inspections, tray-pack replacements, and scrubber-section rebuilds
Millwrights and mechanics at industrial powerhouses performing routine deaerator outage work
Pipefitters breaking and remaking extraction-steam, vent, and condensate flanges at the deaerator
Insulators stripping and re-applying the exterior lagging around the deaerator shell and dome

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Product Facts

Trade NameCochrane Corporation Spray-Tray Deaerator Internal Packing, Scrubber Section, and Manway Gaskets

Years Produced1945-1985

Asbestos ContentAllegedly asbestos-containing spray-tray and scrubber-section internal packing, tray-support gaskets, and manway/handhole cover gaskets on Cochrane deaerators — disturbed by boilermakers, millwrights, and pipefitters during internal inspection, tray replacement, and scrubber-section rebuild work at utility and industrial powerhouses.

CategoryBoilers Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

BoilermakersInsulatorsPipefittersMillwrights

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