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Did you work with Combustion Engineering Superheater Outlet Header and Element Handhole Gaskets? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Combustion Engineering Superheater Outlet Header and Element Handhole Gaskets, sold from 1945 until 1985. Plaintiffs allegedly identified Combustion Engineering superheater outlet headers and element handhole gaskets as sources of asbestos exposure during boiler outage work. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: compressed asbestos-fiber sheet gaskets and pre-formed asbestos-bearing header handhole gaskets at superheater outlet header flanges, element handhole plates, and desuperheater spray-nozzle flanges on CE utility and industrial steam generators — replaced by boilermakers during element replacement, tube-leak repair, and header inspection outages. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Boilermakers, Insulators, and Pipefitters. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Combustion Engineering Superheater Outlet Header and Element Handhole 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 Combustion Engineering, Inc. supplied utility and industrial steam generators — including the superheater sections and their outlet headers — and that the header handhole plates, element-to-header flanges, and desuperheater spray-nozzle flanges on those boilers were sealed with allegedly asbestos-containing gasket material as originally furnished and as replaced during outages.
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, superheater work required workers to remove header handhole covers to inspect and rod out interior surfaces, replace failed superheater elements at the header connection, and periodically renew the desuperheater spray-nozzle flange seals — with every handhole and flange operation involving scraping aged CAF gasket from the mating faces and installing fresh asbestos sheet or pre-formed asbestos-bearing handhole gaskets, allegedly releasing respirable fibers into the boilermaker’s breathing zone at the header deck.
Workers Exposed
- Boilermakers pulling superheater elements, replacing header handhole gaskets, and renewing desuperheater flange seals
- Insulators stripping and re-lagging the superheater header, penthouse, and desuperheater piping around gasket work
- Pipefitters breaking and remaking the superheater outlet piping, main-steam flanges, and desuperheater spray-water piping tied into the header
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