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Did you work with Cutler-Hammer? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Cutler-Hammer, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Allegedly asbestos fabric and molded plates inside Cutler-Hammer / Eaton magnetic blowout arc chutes on contactors, starters, and DC control panels, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly woven asbestos fabric arc-chute wraps and molded chrysotile-phenolic side plates on Cutler-Hammer / Eaton magnetic blowout contactors, starters, and DC control panels. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Motor control center technicians, Plant electricians, Industrial maintenance electricians, and Industrial electricians (IBEW). Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Cutler-Hammer 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
Cutler-Hammer (acquired by Eaton in 1979) produced a broad line of magnetic blowout contactors, DC control panels, and motor starters that used a “de-ion” style arc chute over each pole. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the arc chute allegedly incorporated woven chrysotile fabric wraps and molded asbestos-phenolic side plates to withstand the magnetic-blowout arc, particularly on DC crane, mill, and mining control panels from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Replacing burned tips, swapping arc-chute assemblies, and cleaning fault-damaged panels allegedly disturbed friable asbestos plate residue inside the cubicle.
Workers Exposed
- Motor control center technicians rebuilding Cutler-Hammer contactor buckets
- Plant electricians servicing DC crane and mill control panels
- Industrial maintenance electricians replacing arc chutes on production lines
- Industrial electricians (IBEW) maintaining Cutler-Hammer switchgear lineups
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