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Did you work with Farnam Industrial Head Gaskets? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Farnam Industrial Head Gaskets, made by Farnam Companies, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Farnam Companies is alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, to have die-cut compressed asbestos fiber sheet into head and manifold gaskets supplied to stationary, industrial, and marine engine OEMs and their aftermarket parts channels. Compressed asbestos fiber sheet allegedly used in Farnam die-cut head and manifold gaskets supplied to stationary and industrial engine OEMs. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Industrial engine mechanics, Engine rebuilders, Machine shop workers, and Marine engine mechanics. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Farnam Industrial Head 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
Farnam Companies is alleged in publicly filed asbestos litigation records to have die-cut compressed asbestos fiber sheet stock into cylinder head gaskets, exhaust manifold gaskets, and general engine sealing components for stationary, industrial, and marine engine builders. Farnam allegedly acted as a converter — buying raw compressed asbestos sheet from primary sheet-goods manufacturers and stamping finished gasket sets to customer specifications from the 1940s into the 1980s. Its allegedly asbestos-containing gaskets reportedly reached pipeline pump-station engines, natural-gas compressor engines, agricultural power units, and marine auxiliaries.
Workers Exposed
Litigation records allegedly describe exposure among industrial engine mechanics servicing pipeline and compressor-station engines, engine rebuilders working stationary and marine powerplants, machine shop workers handling head resurfacing and dry cleanup, marine engine mechanics servicing auxiliary generators and workboat mains, and gasket-set assemblers at Farnam facilities who cut, stacked, and packaged asbestos sheet stock under dusty shop conditions.