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Did you work with Flexitallic Spiral Wound Gaskets? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Flexitallic Spiral Wound Gaskets, made by Flexitallic (Flexitallic Gasket Co.), sold from the 1920s until the 1980s. Flexitallic spiral wound flange gaskets are alleged, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, to have used chrysotile asbestos filler ribbon wound between metal V-strip on high-temperature, high-pressure piping and pressure-vessel flanges. Chrysotile asbestos filler ribbon allegedly wound between metal V-strip in Flexitallic spiral wound flange gaskets. 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 Flexitallic Spiral Wound 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
Flexitallic, the originator of the spiral wound gasket, is alleged in publicly filed asbestos litigation records to have manufactured spiral wound flange gaskets constructed from a preformed V-shaped metal strip continuously wound with a chrysotile asbestos filler ribbon. From roughly the 1920s into the 1980s, Flexitallic’s allegedly asbestos-filled spiral wound gaskets were reportedly specified on refinery, chemical-plant, power-plant, pipeline, and marine engine-room flanges — including steam headers, high-pressure hydrocarbon lines, boiler and turbine flange joints, and heat-exchanger channel covers.
Workers Exposed
Court filings allegedly describe exposure among industrial engine mechanics and pipefitters breaking out spent Flexitallic gaskets and dry-scraping flange faces, engine rebuilders reassembling exhaust and manifold flanges on large stationary engines, machine shop workers refacing flanges and handling scrap asbestos filler, marine engine mechanics working steam and diesel engine-room flanges shipboard, and gasket-set assemblers at Flexitallic winding lines who handled asbestos filler tape as raw stock.