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Did you work with Asbestos-Fabric Mold Flux Bag Material and Asbestos-Based Tundish Covering Compound for Continuous Casters? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Asbestos-Fabric Mold Flux Bag Material and Asbestos-Based Tundish Covering Compound for Continuous Casters, made by Foseco, sold from the 1960s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allegedly identified Foseco Inc. asbestos-fabric mold flux bag material and asbestos-based tundish covering compound as an exposure source on continuous casters. Asbestos fabric allegedly used as the bag/sleeve material for mold flux delivery and asbestos fiber used as insulating filler in tundish covering compound applied to continuous-caster tundishes and molds; workers hand-placed flux bags into the mold, spread tundish covering powder over molten steel surfaces, and cleaned dust-laden operator platforms above the caster. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Continuous caster operators and mold-shop workers, Ladlemen, teemers, and pit workers, Steel mill bricklayers and refractory masons, and Millwrights and mechanical maintenance workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Asbestos-Fabric Mold Flux Bag Material and Asbestos-Based Tundish Covering Compound for Continuous Casters 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
According to publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation records, Foseco Inc. allegedly supplied asbestos-fabric mold flux bag material and asbestos-based tundish covering compounds used on continuous casters at integrated steel mills and specialty steel producers. Plaintiffs allegedly identified Foseco product shipments as a source of occupational asbestos exposure at the caster operator platform and mold deck.
Litigation records allegedly describe asbestos fabric used as the bag/sleeve carrier for mold flux delivery and asbestos fiber used as an insulating filler in loose tundish covering powder spread over molten steel to reduce heat loss and prevent reoxidation. Respirable dust was allegedly released when bag material contacted the hot mold, when workers scooped and spread covering compound by hand, and when caster deck surfaces were swept.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed litigation that the following workers encountered Foseco asbestos-containing caster products:
- Continuous caster operators, mold-deck workers, and strand crews
- Ladlemen, teemers, and pit workers handling flux and covering materials
- Steel mill bricklayers and refractory masons servicing tundishes
- Millwrights and mechanical maintenance workers on caster shutdowns
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