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Did you work with GE Magne-Blast Circuit Breaker Arc-Chute? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. GE Magne-Blast Circuit Breaker Arc-Chute, made by General Electric Company, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Allegedly asbestos fabric and molded liner plates inside GE Magne-Blast air-magnetic circuit breakers, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly woven asbestos fabric wraps and molded chrysotile-phenolic liner plates inside AM/AMH-series Magne-Blast arc chutes. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Industrial electricians (IBEW), Substation electricians, Plant electricians, and Arc-flash repair technicians. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around GE Magne-Blast Circuit Breaker Arc-Chute 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
General Electric’s Magne-Blast family (AM-4.16, AM-13.8, AMH-4.16, and related metal-clad switchgear breakers) was the dominant medium-voltage air-magnetic breaker in North American utilities and heavy industry from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the arc chute stack allegedly incorporated woven chrysotile fabric wraps around the runner rails and molded asbestos-phenolic liner plates on the interior arcing surfaces to withstand the magnetic-blowout arc.
Racking, testing, and rebuilding these breakers allegedly disturbed friable asbestos fabric and eroded liner-plate residue inside the cubicle.
Workers Exposed
- Industrial electricians (IBEW) performing routine Magne-Blast maintenance in generating stations and heavy plants
- Substation electricians replacing arc-chute assemblies on utility metal-clad lineups
- Plant electricians cleaning post-fault cubicles at steel mills, paper mills, and chemical plants
- Arc-flash repair technicians rebuilding damaged Magne-Blast breakers after through-faults
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