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Did you work with Asbestos-Refractory Insulation Board and Backup Insulation for Reheat Furnace Walls and Roof? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Asbestos-Refractory Insulation Board and Backup Insulation for Reheat Furnace Walls and Roof, made by General Refractories, sold from the 1940s until the 1970s. Plaintiffs allegedly identified General Refractories Company asbestos-refractory insulation board as an exposure source during reheat furnace and soaking pit rebuilds. Asbestos fiber allegedly used as reinforcement and thermal-insulating filler in refractory insulation board and block installed as backup insulation behind hot-face brick in reheat furnace walls, roofs, and soaking pit covers; workers sawed, scored, and hand-fit board to shape, and tore out spent panels during roll-shop shutdowns, generating airborne asbestos dust. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Steel mill bricklayers and refractory masons, Reheat furnace operators and roll shop workers, and Millwrights and mechanical maintenance workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Asbestos-Refractory Insulation Board and Backup Insulation for Reheat Furnace Walls and Roof 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, General Refractories Company allegedly supplied asbestos-containing refractory insulation board and backup insulation block installed behind hot-face brick in reheat furnace walls, roofs, soaking pit covers, and related steel mill furnace equipment. Plaintiffs allegedly identified General Refractories product shipments as a source of occupational asbestos exposure during roll-shop shutdowns and furnace rebuild campaigns.
Litigation records allegedly describe asbestos fiber used as reinforcement and thermal-insulating filler in board and block formulations, released as respirable dust when workers sawed, scored, and hand-fit panels to shape, and when spent board was torn out during furnace demolition.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed litigation that the following workers encountered General Refractories asbestos-refractory board products:
- Steel mill bricklayers and refractory masons installing backup insulation
- Reheat furnace operators and roll shop workers exposed during and after rebuilds
- Millwrights and mechanical maintenance workers on shutdown crews
- Furnace demolition and tear-out laborers
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