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Did you work with Great Western Sugar Beet Diffuser Piping Lagging and Gaskets? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Great Western Sugar Beet Diffuser Piping Lagging and Gaskets, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Allegedly asbestos-fabric lagging on Great Western Sugar beet diffuser piping and asbestos-containing gaskets at diffuser flanges exposed sugar refinery workers and pipefitters during lagging rework and gasket replacement, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly asbestos-fabric lagging on diffuser piping, asbestos-containing gaskets at diffuser flanges, and asbestos insulation on associated evaporator and juice-heater lines at Great Western Sugar beet processing plants. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Sugar refinery workers, Sugar beet processors, Food-plant pipefitters, and Food-plant boilermakers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Great Western Sugar Beet Diffuser Piping Lagging and 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
Great Western Sugar Company operated a chain of beet-sugar plants across the Great Plains and Mountain West from the early twentieth century through the 1980s. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, Great Western beet diffusers, juice heaters, and evaporator trains allegedly used asbestos-fabric pipe lagging, asbestos-containing gaskets at diffuser and heater flanges, and asbestos insulation on hot-juice and vapor piping. Insulation rework and gasket replacement allegedly disturbed asbestos-containing components during scheduled shutdowns.
Workers Exposed
Sugar beet processors, sugar refinery workers, food-plant pipefitters, and boilermakers allegedly worked around Great Western diffuser trains during the beet campaign and off-season shutdowns. Pipe-lagging tear-off, gasket replacement at diffuser and evaporator flanges, and hot-line insulation rework allegedly released respirable fiber into confined refinery spaces.
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