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Did you work with Halliburton Cementing Fluid Asbestos-Fiber Additive? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Halliburton Cementing Fluid Asbestos-Fiber Additive, sold from the 1940s until 1985. Allegedly bagged asbestos-fiber additive dumped into Halliburton cementing hoppers to control lost circulation exposed cementing crews to raw airborne fiber, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly loose chrysotile asbestos fiber blended into oil-well cement slurries as a lost-circulation and thixotropic additive, poured from paper bags into open mixing hoppers, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Cementing service crews, Mud engineers, and Oilfield roughnecks. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Halliburton Cementing Fluid Asbestos-Fiber Additive 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
Halliburton (and competitor cementing houses) allegedly sold and used loose chrysotile asbestos fiber as a lost-circulation and thixotropic additive in oil-well cement slurries, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. The fiber allegedly shipped in paper bags and was allegedly torn open and dumped directly into the open mixing hopper of a cementing unit, allegedly generating a visible cloud of raw asbestos fiber in the pumper’s breathing zone during every squeeze and primary cement job that called for it.
Workers Exposed
Cementing pumpers and hopper operators allegedly poured the bagged fiber. Mud engineers allegedly specified the additive and stood on the rig floor during the job. Roughnecks and derrickmen allegedly worked downwind of the mixing hopper throughout pumping operations. Warehouse and yard hands allegedly handled the torn and dusty bags at the district office.
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