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Did you work with Asbestos-Bonded Blast Furnace Hearth, Stack, and Stove Refractory Brick? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Asbestos-Bonded Blast Furnace Hearth, Stack, and Stove Refractory Brick, made by Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, sold from the 1930s until the 1970s. Plaintiffs allegedly identified Harbison-Walker asbestos-bonded refractory brick as an exposure source during blast furnace and hot-blast stove relining campaigns at integrated steel mills. Asbestos fiber allegedly used as binder and reinforcement in fireclay and high-alumina refractory brick installed in blast furnace hearths, bosh, stack linings, and hot-blast stove checker work; workers cut, chipped, and hand-fit brick during initial installation and campaign rebuilds, generating airborne asbestos dust in the cast house and stove area. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Steel mill bricklayers and refractory masons, Blast furnace operators, keepers, and stove tenders, and Millwrights and mechanical maintenance workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Asbestos-Bonded Blast Furnace Hearth, Stack, and Stove Refractory Brick 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, Harbison-Walker Refractories Company allegedly supplied asbestos-bonded fireclay and high-alumina refractory brick used in blast furnace hearths, bosh sections, stack linings, tuyere zones, and hot-blast stove checker work at integrated steel mills. Plaintiffs allegedly identified Harbison-Walker brick shipments as a source of occupational asbestos exposure during furnace relining and stove-rebuild campaigns.
Litigation records allegedly describe asbestos fiber used as a binder and reinforcement additive in select refractory shapes, released as respirable dust when bricklayers cut brick to fit, chipped and demolished spent linings, or hand-mixed asbestos-containing mortar during installation.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed litigation that the following workers encountered Harbison-Walker asbestos-bonded refractory products:
- Steel mill bricklayers and refractory masons performing blast furnace hearth relines
- Blast furnace keepers, stove tenders, and cast house workers exposed to airborne dust during and after rebuilds
- Millwrights and mechanical maintenance workers on shutdown crews
- Furnace demolition and tear-out laborers
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