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Did you work with Honeymead Sugar Crystallizer and Heat-Exchanger 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. Honeymead Sugar Crystallizer and Heat-Exchanger Lagging and Gaskets, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Allegedly asbestos-fabric lagging on Honeymead sugar crystallizers and heat exchangers and asbestos-containing gaskets on hot-syrup piping exposed sugar refinery workers and pipefitters during insulation rework and gasket replacement, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly asbestos-fabric lagging on Honeymead sugar crystallizers, asbestos insulation on associated shell-and-tube heat exchangers, and asbestos-containing flange gaskets on hot-syrup piping. 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 Honeymead Sugar Crystallizer and Heat-Exchanger 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
Honeymead Products Company operated Upper Midwest sugar and oilseed processing under a portfolio that touched the beet-sugar refining chain from the 1940s through the 1980s. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, Honeymead sugar crystallizers and their associated shell-and-tube heat exchangers allegedly used asbestos-fabric lagging on vessel shells, asbestos insulation on hot-syrup and vapor piping, and asbestos-containing gaskets at flange and manway connections. Lagging tear-off and gasket replacement allegedly disturbed asbestos components during scheduled outages.
Workers Exposed
Sugar refinery workers, sugar beet processors, food-plant pipefitters, and boilermakers allegedly worked on and around Honeymead crystallizers and heat exchangers during production and shutdowns. Insulation rework, flange gasket replacement, and heat-exchanger tube service allegedly released respirable fiber into confined refinery bays.
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