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Did you work with Jenkins Bros. asbestos-bearing valves, gaskets, and steam-system fittings? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Jenkins Bros. asbestos-bearing valves, gaskets, and steam-system fittings, sold from around 1864 until late the 1970s. Jenkins Bros. (founded 1864) manufactured industrial valves, gaskets, packing, and steam-system fittings widely installed across U.S. industrial steam plants, naval vessels, and commercial buildings through the asbestos era. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Pipefitters, Industrial maintenance mechanics, Boiler tenders, and Steam-system technicians. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Jenkins Bros. asbestos-bearing valves, gaskets, and steam-system fittings 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
Jenkins Bros. (founded 1864) is one of the historic U.S. industrial valve manufacturers. Through the asbestos era, Jenkins valves, gaskets, packing, and steam-system fittings were standard equipment in U.S. industrial steam plants, electric utility power plants, petroleum refineries, chemical plants, naval shipyards and Navy vessels, federal facilities, and a broad range of U.S. industrial worksites.
Jenkins Bros. has been named as a major corporate defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Asbestos Content
Plaintiffs alleged Jenkins valves incorporated asbestos in:
- Valve gaskets at flange joints and bonnet connections
- Valve packing at valve stem penetrations
- Asbestos-bearing thermal insulation on hot valves
How Workers Could Be Exposed
Pipefitters, industrial maintenance mechanics, boiler tenders, and steam-system technicians replacing Jenkins valve gaskets, packing, and performing valve overhauls.