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Did you work with John Zink Company refinery flare tip asbestos-fabric heat shield and asbestos-refractory pilot-assembly base insulation for elevated and ground-flare systems? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. John Zink Company refinery flare tip asbestos-fabric heat shield and asbestos-refractory pilot-assembly base insulation for elevated and ground-flare systems, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allegedly worked with or around John Zink Company refinery flare tip asbestos-fabric heat shields and asbestos-refractory pilot-assembly base insulation on elevated and ground-flare systems. Allegedly asbestos-fabric heat shield at the flare tip and asbestos-refractory base insulation on the pilot-assembly mounting plate — released fiber during flare-tip change-outs, pilot-assembly rebuilds, and elevated-flare shutdown work by refinery flare-tip crews, insulators, and boilermakers. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Refinery flare-tip crews, Refinery insulators, Refinery boilermakers, and Refinery pipefitters. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around John Zink Company refinery flare tip asbestos-fabric heat shield and asbestos-refractory pilot-assembly base insulation for elevated and ground-flare systems 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
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that John Zink Company supplied refinery flare systems — elevated flares, ground flares, and enclosed flares — with asbestos-fabric heat shields at the flare tip and asbestos-refractory base insulation on the pilot-assembly mounting plate. The asbestos-fabric heat shield allegedly protected upper riser flanges and the wind fence from radiant flame heat, and the asbestos-refractory pilot base allegedly withstood the continuous pilot flame at the ignition assembly.
Plaintiffs alleged that John Zink flare tips and pilot assemblies remained in service across U.S. refineries and petrochemical plants from the 1940s through the 1980s, requiring periodic tip change-outs and pilot-assembly rebuilds by crane and rope-access flare-tip crews.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs allegedly exposed to John Zink flare-system asbestos-containing components include:
- Refinery flare-tip crews and flare-system maintenance performing tip change-outs and pilot rebuilds
- Refinery insulators wrapping and stripping asbestos-fabric heat shield material on flare risers
- Refinery boilermakers and vessel welders on flare stack and riser hot-work
- Refinery pipefitters and steamfitters tying in flare header, purge gas, and pilot fuel gas lines
- Refinery turnaround (TAR) contractors and shutdown crews during flare turnarounds
- Refinery instrumentation and electrical (E&I) technicians on pilot ignition and flame-detection circuits
- Refinery millwrights and mechanical maintenance
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