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Did you work with Marley Asbestos-Cement Cooling Tower Fill Pack? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Marley Asbestos-Cement Cooling Tower Fill Pack, sold from the 1950s until the 1980s. Marley cooling towers allegedly used asbestos-cement fill sheets and pack assemblies that released respirable fibers during teardown, refill, and drift eliminator replacement, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly incorporated asbestos-cement sheet fill and asbestos-cement drift eliminator pack in industrial and institutional cooling tower assemblies, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Cooling tower service technicians, HVAC service technicians, Steam-fitters and pipefitters (Local UA), and Hospital and university plant operators. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Marley Asbestos-Cement Cooling Tower Fill Pack 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
Marley induced-draft and crossflow cooling towers allegedly incorporated asbestos-cement (transite-type) sheet fill and pack assemblies in the wet deck of industrial, hospital, university, and institutional installations. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the asbestos-cement fill sheets were stacked in tiers inside the tower shell, where circulating water and airflow contact could weather the cement matrix over years of service. When service crews entered the tower cell for annual cleaning, fill replacement, or drift eliminator swap-outs, allegedly dusty debris and broken cement fragments were disturbed by hand and by pressure washing.
Workers Exposed
Cooling tower service technicians, HVAC service technicians, steam-fitters and pipefitters working through UA locals, and hospital and university plant operators are allegedly the trades most frequently identified in litigation records as having worked in and around Marley towers during fill teardown, drift eliminator replacement, and mechanical repack. Building maintenance mechanics assigned to central plant duty allegedly also entered towers during scheduled outages.