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Did you work with Munson Machinery Ribbon Blender? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Munson Machinery Ribbon Blender, sold from the 1950s until the 1980s. Allegedly used asbestos-braided packing at ribbon agitator shaft seals and asbestos sheet gaskets at cover flanges on Munson ribbon blenders per publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Allegedly incorporated asbestos-braided packing at ribbon agitator shaft seals and asbestos sheet gaskets at cover and discharge-valve flanges, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included chemical process operators, food-plant mixer operators, pharmaceutical plant blenders, and plant mechanics/millwrights. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Munson Machinery Ribbon Blender 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
Munson Machinery horizontal ribbon blenders were widely installed in dry blending applications across food, chemical, pigment, and pharmaceutical plants from the 1950s through the 1980s. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the ribbon-agitator shaft stuffing boxes allegedly used braided asbestos packing rings, and the trough top-cover and gate-valve discharge flanges allegedly sealed with compressed asbestos sheet gaskets.
Repacking the packing gland, chiseling out spent flange gaskets, and cutting replacements from asbestos sheet stock during clean-out and rebuild allegedly generated respirable asbestos fibers over the operator work zone.
Workers Exposed
- Chemical process operators charging dry solids
- Food-plant mixer operators running blending lines
- Pharmaceutical plant blenders performing batch changeovers
- Plant mechanics and millwrights servicing agitator shafts
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