Was Nash Engineering Company — asbestos documented in litigation?

Nash Engineering Company — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Nash Engineering Company — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Nash Engineering Company — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Gaskets

Nash Engineering Vacuum Pumps, Liquid-Ring Pumps for Marine, Refinery, Power-Plant, and Industrial Service

⚖ Litigation Record1905-2004 (Nash Engineering); today part of Gardner Denver / Ingersoll RandAsbestos pump packing at stuffing boxes; asbestos casing and flange gaskets; asbestos motor insulation

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Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

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Did you work with Nash Engineering Vacuum Pumps, Liquid-Ring Pumps for Marine, Refinery, Power-Plant, and Industrial Service? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Nash Engineering Vacuum Pumps, Liquid-Ring Pumps for Marine, Refinery, Power-Plant, and Industrial Service, sold from 1905 until 2004 (Nash Engineering); today part of Gardner Denver / Ingersoll Rand. Nash Engineering Company manufactured vacuum pumps and liquid-ring pumps used extensively in U.S. Navy shipboard service, marine engine rooms, refineries, and industrial process applications. Plaintiffs allege Nash pumps shipped with asbestos packing, gaskets, and motor insulation. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos pump packing at stuffing boxes; asbestos casing and flange gaskets; asbestos motor insulation. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Marine machinists, Navy machinist mates, Pipefitters, and Refinery operators. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Nash Engineering Vacuum Pumps, Liquid-Ring Pumps for Marine, Refinery, Power-Plant, and Industrial Service 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

Nash Engineering Company (South Norwalk CT — founded 1905 by Lewis H. Nash; ultimately absorbed into Gardner Denver and later Ingersoll Rand; today Ingersoll Rand’s Nash brand) manufactured through the 20th century liquid-ring vacuum pumps and compressors widely used in U.S. Navy shipboard condensate and vacuum service, marine engine rooms, refinery vacuum-distillation service, power-plant condenser evacuation, paper-mill vacuum service, and general industrial vacuum applications.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Nash Engineering vacuum pumps and liquid-ring pumps were specified through the asbestos era with asbestos pump packing at stuffing boxes, asbestos casing and flange gaskets, and asbestos motor insulation. Navy machinist mates, marine machinists, refinery operators, and industrial-plant maintenance workers who repacked and serviced Nash pumps disturbed asbestos as routine maintenance.

Nash Engineering Company / Gardner Denver / Ingersoll Rand has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Navy machinist mates and Navy engineering ratings
Marine machinists at U.S. shipyards and aboard commercial vessels
Refinery pipefitters and operators
Power-plant operators and condenser-vacuum-system technicians
Paper-mill maintenance workers servicing paper-machine vacuum systems

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Product Facts

Trade NameNash Engineering Vacuum Pumps, Liquid-Ring Pumps for Marine, Refinery, Power-Plant, and Industrial Service

Years Produced1905-2004 (Nash Engineering); today part of Gardner Denver / Ingersoll Rand

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pump packing at stuffing boxes; asbestos casing and flange gaskets; asbestos motor insulation

CategoryGaskets Gaskets-Packing

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Marine machinistsNavy machinist matesPipefittersRefinery operators

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If you have been diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease and were exposed to asbestos-containing products, you and your family may have a legal claim. An attorney experienced in product liability and asbestos claims can evaluate your case — at no cost to you.

Living with a diagnosis?

If you were diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, a filing deadline may already be running. You may have a legal claim now — and claims can often be pursued even if the company is out of business.

Lost a loved one to mesothelioma?

Surviving spouses and children may pursue a wrongful-death claim and asbestos-trust recovery on a loved one's behalf — a separate deadline that can run from the date of passing.

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