Read the video transcript
Did you work with NRM Corporation tire extruder head asbestos gaskets and asbestos-block extruder-barrel jacket insulation? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. NRM Corporation tire extruder head asbestos gaskets and asbestos-block extruder-barrel jacket insulation, sold from the 1930s until the 1970s. Plaintiffs have allegedly identified NRM Corporation tire extruder head asbestos gaskets and asbestos-block extruder-barrel jacket insulation as exposure sources in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation involving tire tread and belt manufacturing workers. Allegedly asbestos-fiber sheet gaskets at the extruder head-to-barrel flange and asbestos-block jacket insulation around the heated extruder barrel; tire extruder operators and rubber plant millwrights were allegedly exposed to airborne asbestos when breaking down head flanges to change dies, scraping old gaskets, and replacing jacket insulation during rebuilds. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Tire extruder operators, and Rubber plant millwrights and mechanical maintenance. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around NRM Corporation tire extruder head asbestos gaskets and asbestos-block extruder-barrel jacket insulation 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
NRM Corporation of Akron, Ohio — National Rubber Machinery — was a major U.S. builder of rubber extruders and specialty tire-building machinery, supplying extruder lines to every major U.S. tire manufacturer for tire tread, sidewall, inner-liner, and steel-belt cushion production. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that NRM tire extruders were manufactured with asbestos-fiber sheet gaskets sealing the extruder head to the extruder barrel flange, and with asbestos-block insulation lagging the heated extruder barrel jacket to maintain rubber compound temperature during extrusion.
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, the asbestos pathway on NRM extruders was allegedly the head-flange sheet gaskets — which had to be replaced every time the head was pulled to change a tread die or clear a stall — and the barrel jacket insulation, which allegedly released respirable fibers during extruder rebuilds and jacket replacement.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs allegedly identified as exposed to NRM extruder asbestos in publicly filed litigation include:
- Tire extruder operators allegedly exposed while changing dies, breaking down head flanges, scraping old asbestos gasket material off flange faces, and reinstalling new asbestos sheet gaskets
- Rubber plant millwrights and mechanical maintenance allegedly exposed during extruder rebuilds — removing jacket insulation blocks, cutting new asbestos-block insulation to size, and replacing head gaskets
- Tire curing press operators and mold changers working downstream of the extruder line allegedly cross-exposed via shared plant ventilation
- Two-roll mill operators and helpers and rubber plant Banbury mixer operators working upstream in the compound room allegedly cross-exposed
Free Case Review — Attorney Advertising
If You Worked at NRM Corporation
If you or a family member worked at NRM Corporation and were exposed to asbestos-containing materials at this facility — and were diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related disease — you may have a legal claim. Time-sensitive filing deadlines apply.
- ✓ Free case evaluation — no obligation
- ✓ No attorney fee unless the case resolves in your favor
- ✓ Trust fund claims and civil lawsuits pursued simultaneously
O'Brien Law Firm — Attorney Advertising. Visiting this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. No fee unless a financial recovery is made.