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Did you work with Reed Rock Bit Company Drill Bits, Rotary Drilling Equipment, Downhole Tools? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Reed Rock Bit Company Drill Bits, Rotary Drilling Equipment, Downhole Tools, sold from around 1928 until the 1980s (Reed Rock Bit; today Baker Hughes). Reed Rock Bit Company (today part of Baker Hughes) was a major U.S. manufacturer of oilfield rotary drill bits and drilling equipment through the asbestos era. Plaintiffs allege Reed drill bits and equipment were specified with asbestos gaskets, packing, and brake-block material. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos gaskets and packing on drilling equipment; asbestos brake-block material on rotary drilling machinery. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Oilfield drilling crews, Drilling rig hands, and Oilfield mechanics. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Reed Rock Bit Company Drill Bits, Rotary Drilling Equipment, Downhole Tools 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
Reed Rock Bit Company (founded 1928, historically headquartered Houston TX; acquired by Baker International 1975; today part of Baker Hughes) was through the 20th century one of the major U.S. manufacturers of oilfield rotary drill bits, downhole tools, and drilling equipment components — competing with Hughes Tool and Smith International for the U.S. and global oilfield drill-bit market.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Reed Rock Bit drilling equipment was specified through the asbestos era with asbestos gaskets and packing on drill-bit and downhole-tool assemblies and asbestos brake-block material on rotary drilling machinery components.
Reed Rock Bit Company / Baker Hughes has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Workers Exposed
- Oilfield drilling crews
- Drilling rig hands servicing Reed drill bits and downhole tools
- Oilfield mechanics at drilling-rig service facilities
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If You Worked at Reed Rock Bit Company (Baker Hughes)
If you or a family member worked at Reed Rock Bit Company (Baker Hughes) 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.
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