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Did you work with Dow Chemical Company (and successor Rockwell International) plutonium foundry asbestos refractory board, asbestos-block furnace lagging, asbestos millboard glovebox liners, and asbestos-fabric heat shields at the DOE Rocky Flats Plant (Golden CO)? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Dow Chemical Company (and successor Rockwell International) plutonium foundry asbestos refractory board, asbestos-block furnace lagging, asbestos millboard glovebox liners, and asbestos-fabric heat shields at the DOE Rocky Flats Plant (Golden CO), made by The Dow Chemical Company, sold from 1952 until 1989. Plaintiffs allegedly worked around Dow Chemical / Rockwell plutonium foundry asbestos refractory, crucible insulation, and glovebox furnace lagging at the DOE Rocky Flats Plant (Golden CO); EEOICPA coverage may apply for former DOE contractor employees. Allegedly asbestos-containing refractory board, asbestos-block furnace lagging, asbestos millboard glovebox liners, and asbestos-fabric heat shields on plutonium metal foundry crucibles, casting furnaces, and pit machining line gloveboxes in Buildings 771 / 776 / 777 / 707 — allegedly released fiber during foundry campaigns, glovebox rebuilds, fire recovery work, and shutdown D&D by plutonium metallurgists, DOE contractor operators, and maintenance mechanics. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Plutonium metallurgists, DOE contractor operators, Nuclear weapons assemblers, and DOE facility maintenance mechanics. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Dow Chemical Company (and successor Rockwell International) plutonium foundry asbestos refractory board, asbestos-block furnace lagging, asbestos millboard glovebox liners, and asbestos-fabric heat shields at the DOE Rocky Flats Plant (Golden CO) 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
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that the Dow Chemical Company — as DOE (and predecessor AEC) prime operating contractor at the Rocky Flats Plant near Golden CO from 1952 through 1975, followed by Rockwell International through 1989 — allegedly specified, installed, and maintained asbestos-containing refractory board, asbestos-block furnace lagging, asbestos millboard glovebox liners, and asbestos-fabric heat shields on the plutonium metal foundry crucibles, casting furnaces, and pit machining line gloveboxes in Buildings 771, 776, 777, and 707. Asbestos gasket sets were allegedly used at glovebox furnace door and process piping flanged joints.
Plaintiffs alleged that Rocky Flats foundry asbestos-containing materials remained in service across the Dow and Rockwell eras — including through the 1957 and 1969 building fires and subsequent recovery work — until production shutdown in 1989, and again during the extensive D&D campaign that followed.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs allegedly exposed to Rocky Flats plutonium foundry asbestos-containing components include:
- Plutonium metallurgists on foundry casting and pit machining lines
- DOE contractor operators in Buildings 771 / 776 / 777 / 707 gloveboxes
- Nuclear weapons assemblers on pit component fabrication
- DOE facility maintenance mechanics on glovebox and furnace rebuilds
- DOE facility pipefitters on process piping and utilities
- Radiation control technicians and health physics staff on foundry floors
- Fire recovery crews after the 1957 and 1969 building fires
- Rocky Flats D&D crews on post-1989 building demolition