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Did you work with Rust-Oleum asbestos-fibered heavy-duty rust-inhibitive protective coating (industrial marine grade)? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Rust-Oleum asbestos-fibered heavy-duty rust-inhibitive protective coating (industrial marine grade), sold from the 1950s until the 1970s. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Rust-Oleum heavy-duty industrial rust-inhibitive coating allegedly contained chrysotile asbestos as a reinforcing filler and allegedly exposed industrial painters, shipyard workers, and tank crews to airborne asbestos during application and recoat prep. Chrysotile asbestos fiber allegedly incorporated as a reinforcing and anti-sag filler in rust-inhibitive coating, released as respirable dust during sanding, wire-brushing, and dry-scrape prep on tank exteriors, structural steel, and shipyard deck plating. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Painters, Boilermakers, and Shipyard Workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Rust-Oleum asbestos-fibered heavy-duty rust-inhibitive protective coating (industrial marine grade) 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
Rust-Oleum, founded on a fish-oil rust-inhibitive base and grown into a dominant industrial and consumer protective-coatings brand, was allegedly sold to shipyards, refineries, chemical plants, storage-tank operators, and structural-steel maintenance contractors. Plaintiffs have alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Rust-Oleum’s heavy-duty industrial grades — beyond the small aerosol / consumer line — allegedly incorporated chrysotile asbestos fiber as a reinforcing filler that improved film build and anti-sag on vertical steel and overhead structural applications.
According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, asbestos-fibered Rust-Oleum industrial coating was allegedly used on refinery towers, chemical-plant piping and vessels, water-tank exteriors, shipyard deck plating, and structural-steel bridges and buildings from the 1950s through the 1970s.
This page is a companion product-line page to the broader Rust-Oleum industrial coatings and paints entry.
Workers Exposed
- Industrial painters brush- and spray-applying Rust-Oleum heavy-duty coating on refinery and chemical-plant structural steel
- Boilermakers and steel-erection crews welding and cutting through painted plate and beams
- Shipyard painters and deck-force sailors touching up deck and superstructure steel
- Tank-farm and water-tower maintenance crews sanding down weathered coating
- Structural-steel bridge and building maintenance painters recoating over aged Rust-Oleum film