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Did you work with Selas Corporation of America refinery process burner asbestos-refractory tile and asbestos-fabric wind-box gaskets for crude, vacuum, and coker heaters? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Selas Corporation of America refinery process burner asbestos-refractory tile and asbestos-fabric wind-box gaskets for crude, vacuum, and coker heaters, sold from the 1940s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allegedly worked with or around Selas Corporation of America refinery process burner asbestos-refractory tile and asbestos-fabric wind-box gaskets on crude, vacuum, and coker heaters. Allegedly asbestos-refractory burner tile surrounding the burner throat and asbestos-fabric wind-box gaskets between the air register and burner mounting plate — released fiber during burner change-outs, tile replacement, and combustion tune-ups by refinery burner mechanics, bricklayers, and boilermakers. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Refinery burner mechanics, Refinery bricklayers, Refinery boilermakers, and Refinery pipefitters. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Selas Corporation of America refinery process burner asbestos-refractory tile and asbestos-fabric wind-box gaskets for crude, vacuum, and coker heaters 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 Selas Corporation of America supplied refinery process burners — including burners for crude heaters, vacuum heaters, and coker heaters — with asbestos-refractory burner tile surrounding the burner throat and asbestos-fabric wind-box gaskets between the air register and the burner mounting plate. The asbestos-refractory tile allegedly stabilized the flame at the burner throat and protected the surrounding furnace floor, and the asbestos-fabric wind-box gaskets allegedly sealed the combustion-air register against negative-draft air in-leakage.
Plaintiffs alleged that Selas refinery burners remained in service across U.S. refinery process heaters from the 1940s through the 1980s, requiring burner tile change-outs, wind-box gasket replacement, and combustion tune-ups.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs allegedly exposed to Selas Corporation refinery burner asbestos-containing components include:
- Refinery burner mechanics and combustion technicians tuning burners and replacing tiles
- Refinery bricklayers and refractory masons setting and replacing asbestos-refractory burner tile
- Refinery boilermakers and vessel welders on heater firebox and burner-plate hot-work
- Refinery pipefitters and steamfitters tying in fuel gas and fuel oil supply piping
- Refinery turnaround (TAR) contractors and shutdown crews during heater turnarounds
- Refinery outside operators and process operators lighting off and shutting down burners
- Refinery instrumentation and electrical (E&I) technicians on burner management systems
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