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Did you work with Singer Industrial and Consumer Sewing Machines with Asbestos Wire Insulation? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Singer Industrial and Consumer Sewing Machines with Asbestos Wire Insulation, made by Singer Sewing Machine, sold from 1851 until present (Singer; asbestos era through the 1970s). Singer Manufacturing Company manufactured consumer and industrial sewing machines used in U.S. garment factories and homes through the asbestos era. Plaintiffs allege Singer sewing-machine motor wiring and industrial-grade machines contained asbestos electrical insulation. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos electrical wire insulation on Singer sewing-machine motor wiring; asbestos motor winding insulation on industrial-grade Singer machines. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Garment workers, Textile workers, and Consumer sewing-machine users. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Singer Industrial and Consumer Sewing Machines with Asbestos Wire 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
Singer Manufacturing Company (founded 1851, headquartered New York NY; today Singer Corporation) manufactured through the 20th century the principal U.S. line of consumer and industrial sewing machines used in U.S. garment manufacturing, textile mills, and home sewing. Singer industrial sewing machines dominated the U.S. garment and textile-manufacturing industry through the asbestos era.
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Singer sewing machines were specified through the asbestos era with asbestos electrical wire insulation on motor wiring (particularly on industrial-grade Singer machines running heated servo motors and continuous-duty industrial applications) and that garment workers, textile workers, and consumer sewing-machine users were exposed to asbestos through routine machine service.
Singer Corporation has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.
Workers Exposed
- Garment workers operating industrial Singer machines in U.S. clothing factories
- Textile workers operating Singer machines in textile mill operations
- Consumer sewing-machine users with home Singer machines
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