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Did you work with Sterling Fluid Systems USA asbestos-bearing Peerless, Indian Head, and Northern brand pumps? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Sterling Fluid Systems USA asbestos-bearing Peerless, Indian Head, and Northern brand pumps, sold from c. early the 1900s until late the 1970s (Peerless / Indian Head / Northern brand era). Sterling Fluid Systems USA manufactured and distributed industrial pumps under multiple brand names including Peerless, Indian Head, and Northern — all of which incorporated asbestos-bearing gaskets, packing, and insulation through the asbestos era. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Industrial maintenance mechanics, Pipefitters, and Pump technicians. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Sterling Fluid Systems USA asbestos-bearing Peerless, Indian Head, and Northern brand pumps 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
Sterling Fluid Systems USA manufactures and distributes industrial pumps under multiple brand names including Peerless Pump, Indian Head Pump, and Northern Pump (Division of McNally Industries). Through the asbestos era, Sterling-brand pumps were installed across U.S. electric utility power plants, petroleum refineries, chemical plants, paper mills, naval shipyards and Navy vessels, federal facilities, and a broad range of U.S. industrial worksites.
Sterling Fluid Systems and the predecessor Peerless / Indian Head / Northern brands have been named as corporate defendants in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation as Product Manufacturer Defendants in OBLF Missouri and Illinois petitions.
Asbestos Content
Plaintiffs alleged Sterling pumps incorporated asbestos in:
- Pump gaskets at flange joints
- Pump packing at shaft penetrations
- Asbestos-bearing thermal insulation on hot-fluid pumps
How Workers Could Be Exposed
Industrial maintenance mechanics, pipefitters, and pump technicians replacing Sterling pump gaskets and packing during routine maintenance and rebuild operations.