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Did you work with Thiokol Chemical (later Morton Thiokol) solid rocket motor — alleged asbestos-fabric internal insulation liner and asbestos-composite nozzle throat inserts? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Thiokol Chemical (later Morton Thiokol) solid rocket motor — alleged asbestos-fabric internal insulation liner and asbestos-composite nozzle throat inserts, sold from the 1960s until the 1980s. Plaintiffs allege Thiokol Chemical (later Morton Thiokol) built solid rocket motors — including Space Shuttle SRB, Minuteman, and Titan III/IV motors — with asbestos-fabric internal insulation liner and asbestos-composite nozzle throat inserts, with mixing-and-casting operators, ICBM propellant handlers, and Kennedy Space Center SRB stack-and-mate technicians allegedly exposed during fabrication and refurbishment. Plaintiffs allege Thiokol solid rocket motors were built with asbestos-fabric internal insulation liner between the propellant grain and steel case and with asbestos-composite (asbestos-phenolic) nozzle throat inserts; occupational exposure allegedly occurred during motor case liner lay-up, propellant mixing and casting, nozzle assembly, and post-firing recovery and refurbishment of reusable SRB segments. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Solid Rocket Motor Mixing and Casting Operator, Aerospace Contractor Propulsion Technician, Air Force ICBM Propellant Handler, and Kennedy Space Center SRB Stack and Mate Technician. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Thiokol Chemical (later Morton Thiokol) solid rocket motor — alleged asbestos-fabric internal insulation liner and asbestos-composite nozzle throat inserts 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
Thiokol Chemical Corporation, later Morton Thiokol and ultimately part of Northrop Grumman, was the principal U.S. designer and manufacturer of large solid rocket motors from the 1960s onward, including the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB), the Minuteman ICBM motor stack, and the Titan III and Titan IV solid rocket motors. Plaintiffs allege in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Thiokol solid rocket motors were built with an asbestos-fabric internal insulation liner between the propellant grain and the steel case, and with asbestos-composite (asbestos-phenolic) nozzle throat inserts designed to withstand the extreme thermal and erosive environment of solid-propellant combustion. Plaintiffs allege these asbestos-containing materials were selected for their ablative performance during motor burn.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that occupational exposure to alleged Thiokol solid rocket motor asbestos components occurred among:
- Solid rocket motor mixing-and-casting operators at Thiokol Utah and other propulsion plants
- Aerospace-contractor propulsion technicians laying up asbestos-fabric case liner in steel motor cases
- Air Force ICBM propellant handlers servicing Minuteman and Titan motor stages
- Kennedy Space Center / Cape Canaveral SRB stack-and-mate technicians assembling Shuttle boosters
- Post-firing recovery and refurbishment technicians reworking recovered Shuttle SRB segments
Alleged exposure pathways included fiber release during case-liner lay-up and cure, dust generated during machining of asbestos-composite nozzle throat inserts, and disturbance of charred asbestos liner material during post-firing SRB segment refurbishment.
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