Was Waukesha Cherry-Burrell — Sanitary Pumps for Food and Dairy Processing and Alleged asbestos documented in litigation?

Waukesha Cherry-Burrell — Sanitary Pumps for Food and Dairy Processing and Alleged is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Waukesha Cherry-Burrell — Sanitary Pumps for Food and Dairy Processing and Alleged asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Waukesha Cherry-Burrell — Sanitary Pumps for Food and Dairy Processing and Alleged products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Gaskets-Packing

Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Positive-Displacement Sanitary Rotary Pumps, Centrifugal Sanitary Pumps, and Homogenizers for Dairy, Brewery, Food, and Pharmaceutical Processing

⚖ Litigation Record1940s-1985 (asbestos era)Asbestos-containing gaskets at pump cover plates and clamp connections on older stainless models; asbestos-based packing at shaft stuffing boxes on pre-mechanical-seal models; asbestos thermal insulation on hot-CIP jacketed pumps and adjacent steam-clean piping — released during teardown, packing changes, and CIP-line lagging removal

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

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Did you work with Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Positive-Displacement Sanitary Rotary Pumps, Centrifugal Sanitary Pumps, and Homogenizers for Dairy, Brewery, Food, and Pharmaceutical Processing? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Positive-Displacement Sanitary Rotary Pumps, Centrifugal Sanitary Pumps, and Homogenizers for Dairy, Brewery, Food, and Pharmaceutical Processing, sold from the 1940s until 1985 (asbestos era). Plaintiffs alleged that Waukesha Cherry-Burrell sanitary pumps installed in dairy plants, breweries, and food processing facilities contained asbestos gaskets, packing, and lagging that released respirable fibers during maintenance and CIP-line servicing. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos-containing gaskets at pump cover plates and clamp connections on older stainless models; asbestos-based packing at shaft stuffing boxes on pre-mechanical-seal models; asbestos thermal insulation on hot-CIP jacketed pumps and adjacent steam-clean piping — released during teardown, packing changes, and CIP-line lagging removal. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Dairy Plant Mechanics, Brewery Maintenance, Food Plant Millwrights, and Pipefitters. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Waukesha Cherry-Burrell Positive-Displacement Sanitary Rotary Pumps, Centrifugal Sanitary Pumps, and Homogenizers for Dairy, Brewery, Food, and Pharmaceutical Processing 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

Waukesha Cherry-Burrell — the sanitary-pump line that grew out of the merger of Waukesha Foundry (Wisconsin) and Cherry-Burrell Corporation (Iowa) — manufactured stainless-steel positive-displacement rotary pumps, centrifugal sanitary pumps, homogenizers, and CIP (clean-in-place) pumps used in dairy processing, brewing, food and beverage manufacturing, and pharmaceutical production. Waukesha Cherry-Burrell equipment was installed at fluid-milk plants, cheese plants, ice-cream plants, breweries, canneries, and pharmaceutical fill lines across the United States.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Waukesha Cherry-Burrell sanitary pumps used during the asbestos era were fitted with asbestos-based cover-plate and clamp gaskets, asbestos packing at shaft stuffing boxes on older shaft-seal designs, and asbestos thermal insulation on jacketed pump bodies and steam-cleaned CIP piping. Replacement gaskets and packing were allegedly cut from asbestos sheet stock and supplied by Garlock and Anchor Packing.

Workers Exposed

Plaintiffs alleged that workers exposed to asbestos through Waukesha Cherry-Burrell sanitary pumps included:

Dairy-plant and cheese-plant mechanics who disassembled sanitary rotary pumps and replaced cover gaskets
Brewery maintenance workers who serviced Waukesha Cherry-Burrell wort and beer transfer pumps
Food-plant millwrights and pipefitters who repacked shaft-seal pumps and cut asbestos sheet gaskets
Insulators who removed and reapplied asbestos lagging on hot-CIP and steam-clean piping serving the pumps

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Product Facts

Trade NameWaukesha Cherry-Burrell Positive-Displacement Sanitary Rotary Pumps, Centrifugal Sanitary Pumps, and Homogenizers for Dairy, Brewery, Food, and Pharmaceutical Processing

Years Produced1940s-1985 (asbestos era)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos-containing gaskets at pump cover plates and clamp connections on older stainless models; asbestos-based packing at shaft stuffing boxes on pre-mechanical-seal models; asbestos thermal insulation on hot-CIP jacketed pumps and adjacent steam-clean piping — released during teardown, packing changes, and CIP-line lagging removal

CategoryGaskets-Packing Hvac-Equipment

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Dairy Plant MechanicsBrewery MaintenanceFood Plant MillwrightsPipefitters

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Living with a diagnosis?

If you were diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, a filing deadline may already be running. You may have a legal claim now — and claims can often be pursued even if the company is out of business.

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