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Did you work with Westinghouse Steam Turbines, Generators, Motors, Transformers, Micarta Phenolic Laminate, Nuclear Reactor Vessels, and Manufacturing Plants? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Westinghouse Steam Turbines, Generators, Motors, Transformers, Micarta Phenolic Laminate, Nuclear Reactor Vessels, and Manufacturing Plants, made by Westinghouse Electric Corporation, sold from 1886 until 1997 (Westinghouse Electric; broken up 1997 until 2005; asbestos era through the 1980s). Westinghouse Electric Corporation was one of the most heavily litigated U.S. asbestos manufacturers — supplying asbestos-insulated steam turbines, motors, generators, transformers, and the Micarta phenolic laminate product line. Westinghouse also operated major U.S. manufacturing plants and the Westinghouse Nuclear reactor design business. Plaintiffs allege both product and premises asbestos exposure. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, this product allegedly contained the following: asbestos steam-turbine casing insulation and lagging; asbestos motor and generator winding insulation; asbestos-filled Micarta phenolic laminate; asbestos transformer components; asbestos plant infrastructure at East Pittsburgh PA, Sharon PA, Muncie IN, Sunnyvale CA, and other Westinghouse plants. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Power-plant operators, Electricians, Nuclear-plant workers, and Westinghouse plant workers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Westinghouse Steam Turbines, Generators, Motors, Transformers, Micarta Phenolic Laminate, Nuclear Reactor Vessels, and Manufacturing Plants 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 and Premises Description
Westinghouse Electric Corporation (founded 1886 by George Westinghouse in Pittsburgh PA; broken up in stages 1997-2005 with the nuclear business acquired by Toshiba then Brookfield, the industrial businesses distributed to Eaton, ABB, Siemens, and others, and the CBS broadcasting business absorbed into Viacom / Paramount) was through the 20th century one of the two dominant U.S. heavy-electrical manufacturers alongside General Electric. Westinghouse is among the most heavily-litigated U.S. asbestos defendants.
Product-vector asbestos pathways plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation:
- Westinghouse steam turbines — utility and industrial steam turbines with asbestos casing insulation and lagging
- Westinghouse electric motors and generators — winding insulation, wire insulation
- Westinghouse transformers — asbestos-insulated wire, transformer components
- Westinghouse Micarta phenolic laminate — extensive asbestos-cloth and asbestos-paper phenolic laminate grades (separately covered on the multiple Westinghouse Micarta pages)
- Westinghouse electrical switchgear — arc-chute components, phenolic laminate insulation
- Westinghouse Nuclear — pressurized water reactor vessels (Beaver Valley, Zion, Turkey Point, Salem, Comanche Peak, others)
Premises-vector asbestos pathways at Westinghouse manufacturing plants:
- East Pittsburgh PA — historic Westinghouse Electric flagship plant (motors, generators, industrial equipment)
- Sharon PA — Westinghouse transformer plant
- Muncie IN — Westinghouse transformer plant
- Sunnyvale CA — Westinghouse Marine Division (Navy shipboard equipment)
- Cheswick PA, Trafford PA — Westinghouse Pittsburgh-area operations
- Bloomfield NJ, Newark NJ — Westinghouse Northeast operations
- Hampton SC, Hopkinsville KY — additional operations
- Specified through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing plant infrastructure
Westinghouse Electric Corporation has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant and Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation on an extremely large scale.
Workers Exposed
- Power-plant operators working Westinghouse steam turbines and generators
- Electricians (IBEW Local members) servicing Westinghouse transformers and motors
- Nuclear-plant construction workers on Westinghouse nuclear reactor vessels
- IUE / IBEW union members at Westinghouse manufacturing plants
- Navy machinist mates working Westinghouse-supplied shipboard equipment
- Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Westinghouse construction and turnaround crews
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