Asbestos at ExxonMobil
For over 44
years, ExxonMobil in Linden utilized asbestos extensively in various products.
Records from asbestos trust funds associated with ExxonMobil show the use of products such as
pipe insulation and pipe coverings,
millboard, panelboard and misc. building materials,
raw asbestos fibers and misc.,
boiler and high-temp equipment insulation,
gaskets, packing and seals,
fireproofing materials and sprays,
flooring materials (tiles, sheet, adhesives),
joint compounds, insulating cements, adhesives and mastics,
roofing and siding shingles, coatings and sealants,
floor underlayments, backings and felts,
sprayed or trowled acoustic/decorative plasters and textures,
packing and sealants for drilling/oilfield (drilling muds).
The following list contains asbestos products identified in claims against the
ABB Lummus Global, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Dresser Industries, Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, Owens Corning/Fibreboard asbestos
trust fund(s) linked to exposure at ExxonMobil in Linden, New Jersey:
ABB Lummus Global
- AC cables
- Electrical systems
- Feedwater heaters
- Gas-insulated switchgears
- Gaskets
- Generators
- High-capacity transformers
- Steam turbines
- Valves
- Wiring insulation
ACandS
- 2000 Degree F. Block Insulation
- 27-B Soam Filler
- 85% Magnesia Block
- 85% Magnesia Cement
- 85% Magnesia Pipe Covering
- Accobest AN-8012
- Accobest AS-474 Gasketing Material
- Accobest AS-8073
- Accopac AD-8024 Asbestos Paper
- Acoustical Cements (306, 314/waterproof, 340/panel-board)
- Adhesives
- Aircell Block & Sheets
- Aircell Insulations
- Aircell Pipe Covering
- Amblerex
- Armabestos Pipe Covering and Block
- Armaglas Pipe and Duct Insulation
- Armalite
- Armaspray
- Armatemp Cement
- Armatemp No. 166 Cement
- Armatemp Pipe & Equipment Insulation
- Armflex Covering & Sheets
- Armflex Insulation
- Asbestos Ceiling Board
- Asbestos Cement
- Asbestos Felt
- Asbestos Floor Tiles
- Asbestos Insulating Cement
- Asphalt (Oil) Floor Tile
- Asphalt Putty
- Bestfelt Pipe Covering, Block and Sheets
- Box Toe
- Calcium Silicate Pipe Covering
- Cork Board
- Cork Pipe Covering
- Duplex Woolfelt Pipe Insulations
- Firebrick
- Gasket Material – Beater Saturated
- High Temp Block Insulation
- High Temp Cement
- High Temp Pipe Covering
- Hy-Temp Block
- Hy-Temp Cement
- Hy-Temp Pipe Covering
- Hydrocord Felt
- K&M Asbestos Insulating Cement Amblerex No. 2
- K&M Asbestos Insulating Cement Mineral Wool
- K&M Asbestos Insulating Cement No. 151
- K&M Asbestos Insulating Cement No. 152
- K&M Asbestos Insulating Cement Velvet Hard Finish
- K.P. Asbestos Floats
- Kamatt Pipe Covering
- Kaylo Pipe Covering and Block
- Kaylo-20
- Kaytherm Block
- Limpet Spray
- LK Pipe Covering
- LT Cork Covering
- LT Pipe Covering
- Mani-Ply Pipe Insulation
- Mastics
- Mattison
- Millboard
- Minalok
- Mineral Wool Cement
- Nesecone Ablation Material
- Non-Parell High Pressure Covering, Block and Cement2
- Other Cements
- Paper and Range Boiler Jackets
- Perforated/Unperforated Asbestos Cement Ceiling Board
- Plasticork
- Resurfacer
- Rollboard
- Roofing Materials
- Rubber Tile
- S-89
- S-90
- Sealers
- Simplex Pipe Insulations
- Sundries: Emulsions
- Temlok
- Tiles
- V-18 High Temperature Block
- Vinyl Asbestos Tile
Armstrong World Industries
- 314 Acoustic Cement
- Accobest Gasketing Material
- Accopac Asbestos Paper
- Armaspray
- Armaspray 16 Spray-on Insulation
- Armatemp Cement No. 10
- Asphalt Tile
- CC Navy Sealer
- Emulsions
- Excelon Tile
- Excelon Vinyl Asbestos Floor Tile
- Finishes
- FRJ
- Heavy Duty FRJ
- Heavy-Duty FRJ Insulation Jacket
- Hydrocord Flooring Felt
- LT Sealer
- LT – Cork Covering
- LT – Minus Thirty Cork Covering
- LT – Thirty Cork Covering
- LT – Zero Cork Covering
- Mastics
- Nonpareil High Pressure Cement
- Nonpareil High Pressure Covering Block
- Ring Facing Material
- Rubber Tile
- S-89 (Adhesive)
- S-89 Adhesive
- S-90 (Adhesive)
- S-90 Adhesive
- Sealers
- Sheet Gasketing Material
- Sprayed Limpet
- Vinyl Asbestos Tile
Babcock & Wilcox
- FJ Furnace Boilers
- Gauges
- Insulating Firebrick
- Integral Furnace Boilers
- Marine Boilers
- Steam-Generating Boiler Products
- Stirling Boiler
- Type E Pulverizers
Dresser Industries
- Alco Locomotives
- Baroid Drilling Mud-Diaseal
- Baroid Drilling Mud-Flosal
- Baroid Drilling Mud-Super Visbestos
- Baroid Drilling Mud-Visbestos
- Bay State Abrasives
- Clark Compressor
- Consolidated Safety Valve
- Dresser Pump
- Dresser-Rand Compressor
- Dresser-Rand Turbine
- IMCO Drilling Mud-Best
- IMCO Drilling Mud-Diaseal
- IMCO Drilling Mud-Flosal
- IMCO Drilling Mud-Shurlift
- IMCO Drilling Mud-Super Best
- IMCO Drilling Mud-Super Visbestos
- IMCO Drilling Mud-Univis
- IMCO Drilling Mud-Visbestos
- Ingersoll-Dresser Pump
- Kellogg Brown & Root
- Leroi Compressor
- Magcobar Drilling Mud-Diaseal M
- Magcobar Drilling Mud-Flosal
- Magcobar Drilling Mud-Oilfaze
- Magcobar Drilling Mud-Visbestos
- Magcobar Drilling Mud-Visquick
- Manning, Maxwell & Moore
- Mid-Valley
- Moore Turbine
- Pacific Pump
- Roots Compressor
- Terry Steam Turbine Co.
- Worthington Compressor
- Worthington Pump
- Worthington Turbine
- Worthington-Moore Turbine
Eagle-Picher
- 106 Finishing Cement
- 111 High Temperature Cement
- 33 Insulating Cement
- 43 Cement
- 7M Asbestos Finishing Cement
- 85% Magnesia Pipe Covering and Insulating
- 99 Finishing Cement
- Armatemp Cement No. 10
- Armatemp Cement No. 166
- Castable Cement
- Coprtex Cement
- D.E. Block
- Drycote
- Eagle 20 Finishing Cement
- Eagle Drycote
- Firekote Cement
- Fireproofing Cement
- Hi-Stick Insulating Cement
- Hi-Temp Corrosion Resistant Paint
- HyLo Finishing Cement
- HyLoc Block and Pipe Covering
- Insulac
- Insulating Cement
- Insulseal
- Insulstic Adhesive Material
- Kings XX Finishing Cement
- Navy Grade Insulating Cement
- Navy Special Insulating Cement
- One-Cote Cement
- Spray Mastic
- Stalastic
- Super “66” Cement
- Superfill “A”
- Superfill “F”
- Supertemp Block
- Swetchek
- Vercel Block
- “1003” Cement
- “330” Insulating Cement
- “DE 85” Block
- “DE 95” Block
Owens Corning
- Ceiling Boards
- Finishing Cement
- Insulating Cement
- Kaylo 10 Block Insulation
- Kaylo 20 Block Insulation
- Kaylo Block Insulation
- Kaylo Heat Insulation
- Kaylo Insulation
- Kaylo Pipe Covering
- Kaylo Pipe Insulation
- One Cote Cement
- Ready Mix
- Type II Mastic
Owens Corning/Fibreboard
- 85% Magnesia Block, Pipe-covering and Thermal Insulation
- Aircell or Asbestos Paper Insulation
- Alumishield Roof Paint
- Asbestofelt (manufactured by a predecessor)
- Asphalt-Saturated Felts or Roll Roofing
- Caltemp (or Caltherm) Pipe Covering
- Caulking Compounds, Plastic Cements, Roof Coatings
- Colorok, Stormlap, Pabflex and Stonite Asbestos Cement Products
- FI Thermal Insulating Cement
- Flamecurb Gypsum Board
- Gaskets, Packings (manufactured by a predecessor)
- Gripdeck Floor Coating
- Gypsum Board and Lath
- Insulating Tape
- No. 127 Thermal Insulating Cement
- Pabco Pipe Covering
- Pebco Floron Floor Covering
- Plant Pipe Covering
- Prasco Pipe Covering
- Super Caltemp Pipe Covering
Important Note: This list may not be complete and may not include all asbestos-containing
products used at the ExxonMobil in Linden, NJ. The specific products
used likely varied over time.
High-Risk Asbestos Exposure Jobs at ExxonMobil
Due to the extensive use of asbestos at ExxonMobil, employees working in the following
positions were exposed to a significant risk of developing asbestos-related diseases:
- Abatement Worker
- Acoustical Installer
- Acoustical Worker
- Asbestos Worker
- Auto Mechanic
- Bagger
- Bag Opener
- Bale Press Operator
- Bale Roller
- Boiler Inspector
- Boilermaker
- Boiler Mechanic Helper
- Boiler Operator
- Boiler Repair
- Boiler Tender
- Boiler Worker
- Carder of Asbestos Yarn
- Carpenter
- Commercial Building Trades
- Construction Laborer
- Demolition Worker
- Diesel Mechanic
- Driller
- Drywall Installer
- Drywall Taper
- Electrician
- Factory
- Field Worker
- Fireproofing Sprayer
- Flooring Installer
- Floor Tile & Linoleum Layer
- Furnace Installer
- Furnace Insulator
- Furnace Operator
- Furnace Repairman
- Gaskets
- Industrial Engineer
- Insulation Worker
- Insulator
- Lagger
- Lather
- Machinist
- Machinist Helper
- Maintenance Man
- Maintenance Mechanic
- Maintenance Mechanic in oilfield operations
- Mill Worker
- Mixer
- Oil Field Worker
- Operating Engineer
- Packing & Sealant Mixer or Operator
- Painter
- Pipe Coverer
- Pipefitter
- Pipe Insulator
- Plasterer
- Plumber
- Powerhouse Mechanic
- Powerhouse Operator
- Pumpman
- Puncher of Asbestos Cement Pipes
- Puncher of Millboard
- Puncher of Roofing Materials
- Remodeler
- Repairman
- Roofer
- Roofing Materials
- Roustabout
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Siding Installer
- Spray Gun Worker
- Stationary Engineer
- Steamfitter
- Tile Helper
- Tile Installer
- Tile Layer
- Tile Mechanic
- Vinyl Asbestos Floor Tiles Worker
- Weaver of Asbestos Fibers
Important Note:
This list is derived from trust fund data associated with asbestos exposure claims, focusing on products
manufactured or supplied by companies related to relevant trust funds. It identifies occupations known to
have used these types of products at ExxonMobil in Linden, New Jersey. This list
may not be exhaustive regarding all high-risk jobs at this location.
Asbestos Exposure Consequences
ExxonMobil in Linden, New Jersey employees were directly exposed to asbestos
throughout their
employment, particularly between 1939 and 1982, when asbestos was heavily used.
Asbestos fibers,
microscopic and easily inhaled, are incredibly durable. Once inhaled, they can lodge in the lungs and
other organs. The body struggles to remove these fibers, leading to chronic inflammation and scarring.
For those who worked at ExxonMobil, this process significantly increased the risk of severe and
often fatal asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and various
pleural conditions.
Secondary Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos exposure extended beyond the ExxonMobil in Linden. Workers often unknowingly
carried
asbestos dust home on their clothing, skin, hair, and tools. This resulted in secondary, or “take-home,”
exposure for family members residing in Linden and surrounding communities. Even low levels of asbestos
exposure can be harmful, and these diseases often have a long latency period, sometimes appearing
decades after the initial exposure, leaving families devastated years after a loved one worked
at ExxonMobil.
Filing Asbestos Claims After Exposure at ExxonMobil
The eligibility requirements for filing asbestos claims vary depending on the specific trust fund
related to ExxonMobil in Linden, NJ. Generally, claimants must
provide:
- Proof of exposure:
Evidence of exposure to asbestos-containing products manufactured or used by ExxonMobil at
its Linden facility between 1939 and 1982.
- Diagnosis: Medical documentation confirming a diagnosis of a qualifying asbestos-related
disease, such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis.
- Causation: Evidence demonstrating a connection between the diagnosed disease and the asbestos
exposure at ExxonMobil in Linden.
Important Note: Each asbestos trust fund has specific criteria, claim forms, and procedures.
Average Settlement Ranges by Type of Asbestos-Related Disease
Average settlements for asbestos-related diseases linked to exposure at the ExxonMobil site in Linden, NJ, can vary significantly. For claims against companies responsible for the exposure (civil defendants),
settlements might range from approximately $29,102 and
$1,914,200. The specific amount awarded depends on
factors such as the severity of the disease, the claimant’s medical history, and details of their employment
at ExxonMobil, including job duties and duration of exposure.