The Lunkenheimer Valve Company, now known as the Cincinnati Valve Company, in Cincinnati, Ohio, has a long, celebrated history as a manufacturer and distributor of a variety of valves including cast steel, bronze, iron, gate, globe check, boiler, lever, lift and compressor check valves. The company has continued operations since the 19th century, changing ownership a few times, though is still in business in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Valve Company operates the Cincinnati Lunkenheimer Plant and Foundry.
Lunkenheimer Valve Company constructed their sizable South Fairmount facility to accommodate their growing business in the region, and the buildings themselves were built at a time when asbestos was a common insulator on factory floors, and throughout the facility. As a result, many Lunkenheimer employees were exposed to asbestos at the workplace and are at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases like lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma.
Former workers at Lunkenheimer Valve at the Cincinnati plant and foundry have been diagnosed with lung cancer, mesothelioma cancer, and other asbestos-related illnesses.
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Asbestos Materials in Lukenheimer Products and Packing
Among other evidence and testimony from former workers describing a hazardous work site, Lunkenheimer Valve company catalogs from the 1970s show that asbestos was commonly used in gaskets and packing materials The packing is described as the following:
- Teflon impregnated asbestos
- Africa blue asbestos packing, mica impregnated
- Graphited asbestos containing an inconel wire insert
- Braided asbestos jacket
