The William Powell Company, founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, manufactures and distributes a variety of bronze, iron and steel industrial valves. The company has been a large valve producer for many years, and for decades manufactured valves that contained toxic asbestos materials in their packing and gaskets.
The William Powell valve company has owned large production facilities in Cincinnati for well over a hundred years, and many of the buildings contained asbestos as a common insulator on factory floors, and throughout the facilities.
As a result, many William Powell employees were exposed to asbestos at the workplace and are at risk of later developing asbestos-related diseases like asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.
Some Powell valves manufactured before 1987 were known to contain asbestos. Most claims are related to exposures occurring through the 1980s. Several lawsuits have been filed in recent years, naming William Powell Co. as a negligent party, responsible for endangering the health of not only direct employees but many consumers and workers around the country.
Former William Powell workers have been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, and other asbestos-related illnesses.
Joe Lyon is a highly-rated Cincinnati asbestos lawyer and Ohio personal injury attorney representing plaintiffs nationwide in a wide variety of toxic tort and mesothelioma claims.
William Powell Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos was regularly used in factories like William Powell as industrial insulation and a fire-resistant precaution. The William Powell buildings were occupied for many years, and deteriorated areas around the facilities may have been the site of the most obvious asbestos hazards, possibly around the following locations:
- Cement piping
- Pipe and boiler insulation
- Spray-applied fireproofing
- Damaged drywall or plaster
- Floor tiles or ceiling panels
- Heating equipment
- Peeling paint
- Vinyl tiles and flooring
- Furnace and radiator insulation
