01.石棉使用历史
水牛泵，，，，Inc. History of Asbestos Use
在1900年代之前，Buffalo Pumps，Inc。已经在纽约北托纳旺达（North Tonawanda）建立了自己的工业泵制造商，在各种行业中生产泵。在此期间，他们在产品中使用石棉，以耐热性和耐热性。该公司在第一次世界大战期间的1900年代初蓬勃发展，那里的泵被自由利用cargo ships。布法罗品牌泵也很受欢迎航空母舰and other naval ships during World War II.
In the 1930s, the company was purchased by the Buffalo Forge Company. In 1941, their new owner Buffalo Forge Company went public with stock options on the New York Stock Exchange. At this time, Buffalo Pumps and other acquisitions became wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Buffalo Forge and all its divisions, including Buffalo Pumps, Inc., were acquired by Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation in 1979. During the acquisition, Buffalo Pumps, Inc. was still using asbestos in its pumps and other materials, which continued until the 1980s.
Although the company discontinued asbestos use in their pumps and other products, thousands of individuals wereexposed to asbestos并且仍然可能来自需要维修的旧泵。如今，布法罗泵是Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation Air and Liquid Systems Corporation的一个部门。由于危险接触石棉产品，该公司面临数千起人身伤害诉讼。
02.石棉产品
布法罗泵公司的石棉产品
水牛泵，，，，Inc. specializes in manufacturing pumps for ships and commercial industries. Pumps are essential aboard ships, as they transport fluids throughout the ship, particularly to cool down high-heat areas and water.
含石棉的船用泵以及商业泵通常需要维护，以使石棉纤维变成空气。这可能导致万博专业版and other asbestos-related conditions. Experts knew of these risks by the 1960s, but companies like Buffalo Pumps, Inc. continued to use asbestos in their products until the 1980s.
A number of asbestos products from Buffalo Pumps contained asbestos, including:
- Single Suction Full Ball Bearing Pumps – Classes CH, CL, CM, CS, CO, CSS
- 双吸泵泵 - 类SA，S，SLH，SU，DSS，SW类
- Paper Stock Pumps – DS, DSH
- 污水泵 - E，RS，RSL
- 多级泵 - RR-2，RR-4
03.职业曝光
水牛泵，，，，Inc. and Occupational Exposure
水牛泵，，，，Inc., and the pump industry as a whole, exposed many workers to asbestos. Those who worked aboard World War II ships were at a particularly high risk of inhaling asbestos fibers, as maintenance workers and Navy veterans experienced minimal airflow in confined pump rooms. During this time, it is estimated that anywhere between 100,000 and 500,000 pounds of asbestos products were used in海军造船厂每月。
Any trade that helped in manufacturing and repairing pumps were often exposed to airborne asbestos fibers, and family members of workers were also exposed throughsecondary exposure。
04. Asbestos Litigation
石棉针对布法罗泵公司的诉讼。
As of 2017, Ampco Pittsburgh’s Annual Report to Shareholders reported 6,907 pending石棉声称against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. and other divisions owned by Ampco. They also documented more than $21 million in石棉要求支出and defense costs for the company, who receives more than 1,000 new claims each year.
一个这样的案件涉及爱德华·默维茨（Edward Merwitz），这是一名运送者，他于2010年1月被诊断出患有间皮瘤，并在六个月后去世。万博专业版默维茨（Merwitz）在1960年代后期在费城海军院工作gaskets，，，，insulation和包装产品等材料。诉讼中提到了布法罗泵公司和其他八家公司。默维茨声称，没有任何公司遭受石棉暴露风险的警告，也没有得到足够的保护侵害纤维。尽管默维茨在审判完成前去世，但他的家人获得了725万美元。
水牛泵，，，，Inc. still faces thousands of claims due to their asbestos-containing materials, and it is expected that more will be filed in the future. Given the severity of victims’ asbestos diseases and the company’s long-time use of the toxin, Buffalo Pumps, Inc. will likely continue to be named inasbestos lawsuits未来几年。
