01.石棉使用历史
NARCO/Honeywell History of Asbestos Use
不rth American Refractories Company was founded in 1929 as a manufacturer of products specifically produced to withstand high temperatures, like glass melting and metalworking. Around the time that the company was first arriving on the scene,石棉was beginning to reach its peak usage in America. Since the mineral was known to naturally resist fire, heat, chemical reactions and electrical damage, it was a cost-effective additive to many NARCO products, including cement and bricks.
多年来,纳尔科(Narco)继续成长为当时的最佳制造商制造商之一,多年来雇用了749名工人。他们的产品可以在各种工厂中找到,包括在船上,工厂和炼油厂上的锅炉房中找到。
1979年,霍尼韦尔(Honeywell)是多种石棉产品的制造商,收购了纳尔科(Narco)。这次合并一直持续到1986年,导致其石棉产品线的稳定增长,并帮助将Narco Products推入更多钢厂和industrial plants.
另一家石棉公司ANH耐火材料于1986年从霍尼韦尔(Honeywell)收购了Narco。到了此时,该公司不再使用其产品中的石棉,而是过去在众多产品中大量使用矿物,例如水泥和枪支混合物,导致了矿物质成千上万的诉讼错误曝光。
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02.石棉产品
Narco/Honeywell石棉产品
自1929年以来,Narco已设计,制造和提供各种重型难治产品for use in high-temperature, industrial fireproofing and insulating applications. Some types of refractory products manufactured by NARCO include cements, castables and patches.
When Honeywell acquired NARCO in 1979, the company’s reach continued to expand, especially into the steel industry. The merged companies continued to create a variety of asbestos products. Reports show the company stopped utilizing asbestos in their production sometime in the 1980s.
产品名称 | 开始年 | 结束年 |
---|---|---|
Narco Aerogun | 1971年 | 1979年 |
Narco抗蠕变 | 1963年 | 1977年 |
Narco Bof-cote | 1966年 | 1975年 |
Narco Bof-Patch | 1965年 | 1975年 |
Narco CM枪混合 | 1963年 | 1973年 |
Narco CM-18枪混合 | 1963年 | 1977年 |
Narco MC Gun Mix | 1963年 | 1975年 |
NARCO Narcmag OH Gun Mix | 1974年 | 1976年 |
Narco Super 505热枪C | 1964年 | 1977年 |
Narco WO-339 McGun | 1964年 | 1975年 |
Narcocast ES细抹子 | 1963年 | 1977年 |
Narcocrete Trowel | 1963年 | 1977年 |
Narcogan CM-343 | 1964年 | 1977年 |
Narcogan MCD-344 | 1964年 | 1975年 |
Narcolite | 1961年 | 1977年 |
Narmag 60 dbrc | 1970年 | 1980年 |
Star-On Cement | ||
超级505热枪C | 1964年 | 1977年 |
Uni-Cote Cement | ||
WO-339 McGun | 1964年 | 1975年 |
03.职业曝光
NARCO/Honeywell and Occupational Exposure
难治产品, including those manufactured and distributed by NARCO, were utilized in a number of industries and workplaces. While NARCO itself boasted over 700 employees before its various mergers, the impact of the company’s asbestos use went far beyond their own employee base. Workers in different plants, construction sites and other全国各地的工作人员were at risk of exposure to these products.
04.石棉诉讼
石棉针对纳尔科/霍尼韦尔的诉讼
经过数十年的石棉使用后,纳尔科的过去开始赶上它们,因为老员工开始面临暴露的严重疾病,包括石棉is和万博专业版。
一个值得注意的lawsuit由弗雷德里克·莫斯(Frederick Moss),马丁·复活节(Martin Easter)及其对纳尔科(Narco)和其他几家石棉制造商的配偶于1999年提交。苔藓和复活节退休engineersfrom Alabama and worked at various plants from the 1950s to the 1980s that contained NARCO asbestos products. As a result of their exposure on these jobsites, both men later developed mesothelioma, with Easter also suffering from asbestosis.
到2002年纳尔科(Narco)申请破产时,该公司面临近30万诉讼。
陪审团向夫妇授予了700万美元的赔偿,包括损失收入,过去和未来的痛苦和痛苦,原因是他们的诊断并有助于支付医疗费用。纳尔科(Narco)对判决提出上诉,称损害赔偿过高,并声称其产品并不是其诊断的重要因素。但是,法院维持了判决,并否决了所有上诉。
由于此案和数千次未决诉讼,Narco于2002年申请了第11章破产,导致重组和发展石棉trust fund处理当前和future claims.
05. Asbestos Trust Fund
Narco石棉信托基金
批准索赔的当前付款百分比为100%。
北美耐火材料公司石棉人身伤害和解信托基金于2005年首次引入,但没有活跃并能够接受石棉claimsuntil April 2013. The trust was initially funded with $420 million as a result of cash funds from Honeywell and 79% interest of equity from NARCO’s new owner, HarbisonWalker International. The trust began paying claims in 2014.
The current payment percentage for successful claims is 100%. Actual amounts paid out to asbestos victims will vary and can range from the base-level payouts, based on a number of factors. The claimant’s age, history of exposure, type of asbestos disease, as well as their law firm’s history of settlements, are just some factors that can help determine compensation value.
根据信托运营商的最新文件,该信托基金在解决872索赔的情况下支付了超过900万美元。截至2018年,该信托自成立以来已向石棉受害者支付了超过1.51亿美元的支付。该信托今天继续接受并支付索赔。