  Chalkeyfinder Member Username: Chalkeyfinder Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2008 |
Hi all..I'm new to the forum for an important purpose. I'm looking for anyone who may have worked at the Bower Roller Bearing/Federal Mogul plant in Detroit. Specifically from 1956-73. My search is on behalf of a family who lost their loved one to asbestos cancer. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 5684 Registered: 10-2004 |
So, somebody is now probably going to blame cancer on Federal Mogul? FM unwisely purchased a company that had asbestos-related liabilities, and that purchase bankrupted FM as a result. But FM didn't do it on its own--or if it too had that type of liability, it was minor in comparison. | ||
Chalkeyfinder Member Username: Chalkeyfinder Post Number: 3 Registered: 03-2008 |
Not so...just looking for somebody with knowledge of who's asbestos was inside and if anybody knew this gentleman. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 5687 Registered: 10-2004 |
The asbestos that bankrupted FM probably wasn't anywhere in any of FM's older plants because it was a fairly recent, subsequent purchase of another firm that caused FM's demise. [Be careful what what you buy--and inherit...] I brought this out because your cancer remark probably was included for some reason. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 893 Registered: 11-2006 |
because it was a result of asbestos in a FM owned facility..... not hard to follow LY. I know personally of the great stress that the asbestos situation put on FM...It really crushed what was a solid company, and I am glad to see it rebounding a bit now. | ||
Chalkeyfinder Member Username: Chalkeyfinder Post Number: 4 Registered: 03-2008 |
Thanks for your opinion but Federal Mogul's website says they merged with Bower in 1955 and most industrial sites back in that era contained a lot of asbestos. I can tell you know quite a bit about FM and I'm not trying to get into a debate with you. Just trying to help this man's family. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 5688 Registered: 10-2004 |
http://www.federal-mogul.com/e n/Investors/FinancialRestructu ring/ReferenceMaterial/Asbesto sPrimer | ||
Chalkeyfinder Member Username: Chalkeyfinder Post Number: 5 Registered: 03-2008 |
Just to give everyone a bit more information, this family is not trying to blame FM for causing all types of cancer. This gentleman died from mesothelioma. They only medically accepted cause is asbestos. | ||
Chalkeyfinder Member Username: Chalkeyfinder Post Number: 6 Registered: 03-2008 |
Also, this is not a direct attack on FM. It's simply for information about which manufacturers had their products inside the plant and if anyone remembers Mr. Chalkey |
