General Electric — Aircraft Engines Plant in Evendale (Cincinnati) OH

Plaintiffs allegedly, in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation, were exposed to asbestos while working at the General Electric Aircraft Engines plant in Evendale (Cincinnati) OH. This page documents the Evendale portion of GE’s multi-state industrial footprint. For the full corporate summary and other GE plants, see the General Electric manufacturer page.

Plant Description and Operating Era

The GE Evendale plant, north of Cincinnati OH, opened in 1948 as GE Aircraft Engines’ headquarters and principal large-engine manufacturing facility, producing many of the largest and highest-thrust commercial and military jet engines in U.S. aviation history — including the J79, TF39, CF6, F101, F110, F118, GE90, GEnx, and LEAP series (via CFM International). The site contains manufacturing bays, engine test cells, materials labs, and an on-site GE Aviation headquarters campus, and continues to operate.

Premises ACM Narrative

Plaintiffs allegedly, in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation, alleged that during the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1930s-1980) the GE Evendale plant allegedly involved asbestos-containing materials across the following pathways:

  • Asbestos pipe covering on steam mains, process piping, and utility lines throughout the manufacturing bays, test cells, and powerhouse
  • Asbestos-block hot-side lagging on engine test stands, heat-treat ovens, and induction-heating equipment
  • Asbestos-fabric arc chute plates in plant switchgear, motor control centers, and load contactors
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets at process piping, boiler, and heat exchanger flanges
  • Asbestos-cement roofing and asbestos-fabric roof insulation on manufacturing bays and warehouses
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing on structural steel columns and floor decking (pre-1973 EPA ban)
  • Aircraft-engine combustor gaskets, exhaust duct insulation, and turbine-section insulation used in test-cell operation and rework
  • Asbestos-fabric electrical winding insulation on GE-manufactured motors, generators, and test-cell control-panel components

Workers Exposed

Plaintiffs allegedly alleged that trade workers at the GE Evendale plant during the asbestos era included:

  • HFIAW Insulators — asbestos pipe covering and block insulation on steam and process lines
  • UA Pipefitters — flange bolt-up and gasket work on process piping and test-cell fuel systems
  • IBB Boilermakers — powerhouse boiler and heat-treat furnace refractory work
  • IBEW Electricians — plant switchgear, motor-control center, and test-cell work
  • BAC Bricklayers — refractory relining on manufacturing and heat-treat furnaces
  • IUE / GE Salaried and hourly production workers — engine assembly line, engine test, and rework
  • Millwrights — machine tool installation and heavy manufacturing equipment work

If You Worked at GE Evendale

If you or a family member worked at the GE Evendale plant in Evendale (Cincinnati) OH — or any other GE manufacturing site — before 1980 and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.

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