Westinghouse Electric — Mansfield Appliance Division in Mansfield OH

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were allegedly exposed to asbestos while working at the Westinghouse Mansfield Appliance Division plant in Mansfield Ohio. This page documents the Mansfield portion of Westinghouse’s multi-state industrial footprint. For the full corporate summary, see the Westinghouse manufacturer page.

Plant Description and Operating Era

The Westinghouse Mansfield Appliance Division — originally founded as Mansfield Electric and Machine and acquired by Westinghouse in 1918 — grew into one of the largest home-appliance factories in the United States, producing electric ranges, washers, dryers, and other white-goods for the Westinghouse consumer brand for nearly six decades. Westinghouse sold its major appliance division in 1975, and the Mansfield plant continued under White Consolidated / White-Westinghouse and later Toshiba America as an appliance-and-electronics facility. Peak Westinghouse-era workforce reportedly exceeded 6,000.

Premises ACM Narrative

At the Westinghouse Mansfield Appliance plant during the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1920s-1980), plaintiffs allegedly encountered:

  • Asbestos pipe covering on steam mains, porcelain-enamel-line piping, and utility lines
  • Asbestos-block hot-side lagging on porcelain-enamel firing furnaces, heat-treat ovens, and paint-cure ovens
  • Asbestos-molded De-Ion arc chute plates in Westinghouse switchgear supporting the plant electrical distribution
  • Asbestos-fabric electrical winding insulation on Westinghouse-produced range heating elements, motor windings, and appliance transformer coils
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets at process piping, powerhouse boiler flanges, and enameling-line hydraulics
  • Asbestos-cement bulkhead panels in electrical rooms and test-cell areas
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing on structural steel in the multi-story appliance assembly halls (pre-1973 EPA ban)
  • Appliance-specific pathway — asbestos-millboard oven-liner insulation, asbestos door gaskets on ranges and dryers, and asbestos wick insulation inside range and dryer chassis assembled at Mansfield

Workers Exposed

  • HFIAW Insulators — asbestos pipe covering and block insulation
  • UA Pipefitters — flange bolt-up on steam and process lines
  • IBB Boilermakers — powerhouse boiler work
  • IBEW Electricians — switchgear, motor control, and appliance test line work
  • BAC Bricklayers — refractory work on porcelain-enameling furnaces
  • IUE / United Electrical Workers (UE) — production-line appliance assemblers and machine operators
  • Millwrights — assembly-line and press installation

If You Worked at Westinghouse Mansfield

If you or a family member worked at the Westinghouse Mansfield Appliance plant — or any other Westinghouse manufacturing site — before 1980 and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.

Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956