Asbestos Exposure & Cancer Risks at Ingersoll-Rand / Dresser-Rand Plant in Painted Post, NY

Ingersoll-Rand and the related company, Dresser-Rand, manufacture parts and products for use in various industrial, construction, mining, and commercial settings, including but not limited to drills, jackhammers, compressors, pumps, turbines, engines, pneumatics, machine tools and controls. Prior to the 1980s, asbestos-containing insulation and gasket materials were component parts in compressors and other industrial products being fabricated at that time. Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, as well as lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases.

Ingersoll-Rand and the related company, Dresser-Rand, manufacture parts and products for use in various industrial, construction, mining, and commercial settings, including but not limited to drills, jackhammers, compressors, pumps, turbines, engines, pneumatics, machine tools and controls. Prior to the 1980s, asbestos-containing insulation and gasket materials were component parts in compressors and other industrial products being fabricated at that time. Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, as well as lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases. Since its first inception as a drill and compressor company in 1858, Ingersoll-Rand has undergone various mergers, acquisitions, and expansions. After the merger of Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Company with Rand Drill Company in 1905, Ingersoll-Rand grew to become a worldwide manufacturer of industrial products, currently employing approximately 17,000 people at 50 facilities worldwide. Ingersoll-Rand products are sold under more than 40 brand names across all major global markets, such as Milton Roy, Gardner Denver, Nash, Tamrotor, and GHH Rand, just to name a few. During its peak in productivity, Ingersoll-Rand was the biggest employer in the four towns where its original plants were located: Painted Post, NY; Athens, PA; Easton, PA; and Phillipsburg, NJ. The Dresser half of the Dresser-Rand Company began in 1912 as the Clark Brothers Company. In 1938, the Clark Brothers merged with the S.R. Dresser Manufacturing Company, becoming the Dresser-Clark Company. The company adopted the name Dresser Industries in 1956. The company known as the Dresser-Rand Company was formed in 1987 as a joint venture between Dresser Industries and Ingersoll-Rand, where they combined their pump divisions into a new spin-off company. The Dresser-Rand Painted Post plant is located at 100 E. Chemung Street, at the corner of N. Hamilton Street, just off the Southern Tier Expressway in Steuben County, which is very close to Corning, New York. The Rand Drill Company built the first factory in Painted Post in 1899, which eventually expanded to become an Ingersoll-Rand plant when Ingersoll-Rand was established in 1905. Ingersoll-Rand moved out of the Painted Post plant in 1986, and shortly thereafter, the newly-created spin-off company, called Dresser-Rand, moved into the site. The Painted Post plant specialized in manufacturing reciprocating compressors for the oil and gas industry. This involved processes such as metal fabrication, assembly, and field preparation. In 1999, Dresser Industries merged with Halliburton Industries and transferred its controlling interest of the Dresser-Rand Company to Halliburton. In 2004, a private equity firm bought out Ingersoll-Rand’s equity interests in the Dresser-Rand Company. In 2014, Siemens Energy Inc. acquired the entire Dresser-Rand Group, which included the Dresser-Rand Painted Post plant, as well as the plants operated by Dresser-Rand in Olean, New York, and Dresser-Rand in Wellsville, New York. (The Ingersoll-Rand plant located in Athens, PA was not included in the Dresser-Rand Company acquisitions. Ingersoll-Rand closed its Athens plant in 2010.) After acquiring the Dresser-Rand Company in 2014, Siemens Energy closed the Dresser-Rand Wellsville plant in 2020. In 2021, Siemens downsized all of the remaining Dresser-Rand plants and transferred 100 workers from the Olean plant to the Painted Post plant; then Siemens closed the Olean plant in 2022. As of 2023, Siemens has kept the Painted Post plant open to provide technical support and service for the legacy brands of Dresser-Rand steam turbines. Before the United States began phasing out the use of asbestos in industrial components and products in the 1970s and 1980s, some items, such as gaskets and packing, were made with asbestos. The products produced by Ingersoll-Rand and Dresser-Rand were installed on many boats and ships, including U.S. Navy Ships in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. At the same time, many of the plants and facilities being built during this era were constructed using asbestos-containing products, such as fireproofing spray. All of these uses of asbestos put workers and their families at risk. Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, as well as lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases. In the process of representing workers and their families, Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford has gathered a vast amount of information concerning the type and variety of asbestos-containing products to which our clients were exposed. Our clients understand the importance of securing legal representation as soon as possible after a diagnosis of mesothelioma or lung cancer. If you or a loved one were once employed at the Ingersoll-Rand / Dresser-Rand plant in Painted Post, New York, and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer, please contact us for a free and confidential case evaluation. Ingersoll-Rand and the related company, Dresser-Rand, manufacture parts and products for use in various industrial, construction, mining, and commercial settings, including but not limited to drills, jackhammers, compressors, pumps, turbines, engines, pneumatics, machine tools and controls. Prior to the 1980s, asbestos-containing insulation and gasket materials were component parts in compressors and other industrial products being fabricated at that time. Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, as well as lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases. Since its first inception as a drill and compressor company in 1858, Ingersoll-Rand has undergone various mergers, acquisitions, and expansions. After the merger of Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Company with Rand Drill Company in 1905, Ingersoll-Rand grew to become a worldwide manufacturer of industrial products, currently employing approximately 17,000 people at 50 facilities worldwide. Ingersoll-Rand products are sold under more than 40 brand names across all major global markets, such as Milton Roy, Gardner Denver, Nash, Tamrotor, and GHH Rand, just to name a few. During its peak in productivity, Ingersoll-Rand was the biggest employer in the four towns where its original plants were located: Painted Post, NY; Athens, PA; Easton, PA; and Phillipsburg, NJ. The Dresser half of the Dresser-Rand Company began in 1912 as the Clark Brothers Company. In 1938, the Clark Brothers merged with the S.R. Dresser Manufacturing Company, becoming the Dresser-Clark Company. The company adopted the name Dresser Industries in 1956. The company known as the Dresser-Rand Company was formed in 1987 as a joint venture between Dresser Industries and Ingersoll-Rand, where they combined their pump divisions into a new spin-off company. The Dresser-Rand Painted Post plant is located at 100 E. Chemung Street, at the corner of N. Hamilton Street, just off the Southern Tier Expressway in Steuben County, which is very close to Corning, New York. The Rand Drill Company built the first factory in Painted Post in 1899, which eventually expanded to become an Ingersoll-Rand plant when Ingersoll-Rand was established in 1905. Ingersoll-Rand moved out of the Painted Post plant in 1986, and shortly thereafter, the newly-created spin-off company, called Dresser-Rand, moved into the site. The Painted Post plant specialized in manufacturing reciprocating compressors for the oil and gas industry. This involved processes such as metal fabrication, assembly, and field preparation. In 1999, Dresser Industries merged with Halliburton Industries and transferred its controlling interest of the Dresser-Rand Company to Halliburton. In 2004, a private equity firm bought out Ingersoll-Rand’s equity interests in the Dresser-Rand Company. In 2014, Siemens Energy Inc. acquired the entire Dresser-Rand Group, which included the Dresser-Rand Painted Post plant, as well as the plants operated by Dresser-Rand in Olean, New York, and Dresser-Rand in Wellsville, New York. (The Ingersoll-Rand plant located in Athens, PA was not included in the Dresser-Rand Company acquisitions. Ingersoll-Rand closed its Athens plant in 2010.) After acquiring the Dresser-Rand Company in 2014, Siemens Energy closed the Dresser-Rand Wellsville plant in 2020. In 2021, Siemens downsized all of the remaining Dresser-Rand plants and transferred 100 workers from the Olean plant to the Painted Post plant; then Siemens closed the Olean plant in 2022. As of 2023, Siemens has kept the Painted Post plant open to provide technical support and service for the legacy brands of Dresser-Rand steam turbines. Before the United States began phasing out the use of asbestos in industrial components and products in the 1970s and 1980s, some items, such as gaskets and packing, were made with asbestos. The products produced by Ingersoll-Rand and Dresser-Rand were installed on many boats and ships, including U.S. Navy Ships in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. At the same time, many of the plants and facilities being built during this era were constructed using asbestos-containing products, such as fireproofing spray. All of these uses of asbestos put workers and their families at risk. Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, as well as lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases. In the process of representing workers and their families, Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford has gathered a vast amount of information concerning the type and variety of asbestos-containing products to which our clients were exposed. Our clients understand the importance of securing legal representation as soon as possible after a diagnosis of mesothelioma or lung cancer. If you or a loved one were once employed at the Ingersoll-Rand / Dresser-Rand plant in Painted Post, New York, and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer, please contact us for a free and confidential case evaluation. Ingersoll-Rand and the related company, Dresser-Rand, manufacture parts and products for use in various industrial, construction, mining, and commercial settings, including but not limited to drills, jackhammers, compressors, pumps, turbines, engines, pneumatics, machine tools and controls. Prior to the 1980s, asbestos-containing insulation and gasket materials were component parts in compressors and other industrial products being fabricated at that time. Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, as well as lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases. Since its first inception as a drill and compressor company in 1858, Ingersoll-Rand has undergone various mergers, acquisitions, and expansions. After the merger of Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Company with Rand Drill Company in 1905, Ingersoll-Rand grew to become a worldwide manufacturer of industrial products, currently employing approximately 17,000 people at 50 facilities worldwide. Ingersoll-Rand products are sold under more than 40 brand names across all major global markets, such as Milton Roy, Gardner Denver, Nash, Tamrotor, and GHH Rand, just to name a few. During its peak in productivity, Ingersoll-Rand was the biggest employer in the four towns where its original plants were located: Painted Post, NY; Athens, PA; Easton, PA; and Phillipsburg, NJ. The Dresser half of the Dresser-Rand Company began in 1912 as the Clark Brothers Company. In 1938, the Clark Brothers merged with the S.R. Dresser Manufacturing Company, becoming the Dresser-Clark Company. The company adopted the name Dresser Industries in 1956. The company known as the Dresser-Rand Company was formed in 1987 as a joint venture between Dresser Industries and Ingersoll-Rand, where they combined their pump divisions into a new spin-off company. The Dresser-Rand Painted Post plant is located at 100 E. Chemung Street, at the corner of N. Hamilton Street, just off the Southern Tier Expressway in Steuben County, which is very close to Corning, New York. The Rand Drill Company built the first factory in Painted Post in 1899, which eventually expanded to become an Ingersoll-Rand plant when Ingersoll-Rand was established in 1905. Ingersoll-Rand moved out of the Painted Post plant in 1986, and shortly thereafter, the newly-created spin-off company, called Dresser-Rand, moved into the site. The Painted Post plant specialized in manufacturing reciprocating compressors for the oil and gas industry. This involved processes such as metal fabrication, assembly, and field preparation. In 1999, Dresser Industries merged with Halliburton Industries and transferred its controlling interest of the Dresser-Rand Company to Halliburton. In 2004, a private equity firm bought out Ingersoll-Rand’s equity interests in the Dresser-Rand Company. In 2014, Siemens Energy Inc. acquired the entire Dresser-Rand Group, which included the Dresser-Rand Painted Post plant, as well as the plants operated by Dresser-Rand in Olean, New York, and Dresser-Rand in Wellsville, New York. (The Ingersoll-Rand plant located in Athens, PA was not included in the Dresser-Rand Company acquisitions. Ingersoll-Rand closed its Athens plant in 2010.) After acquiring the Dresser-Rand Company in 2014, Siemens Energy closed the Dresser-Rand Wellsville plant in 2020. In 2021, Siemens downsized all of the remaining Dresser-Rand plants and transferred 100 workers from the Olean plant to the Painted Post plant; then Siemens closed the Olean plant in 2022. As of 2023, Siemens has kept the Painted Post plant open to provide technical support and service for the legacy brands of Dresser-Rand steam turbines. Before the United States began phasing out the use of asbestos in industrial components and products in the 1970s and 1980s, some items, such as gaskets and packing, were made with asbestos. The products produced by Ingersoll-Rand and Dresser-Rand were installed on many boats and ships, including U.S. Navy Ships in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. At the same time, many of the plants and facilities being built during this era were constructed using asbestos-containing products, such as fireproofing spray. All of these uses of asbestos put workers and their families at risk. Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, as well as lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases. In the process of representing workers and their families, Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford has gathered a vast amount of information concerning the type and variety of asbestos-containing products to which our clients were exposed. Our clients understand the importance of securing legal representation as soon as possible after a diagnosis of mesothelioma or lung cancer. If you or a loved one were once employed at the Ingersoll-Rand / Dresser-Rand plant in Painted Post, New York, and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer, please contact us for a free and confidential case evaluation.

Since its first inception as a drill and compressor company in 1858, Ingersoll-Rand has undergone various mergers, acquisitions, and expansions. After the merger of Ingersoll-Sergeant Drill Company with Rand Drill Company in 1905, Ingersoll-Rand grew to become a worldwide manufacturer of industrial products, currently employing approximately 17,000 people at 50 facilities worldwide. Ingersoll-Rand products are sold under more than 40 brand names across all major global markets, such as Milton Roy, Gardner Denver, Nash, Tamrotor, and GHH Rand, just to name a few. During its peak in productivity, Ingersoll-Rand was the biggest employer in the four towns where its original plants were located: Painted Post, NY; Athens, PA; Easton, PA; and Phillipsburg, NJ.

The Dresser half of the Dresser-Rand Company began in 1912 as the Clark Brothers Company. In 1938, the Clark Brothers merged with the S.R. Dresser Manufacturing Company, becoming the Dresser-Clark Company. The company adopted the name Dresser Industries in 1956. The company known as the Dresser-Rand Company was formed in 1987 as a joint venture between Dresser Industries and Ingersoll-Rand, where they combined their pump divisions into a new spin-off company.

The Dresser-Rand Painted Post plant is located at 100 E. Chemung Street, at the corner of N. Hamilton Street, just off the Southern Tier Expressway in Steuben County, which is very close to Corning, New York. The Rand Drill Company built the first factory in Painted Post in 1899, which eventually expanded to become an Ingersoll-Rand plant when Ingersoll-Rand was established in 1905. Ingersoll-Rand moved out of the Painted Post plant in 1986, and shortly thereafter, the newly-created spin-off company, called Dresser-Rand, moved into the site.

The Painted Post plant specialized in manufacturing reciprocating compressors for the oil and gas industry. This involved processes such as metal fabrication, assembly, and field preparation.

In 1999, Dresser Industries merged with Halliburton Industries and transferred its controlling interest of the Dresser-Rand Company to Halliburton. In 2004, a private equity firm bought out Ingersoll-Rand’s equity interests in the Dresser-Rand Company.  In 2014, Siemens Energy Inc. acquired the entire Dresser-Rand Group, which included the Dresser-Rand Painted Post plant, as well as the plants operated by Dresser-Rand in Olean, New York, and Dresser-Rand in Wellsville, New York. (The Ingersoll-Rand plant located in Athens, PA was not included in the Dresser-Rand Company acquisitions. Ingersoll-Rand closed its Athens plant in 2010.)

After acquiring the Dresser-Rand Company in 2014, Siemens Energy closed the Dresser-Rand Wellsville plant in 2020. In 2021, Siemens downsized all of the remaining Dresser-Rand plants and transferred 100 workers from the Olean plant to the Painted Post plant; then Siemens closed the Olean plant in 2022. As of 2023, Siemens has kept the Painted Post plant open to provide technical support and service for the legacy brands of Dresser-Rand steam turbines.

Before the United States began phasing out the use of asbestos in industrial components and products in the 1970s and 1980s, some items, such as gaskets and packing, were made with asbestos. The products produced by Ingersoll-Rand and Dresser-Rand were installed on many boats and ships, including U.S. Navy Ships in World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War. At the same time, many of the plants and facilities being built during this era were constructed using asbestos-containing products, such as fireproofing spray. All of these uses of asbestos put workers and their families at risk. Exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, as well as lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases.

In the process of representing workers and their families, Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford has gathered a vast amount of information concerning the type and variety of asbestos-containing products to which our clients were exposed. Our clients understand the importance of securing legal representation as soon as possible after a diagnosis of mesothelioma or lung cancer. If you or a loved one were once employed at the Ingersoll-Rand / Dresser-Rand plant in Painted Post, New York, and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer, please contact us for a free and confidential case evaluation.