Westinghouse Electric — Muncie Transformer Works in Muncie IN

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 Muncie Transformer Division (“Muncie Works”) in Muncie Indiana. This page documents the Muncie 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 Muncie Transformer Works opened in 1929 and served as one of Westinghouse’s primary distribution- and mid-size-power-transformer manufacturing sites, building pole-top distribution transformers, pad-mount transformers, and mid-size substation units for utilities across the Midwest and beyond. The plant transferred to ABB with the 1988 Westinghouse Power T&D sale and continued under ABB (and later Kuhlman / ABB) until its 1998 closure.

Premises ACM Narrative

At the Westinghouse Muncie Transformer Works during the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1929-1980), plaintiffs allegedly encountered:

  • Asbestos pipe covering on steam mains, transformer-oil-processing lines, and utility piping
  • Asbestos-block hot-side lagging on core-annealing furnaces, coil-drying vapor-phase ovens, and paint-cure ovens
  • Asbestos-molded De-Ion arc chute plates in on-load tap changer test setups and switchgear
  • Asbestos-fabric electrical winding insulation and asbestos-paper interlayer insulation on Westinghouse-produced distribution and mid-size power transformers during coil-winding, core-and-coil assembly, and tank-up
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets at transformer tank flanges, radiator connections, conservator piping, and boiler flanges
  • Asbestos-cement bulkhead panels in high-voltage test bays and electrical rooms
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing on structural steel in the multi-story winding and tank-up buildings (pre-1973 EPA ban)
  • Asbestos rope packing on transformer oil pumps and oil-processing centrifuges

Workers Exposed

  • HFIAW Insulators — asbestos pipe covering and block on steam and oil-processing systems
  • UA Pipefitters — flange bolt-up on oil, steam, and process lines
  • IBB Boilermakers — powerhouse boiler and pressure-vessel work
  • IBEW Electricians — high-voltage test and switchgear
  • BAC Bricklayers — refractory work on annealing furnaces
  • IUE / United Electrical Workers (UE) — coil winders, core stackers, tank-up assemblers
  • Millwrights — winder, press, and rotating equipment installation

If You Worked at Westinghouse Muncie

If you or a family member worked at the Westinghouse Muncie Transformer Works — 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