Rogers Corporation manufactured phenolic-resin compounds at facilities in Rogers, Connecticut and Manchester, Connecticut during the asbestos era. Rogers is documented in publicly filed records as having had among the highest measured asbestos exposure levels recorded at a phenolic compound manufacturer.

Asbestos use period

Rogers continued asbestos use in phenolic compounds through the late 1970s. The company’s compound production was specialized for high-performance applications, including aerospace and electronics.

The 1978 Rogers industrial-hygiene survey

Among the most significant records in asbestos-phenolic litigation is Rogers Corporation’s own industrial-hygiene survey of December 1978, carried out for Rogers by York Research Corporation and produced in documented asbestos litigation. Of five personal samples, the highest — taken while a barrel of Grade No. 462 compound was being dumped — recorded 129.30 fibers per milliliter, against the 10 fibers per milliliter short-term limit OSHA had then set. A second barrel-dumping sample recorded 24.09 fibers per milliliter. Rogers’ own consultant concluded that those areas were “in excess of the short-term 10 fibers/ml limit set by OSHA” and that control equipment and procedures should be initiated. These were short-duration samples rather than 8-hour time-weighted averages.

Plants

  • Rogers, Connecticut — primary phenolic compound manufacturing operation, namesake of the company
  • Manchester, Connecticut — secondary phenolic operations

Litigation history

Rogers has been a named defendant in asbestos-phenolic compound cases involving compound-manufacturing employees. The company’s own 1978 industrial-hygiene survey is a foundational document in establishing the scale of historical exposure at Rogers facilities.

Worker exposure pathways at Rogers plants

The 1978 survey measurements recorded asbestos fiber concentrations at a Rogers barrel-dumping station well above the short-term limit then in force. Workers at Rogers, CT and Manchester, CT operations during the asbestos era may have substantial documented exposure history.

If you worked with this company’s asbestos-phenolic compounds

Worker exposure documentation typically includes: pay stubs and W-2s showing employment dates, union dispatch records (for union-shop members), social security earnings statements, and any company-issued product or material safety information you may have retained.

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References to manufacturers, products, and litigation history reflect what has been alleged or documented in publicly filed asbestos litigation, federal regulatory records, and industry archives. This information does not constitute a finding of fact or liability.