Ingersoll-Rand Company was a major manufacturer of air compressors, pumps, drills, and industrial equipment widely used aboard United States Navy ships and at Navy shore facilities. Ingersoll-Rand air compressors — reciprocating and centrifugal types — were installed throughout Navy ships for compressed air generation, which powered pneumatic tools, torpedo systems, and submarine ballast systems, among other applications. Ingersoll-Rand also manufactured centrifugal pumps and other fluid-handling equipment for naval use. Ingersoll-Rand’s air compressors and pumps used asbestos gaskets, packing, and in some cases asbestos-containing cylinder head gaskets and intercooler gaskets throughout the relevant era. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document Ingersoll-Rand as a named Navy equipment supplier with asbestos-containing products, dated testimony from the 1960s about Ingersoll-Rand compressors and asbestos, and personal exposure testimony from workers who used Ingersoll-Rand equipment.

Documented Asbestos in Ingersoll-Rand Navy Equipment

VA Claims and Legal Options — Ingersoll-Rand Navy Equipment

Navy veterans who maintained Ingersoll-Rand compressors or pumps aboard Navy ships, and workers who used Ingersoll-Rand equipment at Navy shore facilities, who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease may qualify for:

  • VA service connection under VA asbestos-claim guidance for veterans with MM or MR ratings documenting compressor or pump maintenance duties
  • Civil claims against Ingersoll-Rand (and successors including Trane Technologies/Gardner Denver) based on failure to warn about asbestos in compressor and pump equipment

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting MM or MR rating and ship assignments
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including Ingersoll-Rand’s identification as a named Navy equipment supplier, air compressor asbestos component documentation, 1960s dated service testimony, and personal asbestos exposure testimony identifying Ingersoll-Rand equipment as an exposure source. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.