Westinghouse Electric — Sharon Transformer Division in Sharon PA

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 Sharon Transformer Division (“Sharon Works”) in Sharon Pennsylvania. This page documents the Sharon 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 Sharon Transformer Division opened in 1922 and became one of the company’s primary large-transformer manufacturing sites, building substation power transformers, generator step-up transformers, and specialty transformers for utility and industrial customers across North America. The plant operated under Westinghouse through 1988 (when the Power Transmission & Distribution business was sold to ABB), continued under ABB, and later Cutler-Hammer / Eaton and other successors until its 2007 closure.

Premises ACM Narrative

At the Westinghouse Sharon Transformer Works during the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1920s-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, vapor-phase drying vessels, and oven equipment
  • 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 substation and GSU transformers during coil-winding, core-and-coil assembly, and tank-up operations
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets at transformer tank flanges, radiator connections, conservator piping, and boiler flanges
  • Asbestos-cement bulkhead panels in electrical test bays and high-voltage laboratories
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing on structural steel in the multi-story tank-up and winding 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 — press, winder, and rotating equipment installation

If You Worked at Westinghouse Sharon

If you or a family member worked at the Westinghouse Sharon 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