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>1i|Ciwwo),n*f*rtmm** PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT BRET-? 7 Industrial Commission of Ohio v_. J^ViW>= 'r Division of Safety and Hygiene ..'4. 246 North High Street.'-;., : Sftfe?-..$> Columbus, OH 43215 'T-`; 'V-: . R. E. Kramig & Co., Inc. Cincinnati, OH 45215 >'/ r *,+. V.-t"' -Contact was made with the R. E. Kramig Company, Inc., 323 | .V.\ii South Wayne Avenue,'Cincinnati, OH 45215 on May 27, 1986 by the j undersigned. This ; contact was made in an effort to obtain $ information relativeto the. claimant's work history. A letter \ k. - was requested detailing the specific information desired. This v-y.';.'r': -' letter was forwarded on May 28, 1986-and a response was - received on June 20, 1986. ' - rcrX4'** The following is a breakdown of the claimant's work history as it was supplied by the company representative. The claimant was hired on June 2, 1952. The only other information available was payroll records-from 1975 through the present. According to company records, the claimant was employed as an Asbestos Worker. 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Beginning of year to 10/10 - Laid off Rehired 5/21 and worked to end of year Worked all year Beginning of year to 11/17 - Quit Did not work Did not work Rehired 10/14 and worked until 12/11 Rehired 6/1 - Leid off C/ll Rehired 7/13 - Laid c.ff 8/20 Rehired 2/8 - Laid off 6/3 Rehired 7/26 and worked to end of year Beginning of year to 4/20 Worked 5/14 to 6/6 Worked 7/30 to end of year Beginning of year until 10/16 Quit due to personal reasons Has not worked .VK \ ' -v'*-. * * ~ .'V -: - '*4: * Oil *. v.-.v-.,-v.v; :V.-x*::^V V> -..,, &&R.^E.'~ Kramig Company, Inc. -fMi *,y;-4j3 - Vviarvi'. :ji?^-.;j.V - \V~;.-W-:- * /. i,; :"''V.t J'.V. UKgIkS*^^--*':"A Jd.4d1 i1t. io__n___a% l _w___o-r1k. history iinformatioanm , iJnclu..dJ.i'nga the period of i-TOs'T ktfl3 itime prior, to 1975, *is, listed in the claim file. k '*' *> *c* * '' ;."'* .^Kfr'^An article .was written.which provides an analysis of the LVkpotential` for exposure, to asbestos and the outcome of such `"exposures. This analysis deals primarily with workers engaged in JSSS occupations which worked with asbestos during the period of time between 1940 and 1979..;-..The analysis was complicated by a number of factors .-including:' / :, '. . ;";-v: . ** #v, '* '* I .. ` ` '**. . * *. * '* / *` 1. ' The precise number-of persons occupationally exposed to : *;t;V asbestos at any given time is not known. * 2. ' The level of exposure .to asbestos necessary to increase the\risk of ^incurring.asbestos-relateddisease is only . -**.*?*:.iKiiS*-* > *v> imperfectly known, estimates being complicated by the varying > rktou4*! interactions of the two elements that go into "dose", (time and gr-iv intensity). ' _V*< 3....... The extent to which workers have changed occupations r^VL,v. . . and/or industries from time to time so as to place them at risk *'*.>v.-rtfiiC* *-i v *v>-nar/;. ; viHtr*.!!.- to asbestos-related diseases (or to end such exposure) at <*>ny time in the past four decades is,not known. .. .u.x : .**v * .V--'-. . * 1 - .` -. . *'. - 'The Asbestos Information Association has estimated that there are upwards of 3,000 discrete uses of asbestos. Individuals employed as Asbestos and/or Insulation Workers have been determined to have a significant risk of increased death rate due to lung and other cancers. Data are available from three research groups on average fiber concentrations in insulation work prior to 1970, when the techniques of application and control measures used were typical of the industry during previous years. During certain operations (cement mixing, hand- or band-saw, removal), extremely high concentrations were observed (up to 100 [fibers per cubic centimeter] f/ml).* According to the information supplied by the company representative, the claimant was supplied with respiratory protection, coveralls, shoe covers, boot covers, hood, and gloves while working. ' Thereis no indication when this practice was initiated or the conscientiousness of the claimant to always wear this equipment properly to provide maximum protection. Asbestos fibers find entry into the body by inhalation and ingestion. The fibers are retained in the body tissues throughout the lifetime of the host, even long after cessation of exposure. Fibers may migrate to other organs following retention in the lung. Asbestosis and certain malignancies are related to exposure to fibers of the asbestos minerals. Asbestosis is a progressive restrictive pulmonary fibrosis associated with inhalation of asbestos .fibers. Malignancies related to the inhalation and possibly ingestion of asbestos fibers by epidemiological studies include carcinomas of the lung, mesotheliomas of the pleura and peritoneum, and neoplasms of other sites. *:w it. n y , v*, U- Asbestos has a synergistic effect with cigarette smoking in fiS^^j.^occupation with a potential for: exposure .to varying amounts of jKc^rXv-V ' asbestos since approximately 1952. .-`-If, the medical evidence supports the claimed diagnosis of asbesto.iis, this would seem to -be consistent with the previous potential exposures and supported I VS-.f' in the literature.2'3'4^ However, it.is virtually impossible to differentiate between; effects . of-7axposures from different I employers either^prior-fo,'. or-subsequent, to,- working for the -James L. Taylor Industrial Hygienist "Occupational Exposure to Asbestos: Population at Risk and Projected Mortality - 1980-2030", W. J, Nicholson, Ph.D., G. Perkel, KA, and I. J. Selikoff, M.D., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 3, 1982, pp. 259-311. Occupational Lung Diseases, 2nd Edition, W. K. Morgan, M.D. and A. Seaton, M.D., W. B. Saunders Company, 1984, p. 328. Chemical Hazards of the Workplace, N. Proctor, Ph.D., and J. Hughes, M.D., J. B. Lippincott Company., 1978, pp. 112-113. 4. Casarett and Poult's Toxicology, J. Doull, M.D., Ph.D., C. Klaassen, Ph.D., and M. Amdur, Ph.D. (eds), Macmillan Publishing Company, Inc., 1980, pp. 270-271. *W> ' U:.. c J*' -rv V .... -. .... .*.* u V  iv ,.v . .1 r , I, che undersigned, an employee of the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, do hereby certify that the aicrofila images on this reel of microfilm ' or microfiche are complete and accurate reproductions of the original records of the '' as accumulated during the regular course of business, and that it is the established procedure of this department to microfilm its records for permanent file and to d.spose of the original records after microfilm reproductions have been made. ' Supervisor, Microfilming jfcit 55 Name (Camera Operator) % s ;o ?v5:C.'v.i-.Date; . - . Date nV'.--. -ii'%::> .. /o/xi/Zt vn. jx> un v- i. 7\. -~