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FILE NAME: Uniroyal (UNIR) DATE: 1959 May 13 DOC#: UNIR015 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Asbestosis Cases - Asbestos Plant - Hogansville, Georgia UNITED STATES RUBBER COKPANT T e x tile Di-vision 1230 Avenue o f th e Americas New lo rk 20. N.T. 13, 1959 PlANTffTS EXHIBIT UR 94 ) BOARD OF BENEFITS A AWARDS 21st Floor BUILDING S u b je c tt A sbestoeis Cases - Aab asto n P la n t - H o g a n s^ n [ i f bis b e ito 9i f ib 2/ ? ClfP a ti2 1Al diB eaa# M > cited w ith th e m an u factu rlr* ffid S J n ! 1? Tarious P w * ie te . T his d isease a ffe c ts th e lu n g s ... capacity o f an in d iv id u a l, (tar coaoany estab lish ed th e 2 f ? if G eorgia, in 1 9 it2 /w n t h i / p r a e s s m i s Ast a i j* esu lt0<^iCmmhi * * ? co?t *1 * a a u re a wer v iy crude and in a d e q u a te , " f * " , * number o f employees re c e iv e d high d o st exoosure ov er e 2SS edf c o a tn > 1 and p r o c e s s were su ch e ig h t to te n y e a r , d u st c o n tro l equipment and ^ ^ , ^ j T ! L ? 0n?der#d t0 h a t a reaso n ab le c o n tro l le v e l. Hoe^- w S k l^ f S i f!1?? i8 _ i5 a t ** exposure, over a : ^ r " ' mey^ e v m ta a lly produce A sb esto sis in an employee. T h is J '8 tanpered th e knowledge th a t in d iv id u a ls v a ry considerably in th e ir s u sc e p tib ility to A sbestosis. ^ i . e" Pl! 7* -f d*v e lPin A sb e sto sis in th e fu tu re i s much a n ti "lth our Pr8Bn t m edical c o n tro l program, i t i s S S t ^ n f i r i d i 11 1,8 rt*noTod from tart e x p o s u re ^ th e S iin n Ju d icatio n o f th e i r c o n tra c tin g A sbestosis. M edical lxiittttxl ee perm anent har*m*" *ori dl ids0anbeilPirtoy.?r tly 0091 employees should s u f f e r t ? e Asbeeton P la n t i s 1LO. Up to th e present tim e, t h i r t y - th re e in d iv id u a ls have been c la s s if ie d a s suspected o r confirmed A s- e s to s is c a se s. Of theee, e ig h t have been tra n s fe rre d o r removed from ^ f ^ +f*?ailre5 * * * * to be moved in th e n e ar fu tu re . This w ill le a v e cam *ccof di n8 1x3 m edical advice, are n o t co n firm ed c ase s a it should be kept under d o s e m edical observation. f i b e r S r i i ^ M . i r i ! * h**ard lnT olT *d 111 of A sbeatoe in l9 li2 n COHpiUTy' 8 t* r t *d memufacturlng th is p ro d u c t 5 !Z f f J 1 P a y e e s e n te rin g asb esto s production have been made on & sem i-annual b asis u n t i l 1957. B eginning In 1957, a new m e d ic a l r, I` :`J 5 0 Board of Benefits & Awards May 13, 195? Page 2 control program was Introduced and x-rara are rw m m . _ - S Em - iMtltat., fe. Tork ttalyirS?; of UaiTonlt, of I W o l S r t . JSfifr.!?*10?1' ** .*-- r. ll,Uon Matetn. Georgia State n . .iiaqxe*J-3cil01 **d doctors from the recommeadations on dusTaixi mwdicai^Lfclii6*1 ???l0ritlaa " de ****ble medical and duet e c r t S l ^ L S S S S l 00*'TM1 P**orw..lhe present recommendations, Procedures were developed a, , result of their year, plus a COTplrte^dilT Georgia. This nSical the each of Newnan, information on the question of the oployee hiring SbStoSaf t0 deTeli>p should S ablTio PJKT ' * ' * iXL h* W d e d by intro- !!! uader deT*aP>t, our madieida^sor - e . of Asbestoaia? S a TM a?o&rtLi n M a S * ' - `tirarsfs4 --2 2 E C S S T L S S S S d is a b ility ? creates ? J 2 f fer8 degTMe f permanent p a r tia l very c o m p lic a L S c S ^ S S e ii l * ! problem th a t i s allo w ed in cm rlianT w S h **ld not be company m ist tra n s fe r the d&StJ ^ Pl SUr8` TM s aaaas th a t th e th T ^ lo y m en t " ' d,l8t " W i r e Job, o r se v e r . . V U U o n A ip * H o g a n av ille management w ill tra n s fe r th e J S S T t fPi.i sX. T rSegualarr1J^ob ir n 1t. b^e other texti*le ope-rEatiSonS- ua*L d gaagV^L1*` ar P* ^ 1 experience in acttemspting to transfer has de LMfcelv proven that we can not make jobs for employees nor caTwe ^ ?!L SrSi SL^fi.'ssrLsssrit^uSr*u** alr2 ?i!l t h e 8<5rViCB "P10^1088 of * * kills that are to i TM th . s s s r- * " c e w 7 ror It is anticipated that if our medical control progra* operates nrrm,1.iT most of the employees who have to leave our t o S S t T S T S of pulmonary changes, will not be disabled. * " fincing 0000954 Board o f B en efits 4 Awards My 13, 1959 Page 3 T" tU * k ^ iM P W -- t t a t t h . roUCTrta* p o lic y bo o r tb a nodical c o n tr o ^ i^ r i a ^ h T i S i i a a s onployo, , 0 t b ,t th . % . 1 B" M o c tlr. f MT ayaptona d isease exposure before .--Z T r.v i * r a u j,*d fro a o c cu p atio n al m ed ical c o n tro l p ro g rS r S S S S ^ a dJ S S t Ci h . r 8Q lt* ? ,e r*fo re ' ^ mo-red from o ccupational iam ed iately . d is e a s e 488 *n*MS>eomi Sn0t ^th^e ^ ^ ire "b^^l*! be eaployee w ill be removed re- waits of *^ e g t t nodical a r t t o i i of poeure, cause and iosptnianatitholenypwraiesdltalcbehyadpiuuVsbttloiecb'xh^na^oamMXmt^iiSim!S-Sdi1^^* ?+"i*1*"i dif?Uitiuhrl**S*t*I*i"*;*h**T*Hecacbr"tsPatiadncstcentpootdci!ocea-l that a number of chasm .-j'.^harc^ore* air cort estimated recognise be made in t t a A i X ? " 8 * * 1 * dust control will S t b CS <% D^ ^ 5*!r2 !i(|th 5 emplcyee eoy desire to continue employment transfer w S T S ?b the c c u p a n y . E * ^ ^ 7 13 q c a u S H o m r i h f iS aS ^ . PB'P*r J* P*ni"* to ^ f t o . '^ J ! l C^ f ||" f ;, e t T1be " r m g t o , i t i l l ba n e c e to ^ r b U ltio a to diaeaao exposure, they e l l p- C" P*"7 ( k m l t a t o i w m l ^ yp eg.arc tertiliu to c dca to o o c o p a tlo o a l allowance, whichever 1i8s^anppnlliica!bl!e^under the Text^il^eD*DicveisioorndPilsaanbility SLisrss ssrs s^ jsa ss " 0 0 0 0 9 51 Board o f B en efits & jbrazda to y 13, 19S9 toga It a m S w ilf jw ta la la g to employees moved out o f n p lo jaen t do* to o c c u p a tio n a l dlaaaaa d ev elo iaen t. (2) Propoaad a r tic le f o r lo c a l p la n t paper. (3) Conannicationa (1,) * S S t f 1" " * * * * m . . WBC/oh attachm ents W. . d a rk V ice P resid en t It General 11 ^ .^ T ex tile D lrision ^ 0000952