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FILE NAME: Plant Insulation Company (PIC) DATE: 1959 DOC#: PIC002 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Worker's Compensation Claim F *1 : . ^ <2 \ . . f | - - i ?. t * . .* r.intfriirM r ^ 1 V. EMPLOYMENT RECORD ^ 19 4 7 J u l y t h r o u g h December 1 93^ , P l a n t A s b e a t o e Co i / S 1943 January, Plant A sbestos Co. v c.< 19*40 May th ro u g h D ecem ber, 1 9 4 8 , J - T. Thorpe ^ 19 4 9 , 1 s t o f J a n u a r y , January 1 2 , 1 9 *49, J . T . Thorpe 19*49, January 14 th r o u g h May 4 , 19 4 9 , W estern A s b e s t o s Co. 1 9 *49, May 11 th r o u g h Aug. 1 0 , 1 9 4 9 , J . T . Thorpe V*- 1 9 4 9 , Aug. 11 th r o u g h D e c . 1949# P l a n t A s b e s t o s Co I 95C, J a n . 1 th r o u g h F e b . . 1 6 , 1 9 5 0 , P l a n t A s b e s t o s Co 1 9 3 0 , March 13 th r o u g h Aug 3 , 1 9 5 , W estern A s b e s t o s Co 195C, Auc* ' 20 t o S e p t . 3 , 1 9 5 0 , P l a n t A s b e s t o s Co 1950, S e p t. 13 through December, 1950 Armstrong Cork I . A %j^r 1951# January through December, 1951# Armstrong Cork 1932, January through December, 1952, Armstrong Cork . . ,, .< *' ' ' 1953# January through December, Armstrong Cork 1 9 5 4 , January through J u ly 1 7 , 1954# Armstrong Cork 1954, July 18 through December, 1954, P lant Asbestos * 1555 January through December, Plant A sbestos 1956, January though December, Plant A cbestoi 1957# Jan u ary t o May, PlanJi A s b e s t o s 1 9 5 7 , Kay th r o u g h A u g u s t , 1957# l e g I n j u r y 1 1957# S ep t, through December, Plant Asbeatoa 1958, Jan. to Feb. 13, 1958# Plant A sbestos ' 1 9 5 8 , March 20 th ro u g h Aug. 1 1 , P la n t A s b e s t o s 1958# Nov. 4 through December, 195B, Plant Asbestos * , i *- Rei Robert P. Cuthbertson v s. Plant Asbestos, et e l. X .A .C . Ho. OAK 1053 MU 41 ' *# ! V c : .... .... .f ... , Carch 13, 1959 -- -- L\2f-T*'r -v**.. f i N J H e a lth Dop a r t s e n t C ontra C osta County P . 0 . Box 71 M artinez, C alifornia A tte n tio n : iobert B. C rothers RE: JACK C'J7H?T!RTS0N - v a - VESTERS ASBESTOS COMPAWT e t a l 55 SF 161-*`7Q_________________________________________ _ KO-T-RT ? . C'JiHBERTSON - v s - PLANT ASBESTOS e t a l ^ 50 r 10 5 x Genticneat E n c lo se d h e re w ith i s copy o f F in d in g s and Award i n t h e n a t t e r f i r s t naned a b o v e . As a c e n e r a i r u l e , c o p ie s o f F in a in ^ s enci Awards a r e n o t p ro v id e d i n an sw er t c i n q u i r i e s f o r in fo rv a tiv e purposes. But in th is p a r tic u la r in sta n c e , t h e r e happened t o be a s u r p l u s o f c o p i e s , and we e r e n a k in s an exception. I n t h i > second ni you ! 1 Ti** n ' c_' t.::. s.:ou*i fu-jv.y , there is a current "file 4x,,r. --LM-liv' "jirC'Ct cd th --inuet h2e0 w ith tii& in f o r j a t i c n you tcs i t e I n i u - t r i a l ,A ccid en t Corvs:i n - io n A ttn : John F* .-\n.<ele, ree 577 - iA tn a tre i-t, Hn. 510 O ak lan d , Ca .ifo m ia. %cry tr u /.y y o u rs, C*.'U:rol r::~'2T a . r r.D?.ra 1 v H. t_. tlLWW M a hUL> **iCl* Pw d m K A C a m i .M O O -V 7 ttS .c l ' c u HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTRA COSTA COUNTY P. O. BC< 6 7 1 Martinez. C a l ifo r n ia March I I , 195? <Vc * ' i*` *M : -,. -**>n t . i~* ' l Ra p p e rt P e d rin Inform ation A ttorney I n d u s tr ia l A ccident Commission C a lifo rn ia S ta te Department of 965 M ission S tre e t S aa F ra n c is c o , C a lif o r n ia .. In d u stria l R elatio n s te t-Z l D ear Mr* F e d rim I t has been c a lle d to our a tte n tio n th a t a problem c o n cern in g th e ose o f f i b e r g la ss i n s o la tio n has a r is e n a t one o f our high schools as a re su lt of testim ony being given by tv o of th e w orkers. They are Jack and Robert Cuthberson. These tv o nen who are tw ins appeared b efo re your C o m issio n w ith in th e l a s t fo u r y e a rs f o r a h earin g on a s b e s to s is . The d o c to r doing th e biopsy and te s tif y in g th is ease vas D r. G. L. Crenshaw o f Oakland. I n v ie v o f th e f a c t t h a t th e se men a re working a t t h e i r old tra d e o f lagging in our county and complaining o f hasards from a lung i r r i t a n t , we would a p p re c ia te knowing what th e d e c is io n o f th e commission was i n t h e i r prev io u s h e a rin g . Very tr u ly yours, H. L. Blum, M.D. Health O fficer RBCsil cc D r. Rigney J j r l 'Lcid**' By: Robert B. Cpothers A ir Sanitation D irector /C g~- */ t / O