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FILE NAME: Kaiser Gypsum (KG) DATE: 1985 DOC#: KG041 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Legal - Answers to Interrogatories ` * 1 ' . 1 ^_ y .. 2 -- 3 4 : ) . PATRICK J. HAGAN, ESQ. . CURTIS A,; CANFIELD, ESQ. KINCAID, GIANUNZIU, uauu-uc. a A Professional Law Corporation 200 Webster Street Oakland, CA 94607-3789 (415) 465-5212 , . ,, RECENEC 4 ^ - - . n/\| /jft'i UUlOila , SJ^ySLf ^A-iS.tA- .. , " ` ' 5 KAISE^CEMENT. CORPORATION and KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. 6 7 8 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 9 IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SOLANO 10 11 In Re: Related. Asbestos Cases Consolidated For Discovery 12 (McQuaid/ Bediora 0 1 ay ^ NO: 1327 ANSWERS TO INTERROGATORIES -- >-- ------- :--- 13 14 . PROPOUNDING PARTY: ,--vnlvG party ' REac *uDING PAR Plaintiffs Defendants, KAI3ZR CEMENT CORPORA* and KAXSER GYPSUM COMPANY,INC. . 16 SET NO: TZN 17 DATED IC\ ^ f & 5 ' :3 1 ;;ow ....iendants KAISER CEMENT CORPORATION (hersmarter 19 KAXSER CEMENT) and KAISER GYPSUM COMPANY, INC. (hereinafter 20 KAXSER GYPSUM") and in answer to the Tenth Set of 21 Interrogatories propounded by plaintiffs state as follows. . 22 KINCAID, GIANUNZIO, CAUDLE & HUBERT 23 24 25 CURTIS A. CANFIELD, ESQ. '' 26 27 28 Jj ) | .1ST (>F IV01 rtk vOtO A IN 1NO A-OMOS'I' Munul.ictiircd l/y KAjSHt CMIlT__mHIOKAl ION<1' FKODUCT/WDi NAME HlhKJSE BF IRODUCT DfSCHIPTION Ot H40UUC1 Kaiser Plastic Urn Cement Used to make stucco for t(e exterior of houses and other buildings (applied by gun) Gray colored powder. Packaged and sold in sacks ot varying Bizes and also in bulk. taisei Plastic cement (Hand) . Used to rake stucco for the exterior of houses and other buildings (applied manually with a trowel). Raiser Masonry Osaient Used in masonry mortar in building construc tion. CDHK>S1T10N % AKBtMOS iApprox. ) Primarily powdered port land cement, lhe asbestos used in this product was clirysotile., 2 -5 <31 1-5% <3> Primarily Portland cement. The asbestos used in this product was dirysotile. 0.4 <31 veaks " T<*> PUimSWHBrEHANUFAcW^ rku ch of 1950-74 Permanente (Calit.) Cuahenbury (Calif.) Northern and Southern California 1961-73 1972-77 Permanents (Calif.) Cuehenbury (calif.) {1963-54 bnly) t cuahenbury (calif.) Arizona (primarily Phoenix)' (!) kaiset Cement Corporation was known as Permanente Cement Caspar from 1939-64 and as Kaiser Cement 6 Gypsum Corporation from 1964-79. the 'teglon of Distribution* column aid not necessarily correspond to all of the stated year . ,3) Contractors typically mixed these products with three to five y*rts by weight of sand so the asbestos was less than 1 in the product actually ^piiad. - -A-'- J 3tfUCT/Wbfc N W hoxtiire Paints: Kaiser Coyer-tfcx Wall Itxtur Kaiser K-Sprsy Ceiling Texture. :ui<h j m ; oh n<ut)UtT DESQUmUN of (JPHtOSIT ION Used to protiuce tex ture effects over gypsum wallboard surfaces. White to otf-vhite powuer, Packaged and sold in sacks of 25 to 50 lbs. Used to produce tex ture over gypsum wallboard or interior concrete ceilings. White powder with polystyrene aggre gate. Packaged ana sold in sacks of 25 to 50 lbs. Primarily casein, lime stone arid mica. The asbestos used in this product was chrysotile. 4-8% 1.3-6.61 neil Board: Kaiser Mineral Flbteboard Ufc Firerflated (Under writers' laboratories, Inc. design) Used for acoustical celling tile and lay in board and partition sound-deadening board. 1/2* or 5/b* thick by 12* or 24" wide by 12*, 24* or 48* long sheets, with face side white or colored and with perforated or fissured design for acoustical treatment. Packaged and sold In boxes of various quantities. Primarily mineral wool and various wood fibers, clays and starch. The asbestos used in this product was chrysotile. 1.6 Kaiser Cypeu. 'Rjll-A-Flr' type X tailboard Used for interior walla and ceilings. V-r 1I T or 5/8* thick by 4* wine by 8' or 12* long sheets, covered with gray or maniia colored paper. Two sheets were bouno together for purposes of sale, Primarily gypsum, plus additives of glass fiber, paper fiber and vermiculite. The vermiculite contained two IQOths of 1 tremolite (a type of asbestosl which was considered an inpurity and was totally encapsulated in the vermiculite. 0.02 we; amMnu*; a s u k s d js 1956-75 (iwr 1 "I ;> P U M S MOIE 9 1969-75 U' V . 8 tv ' 4 1965-7 St. Baient (Oregon) 19*9-78 ,, hitloch (Calif.J tong Beach (calif.) Boattie ( Hash.) Rosario (Mew Hexloo) Delanco (Mew Jersey) Jacksonville (Ha.) I l l the IfSormetion In the ` Tears Containing Asbestos* column ^ ^ ^ ^ 1afa^ 5tatedt y e a r iiVSlmilariy?t tbe1areasi lndlcated in Where Manufactured* colunm did not necessarily manufacture statea years to- e x n p le , the Jacksonville end Delanco the 'Region of Distribution* column did not necessarily c o r r e ^ ^ t o a l l otthestated years. . mp * ecMence u n til ecane time plant, ere not built until 196 ana 1965, respectively thus, distribution of products on the e a st co a st did not cr*nTM un after the plants were ccspletcd. / ' ' 6/15 WWsi 1 . Hi t) !.'*' H - National, but largely in western states All western states, Texas and east coast states. M m and W i m W a u w t e t Stlti Joint CoasswndBry Sdwder kaiser rini*iing ISbppinjS CBSpMMl Kaiser Oi-tay Joint. Qg^QIDI M a ^Purpose cospound BJHKSE OF iBCDUCT 1 ". I DESCRIPTION OF tKCUUO1 r./kii i M S T OS IIMjU h .1*' Unni? KAib'tK <nr UDHSUSITB Used to fill gypsies board joints, ted joint reinforcing tape, finish joints and to cover and finish railheads aid stefcal cornerbead. White io off-white powder. Packaged and sold in sacks of 25 to SO lbs. Used to top and finish g y p s board joints. Used to fill gypsum board joints, embed joint reinforcing tape, finish joints and to cover and finish railhead and ratal cornerbead. Used to tape, top and finish gypsum board joints, railheads and ratal cornerbead. Used to fill gypsum board joints, toed joint reinforcing tape, finish jointe and to cover and finish railheads md cornerbead. White to off-white or light buff colored paste. Packaged and sold in buckets ranging from 12 to 2 lbs., and in cartons of 5 to 50 lbs. Used to top and finish gypstn board joints Primarily finely ground materials including casein, clay, talcs, limestone and mica. The asbestos used in this product was diryaotile. Used to fill gypaus board joints, embed joint reinforcing ' tape, finish joints and to cover and finish railheads and ratal cornerbead. White to off-whit or light buff colored paste. Packaged and sold, in buckets ranging from 12 to 52 lbs., and in cartons of 5 to 50 lbs. Primarily finely ground materials Including casein, clay, talcs, limestone and mica. Tits asbestos used in this product was chryabtile. :9 Ijy h IIAWY, INC, (IM'JO 1 % ASB1S105 J/fePro*t.) ytiAiis CONTAINING ASUEStOS iiS FLAMS MHQtB HAHUTACWHEDtli REGION OF d i s t r i b u t i o n ! 6.8-10.4% 1953-75 3.7-114 3.3-3. 1961-75 1968-75 Santa Ana (Calif.8 Antioch (calif.) Seattle (Maah.) Dalanco (Haw Jersey) Jacksonville (Fla.) e All western states including Hawaii and Alaska, New England, and all east coast states. 9 6 4.#-4.94 1969-75 S 1.5-6* 1960-7S e e a.-; 1*69-75 1.5-61 1960-75 M U Am (C a lif.) > Antioch (c a lif .) Defancn fSTieiWJ^ Jacksonville (Fla.) Ml western atatM including Hawaii and Haw England, a rsh -