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Goodrich confirms fifth cancer death related to effects of vinyl chloride By I>0\MT* llOfr.HTOX per million per-' hied by tlm same gnv- been exposed to these chemicals and that . ': : im: ::: e.tap.;: . a vrdi't.' In the com medical evidence showed studies of the i- 1 i vs:* v.'.-iien pany re.-dx-s. ii">.ev r the plant man- chemicals causing liver disease in some Thn B s*- i *o*>f**"'ii|i Cp tn't-iv ion* aitor. Phil Lawrence, claims he has not animals. fm. J i. . ;o i .'Mills ?r "i I'.:. ' ' c.i:..ei' f ;:ie liver -- in>kr/l of she previously report- T'-.r "ir"' `: - ('.i'.c ~tier o cv'v- r:C." : J - *= -* >.* (.vatini. it r. i.:.;i !; j: us,-it - > : a., i 1 p::tv per im''1 ; v a : . nhhmsth lie has seen levels as high as ``several hun- dr< " The known toxicity of vinyl chloride vin;!;'; , . V1 i:s ::y l * ` "1 " I" > ' .** i > * 71 Js .> ir ;5 in a .-t-te v irk men's com- . el- ; Gv Visile Ward and other rv !Vi1 r-'th'ri- ties (ioubt that the man hr.ri : :rsa or even liver cancer in 1964 and lSdj. the Louisville dov'or te5tif vd ;u ;1 ; /ri.- men's compensation case that the man was kni",' n to have ` had dr normal liver functions ia; tl.o : . i tcjtsl done by the B. F. Go ir: h Co. in live summer of lfd-i r.~d I . r- c .!;v t death previously acknowledged by the company. A in'. of i ?-ir* Oip* '''Hip jil| deaths i'L t '.o ii.iie or. v.'i ii.- worker, v.ho Ultimately mod of angiosar coma last year. In that case. Dr. Will W. Ward Jr., a I- -v.!`c * 1 st/d hes patient had stand why he was alio-.vcd to worn m a See GOODr.lcn Back rase, col. 3. this section ed since the company began recognizing a possible link between its vinyl- and polv- v ii... i ..:i 'e i:,.,,;,'iu at:! i?j...r- coma in January, the 1964 death was mi- - 1 1 . ^ l! rv. T' ile iuiJ tiie review ...is dene by "non- i. In . >' It' ' r lr' -- f." I' - \ res* sure," "irr c" tv.!-:vv cf the death ieeorus is lum under v.uy. he said. Mer.'w. !';'e, -11n -nsiy effit'''1 have acknowledged ln;.t ieaks of vinyl eitioride and an-`./or cm- relmed :> v> yl chloride, viuj iiriene. are s.dl occurring at the I rr y'-ir.t fr m time time. The officials admit that the levels of expo-mro to . I.p 1 chloride may he fv.tr rr mor'1 t!p*"^ 35 h:oh as t^c miximtint levei ... .-0 af use to a muiim pins of sir the u mp.ir.y t:;:d it main tains here. lit, ./. u t:.'lr.e to svr.-s 11.t the exposure rates are well below the maxi mum of 5-,'d per miilttn permitted by cr.ie'T.'".'nt st :r.(!-'.rc':--s.andards that arc :i"w bi-ins revised d .`n'vard. And the expu-ure levels to vmyiidcne have rim ?s issue1' as 50 times the 110 party * 't `i* 4>T- VC102S u. Gc GO s (r* "ii*( * j * * "* L w t * k L u V c 13 v v,C t. M i > r Continued IT.un Arte (me potentially li du:s ituation tm.vond that." The company tl.nm-. i(.*( it immediately removes person:; with Simt;n liver proh]cms from rxpo, on- in '..,iin>i.,ti'lniiis such as vinyl chloride, 1ml ;n ll**- ease of this winter. Hie man was not moved until af lir )>! t unpcusalmn ca-e wa., welt under wav. '(ft' company spoke man was uimblo In sprrily on what date the man was nmvti i another department. .titer he was moved, however. Dr. tV..d I-*-,mi ted a major recovery in Die jn.-.ii'.i lin e. In 1971 the ease was retipene.' lu" of the man's tiver In 1971 the ea.'o v. reopened boc.m.c <: tin man's wii: i-hiii.: condition. Dr. Ward said a tut.! i' m is presem tvy at lea-1 late 1970 am: rli.i! repented hosp.bd .-b.ys and invi..!!; i' `i.s v.ere undertaken. The man d e.i nt .`.lareh last year. . (- the 'iriRn d uiirluneit's ompoiis.'diim i . i t a i in lot!!, the mart l...d s< tight '<* l. , i .a;l i.ther men v.ho tviirt-i'd wiili 1.. ..!* had Mifl. led liver p;>>!>! -,.iN, bat a ....... a >ch iilliiiiiey object'd and the le i . r ".as lint pursuid. The emtipany fm 'it i.e on tn.d case for more than a yea.' an ' iuili.dtv, resisted the reopening l'f . :e e.t e ill 1971, Evi uluat'.y, t'aiwever, the tui. ,..iny changed its laisitiuu and a-.' ed !< tiic pa: ments, is detailed here showed normal liver func* ti'.ns. However, test- ad.nil islcrcri hy the ti m|iany in duty 15, l.-ti-l, and July 17, l!!o4, found an "ahimnu.d'' condition, ac cording to the ease records. Subsequent le-.ls indicating a return to normal on Aug. (1. 19(14, and Feb. lit, ]!Hi5, were luted invalid, acenrdi.ig to a note on I he rnurd pointing oiii that there was ton much blond bits in 1 lie ,.t-ritm used to ob tain ao accurate rc.'adh In Ibis eas. . ilie workmen's con.jien.salion cases readied us payments of $3R a wick (com l-'i b. ,7, l.jfM. to Feb. II,, 19(14, and J.iay 2, 10i,5, in (,.(. It. 19 ;i, plus :. 25 a week for n, to ti:ii v.cel. begin ning '.tan. l.ait. Al-er the condilton worsened ag.uti, tin- ilaou allowed $29.75 a wetk for Jit 5/7 weeks through Sept. 14, 1971 and then SCtft a week for 25 weeks through Feb. 22, 1972, phi ', medical ex penses. Throughout the period of treatment the man was given largo quantities of chemicals <o fight off the very aggressive hepatitis, tlltimalidy he "hied to death," Dr, Ward reported. Hie Goodrich spoke lean, representa tives of the piddte I'chuuor; department at the con.pan)' AKiui, tt.ihi, head(planers, w< re given the span I its of the man's claim and its handing lu-t week. They had turn unable t`> ohi.iir. the neces sary inforniaiiun to ie;j. sd by today, one of them said. Ti sts began in 1:1(3 Tiie eumpany's liver tests of its vinylehlmiih employes here begin in I9IK5. The. firs! two test:, on the man wlei.se case VC1026