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FILE NAME: Contract Unit Workers Comp Claims (WCC)
DATE: 1959
DOC#: WCC028
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Workers Comp File - Thorsted, Roy Contains all documents found in the Claimant's file, with one blank page between each separate document
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PILED AND SERVED: 1 2 -3 0 -5 9 On a l l p a r t i e s o f
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1 BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CLAIM NO. OAK 1367
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3 ROY THORSTED
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A pplicant
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PLANT ASBESTOS COMPANY, ARMSTRONG )
CORK COMPANY, PACIFIC EMPLOYERS
7 IINNSDUERMANNITCYE CCOOMMPPAANNYY,, SINTADNUDSATRRDIAL )
8 ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY an d
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TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
9 D efendants )
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FINDINGS AND ORDER
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The above e n title d m a tte r having been re g u la rly su b m itted
12 b e f o r e Jo h n H. A n k e le , R e f e r e e , s a i d Refi (ee now m akes h i s d e c i s i o n
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as follow s:
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FINDINGS 01
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1 . Roy T hors te d , an
i n s t a l l e r , born December 1,
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1926, was em ployed by P la n t/ /sbe^tbs^C om pany and A rm strong Cork
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Company f o r v a r i o u s p e y ip a s \ i ~ t> me a s i n d i c a t e d b y t h e r e c o r d , and
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a lle g e s th a t he sustalta^japM L nJury a ris in g out of and o ccu rrin g in
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th e course o f h is em ploym ents, c o n s is tin g of an a s b e s to s is .
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2. A pplicant d id not su sta in any in ju ry a ris in g out of or
21 o c c u r r i n g i n t h e c o u r s e o f h i s s a i d e m p lo y m en ts.
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The d i s a b i l i t y o f w hich a p p lic a n t co m plains was n
23 p ro x im a te ly c au se d , o r cau sed a t a l l , by any in ju r y a r is in g o u t o f
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o r o c c u rrin g i n th e c o u rse o f h is em ploym ents, o r by h is employment!
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ORDER
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED t h a t a p p l i c a n t t a k e n o t h in g b y r e a s o n
27 o f h i s c la im a s s e r t e d i n t h i s p ro c e e d in g ,
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED t h a t t h e Amended C laim o f L in e f i l e d
29 h e r e in by th e D ep artm en t o f Employment on A p ril 2 7 , 1 9 59, be and
30 th e same i s h e re b y d is a llo w e d .
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INTER ' OFFICE COMMUNICATION
To J . E . Z e l l e r , L a n c a s te r
From J , S . T a y l o r , S an F r a n c i s c o
Subject R e p o r t o f F in d i n g s & O rd e r Roy Thors te d v r s . E m ployers
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January 6, I960
Enclosed re p o rt of F indings and c la im o f Roy T hors te d b e fo re the the S ta te of C a lif o r n ia ,
I assume you w ill want to ad v ise our In su ran ce C a rrie r through the A rm strong Cork Conpany o f th is d e c is io n .
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FORM31501 1.5
Maroh 17 I960
Mr. D. B . Edgar 7* L . P . S h r ir e r Agency 1801 Union Bank B u ild in g P itts b u r g h 22, Pau
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Claim ^6-0-928392 Roy Thorst e d . D A ^V fS /5 9 - C d if.
Hy tardy acknovladgaent c a r ta in ly doea n o t in d lo a ta a la c k o f apprciation on ay p a rt o f your March 9 la t t a r ragarding tha d isp o sitio n o f th ia d a im .
Aa you kn ov, theaa pneumonoooniosis and a sb a a to a ia claim a ara on tha i n -
craaaa i n many aaotiona o f th a co u n try, and va ara c a r t a i n ly happy to haar
th a t Standard A cciden t* a dafansa r a a u lta d o n ly in an azpanaa item o f 8183
for legal aarrice*.
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Thank you.
Yaiy txuly yours,
R. C. Schladt, J r . Znauraaoa Department JEZ
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V.L. P. SHRIVER AGENCY, General Agent
1801 U NIO N BA N K BLDG. PITTSBURGH 22, PENNSYLVANIA
Phona Oran* 1-7*00
March 9 , 19&0 KE&1 01960 WLH
Mr. B . C. S chiedt, J r .
Insurance Department
Armstrong Cork Company
Lancaster, Penna.
Dear Mr. Schiedt:
B e:- Claim No. 96-C-928392 Boy T horsted, In ju red
Employee - 2/19/59 P o licy No. AZ-688800
The Standard Accident Insurance Company has closed th e ir f i l e on the captioned case. No payments vere made and the only expense to them was $183.00 fo r le g a l se rv ic e s.
The above was an Asbestos Worker in C a lifo rn ia and suffered what is known as Pneumonoconios is w ith date of d is a b ility
in d ic ate d as February 18, 1959. You may r e c a ll fu rn ish in g the San Bruno, C alifornia o ffice of the Standard Accident
Insurance Company w ith Mr. Thorsted*s employment record fo r the years 1950 and 1951.
We are clo sin g our f i l e in the m atter.
Thanking you, we are
Very tr u ly yours,
VOL'.' P. SHBIVEK AGENCY
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PILED AND SERVED: 1 2 -3 0 -5 9 On a l l p a r t i e s o f re c o rd --R.Crow ley
BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 1
CLAIM NO. OAK 1367 2
3 ROY THORSTED
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5
vs.
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A pplicant
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6 CPLOARNKTCOAMSBPEASNTYO, SPCAOCMIFPIACNYE,MAPRLMOYSTERROSNG )
7 IINNSDUERMANNITCYE CCOOMMPPAANNYY,, SINTADNUDSATRRDIAL )
8 ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY an d
)
TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
9 D efendants )
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)
FINDINGS AND ORDER
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The above e n title d m a tte r having been re g u la rly subm itted
12 b e f o r e Jo h n H, A n k e le , R e f e r e e , s a i d R e fp ^ e e now m akes h i s d e c i s i o n
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as follow s:
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FINDINGS 01
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1 . Roy T h o rste d , an in au L ^ tid n i n s t a l l e r , b o rn December 1,
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1926, was em p lo y ed b y P la n tf ^ b e s j t p s N'com pany an d A rm stro n g C ork
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Company f o r v a rio u s p e rie x is \*^im e a s in d ic a te d by th e r e c o r d , and
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a l l e g e s t h a t h e s u s t a i * ^ M j 3p r \ n j u r y a r i s i n g o u t o f a n d o c c u r r i n g i n
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th e co u rse o f h is em ploym ents, c o n s is tin g o f an a s b e s to s is .
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2. A pplicant d id not s u s ta in any In ju ry a ris in g out of o r
21 o c c u r r i n g I n t h e c o u r s e o f h i s s a i d e m p lo y m en ts.
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3.
The d i s a b i l i t y o f w hich a p p lic a n t com plains was n o
23 p ro x im a te ly c a u se d , o r cau sed a t a l l , by any in ju r y a r is in g o u t o f
24 o r o c c u rrin g in th e co u rse o f h is em ploym ents, o r by h is employments
25
ORDER
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED t h a t a p p l i c a n t t a k e n o t h in g b y r e a s o n
27 o f h is c la im a s s e r te d i n t h i s p ro c e e d in g .
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED t h a t t h e Amended C laim o f L in e f i l e d
29 h e r e i n by th e D e p artm en t o f Employment on A p r il 2 7 , 1959, be and
30 th e same i s h e re b y d is a llo w e d .
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The em ployee, axi I n s u la t io n i n s t a l l e r , to r n December 1, 1926, c la im s to have s u s ta in e d an abetoai& &s a r e s u l t o f gk~
plogsterit w ith v ario u s defersdants,
ISSUES:
Qcc u p a tio n
in ju ry
?'edical D isab ility S tatu te of lia lta tio n o Lao*. o f n o t i c e a n d p r e j u d i c e Mari t I n e J u r i s d i c t i o n L it i ra t ion co sta Idem 5l a i n Departi&cnt o f SSsoloyacnt
<3EHALL' L .
liv * , M.D*, t e s t ! f l e d on b e h a l f o f t
a p p lic a n t in ui-stance a t follow o*
He l e d u ly l i c e n s e d t o p r a c t i c e n e d i c i n e i n t h e S t a t e
of C a lifo rn ia , B is sp e c ia lty i s d ise a ses o f th e cheat and
t h o r a c i s s u r g e r y . He f i r s t s a * t h e a p p l i c a n t on Deeestfcer tjf
lyyw , In hi.a o f f ic e and re c e iv e d a H isto ry sa in d ic a te d in h is ro& ort and th e h o s p ita l re c o rd s.
IS b a s e d h i u c o , e l u s i or. on t h e p a th o lo g y r e y s r t o f D r,
t a t son ami h is c lin ic a l ex am in atio n . A pplicant has a pathology
caused by th e In iu tla tio n o f a s b e s to f i b e r s , w orking w ith a prod*
u e t c o n ta in in g o p t fcayne s lu a and l p f a a to fc to s. K ls e x p e rie n c e
in d ic a te d th a t i f a s b e s to s c a r t lo le a a.-e s u f f ic ie n t in am ount,
-e t i l l c a u se a c Jtrrln g o f th e lux
At t h i s tim e he can not
s t a t e w h eth er o r n o t th e r e k i l l be a p ro g re s s1i*oTn\ bKsut?t i^fy t h e r e i s
no f u r t h e r e x p o s u re , th e r e w iyht nos to any major d i s a b i l i t y ,
ills a d v ic e would be a g a in s t f u r t h e r ex p o su re t a &$oe&to&. he
cairn wor.-v a t I d s o ld J o t by uain,,; in h & la to r& o r p r o te c tiv e
Be d o es n u t .vnow now ea ch th e r i c r e a i v i l i p ro g re s s in ih p
f u tu r e . The- lu n g ha u far.-ao-tlo r e s e r v e . Culy tirso w i l l * 't e l l
i f th e present condition w ill w ar: without fu rth e r exposure.
Be was p a id 5.9.) f o r h ia te a tla o n y .
Time s u r g e r y w as f o r d i a g n o s t i c rorpaocc.
the tin e
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disabled*
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was t a t e n ty tn nunc-c a f t e r iso had seen th e p a t i e n t , Tn alo e
o f ttsc p a r t i c l e s o f uste at on and th e con te n t r a t io n were- i o p a r t an;
klsen he l a s t s.xasincd th& a ry T lc a n t rsn s e to b e r i, lj. the- v i t a l c a - a c i t y avraycd abuut *> l i t c r s , an s ?ib- l i t e r s p e r eins? i a n o t f a r o f f fro r. n o rm al. The re coxy a ls o t e c h e m ic a l actio n in aaD estoals cases tu t in asLeatoaisj i t i s onl usoeoie whci*cas th e Chem ical a c tio n io Unwn in a i l i e o i .
TH38STED
T h ere a eso p h y sete. Be c a n n o t g iv e the- a i s e o f t h e p a rt i d e a n ecessary to cause a s b e a to a ie . They K ill cause a lo aa o f e l& iitic ity o f th e lung* fie ha# se e n two o th e r c a se c f &*t e a t o s l o , fe llo w em ployee o f t h e a p p lic a n t * este o f w hich a
rruch spore s e v e re .
H is charges are act fo rth In th e h i l l . acco rd an ce w ith th e eu stem o f th e c o u n ty .
They e e in
S ix fib e rs p er cubic centiixsrtsr a re a assail amount,
file ta a r/ l a an im p o rta n t f a c t o r i n th e d ia g n o s is . isftiat es&kes I t co n clu siv e la th e p ath alc& ist* s re p o rt Even I f he had not known o f th e two fe llo w employee* h av in g a s b e s to s ! , h i con
c lu s io n i n t h i s ca.e would have beer* th e anas, lie does n o t know th e e x a c t work h i s t o r y o f th e o th e r em ployees in v o lv e d fcut u n d e s t a t e s th e y worked w ith a s b e sto s and f ib e r g la s s o v er te n y e a rs * He would say t h a t ex p o su re t o f ib e r g la n a p la y s no p a r t in &opl 4_** cam t1 d i a a o l l i t y , lie doe# n o t know how asueh tSL&e was sp e n t w ith flsre r.g la a s and how Btuch t i s e w ith s a b e s ta u .
The l a s t X -ra y was tak en s t a t e r 3 , Xypy, H is i - r a / read !n g d iffer fro n th e rea d in g s o f h r, H inste. The aab esto i s i s n o t s e v e re but i n w orking t e ntust have a p ro p e r In h a la tor*. The e y sp to a s can be in d ic a tiv e o f any o th e r d is e a s e s , The d ia g n o s is was p o s itiv e a f t e r su rg e ry , A n u n te r o f p a r tic le s w o u ld n o t be u n i f o r th r o u g h o u t t h e l u r e . He d u e p e r f o r a n a j o r
surgery fo r d iag n o stic purposes and th is is very d e fin ite ly th e p ra c tic e o f o th er s p e c ia lis ts . I t i s an accepted su rg ic a l p ro -
te d u ru .
HEUaXHfl o? BSCB3SS 3# XS5y*
H. c a ftk l'i lUKSHA*, k , d , # t e s t i f i e d in t-e h a lf o f d e fe n d a n tt in s u b s ta n c e &a f a llo w s i i l l s s p e c i a l t y lu I n t e r n a l c e d i c i n e ,
e s p e c i a l l y d i s t a s e s s f th e c h e a t f o r th e la c k its y e a r s , fie e x a d ned t h e a p p lic a n t on Septem ber 3 * 1 >?>.. A f t e r th e exam inai lets he examined th e t is s u e . esoved a t th e t in e o f th e s u r g e r y , fie a l s o review ed th e x - r a y s and th e r?i>ori s i D r . Crenshaw , and th e p ath o lo gist ' a report as com bined In the reso rt o f fir, crensnax.
True o r i g i n a l repot*;, o f D r. Wat so .;, th e p a t h o lo g is t , o r P e lo te r 1 ,
1 :-:* d o es not ch arg e th e o r i g i n a l o p in io n e x p re a se e in hi&
*-,,?ort o f eottsber 10,
and fep te-rster t-, l y r . T h e `h i c -
to ry co n tain e d in h is re p o rt was d ic ta te d in a p p lic a n t *s p rese n ce,
Be, filase If* find# no a s te s to c ia , and a p p lic a n t doec not te w u s -
t e s t o s ! s now n o r d id he have a s t e s t o s i a b e f o r e . Ess i s not l e a d e d .
D r. Wat on, th e p a t h o lo g is t , found no ln fla .a ta i.a ry t i s s u e , but
sor. s p a r s e a sta s-to a p a r t i c l e s , b u t Uvoee t e c l e a d id not produce
suiy d i s e a s e .
S r , fiovexan i n t h e p -a th u lo g io ts r e p o r t end t h e h o c .,'its, 1
r e c o r d i n d i c a t e s oora s c a r r i n g *r* t h e . s e c t io n t h a t he e-. D r, t a t on c u e s no; f i n d any su c h c h a rrin g * fie c u e s n o t b e l i e ; t t e t he saw th e r e t o r t o f D r, tewm- b e fo re t u t t t e o u to r e ld n o t i n d i c a t e th e c a u s e . In any e v e n t, t h i s r e p o r t d >es n u t r e f u t e
n o ru a l b re a th in g c ap a city n o r th e lac.; of .x-rays evidence o f a te o to s ls o r c lin ic a l evidence of ascesfoal .
Tberirf>ri o f th * two p a th a lo lf ttt a r e n o t i aatroeaar.t Dr* fc&sooa fo u n d f l b e n t# Car. Sowaan fo u n d none* T he l i b e r a found latere v e ry f e u . f,ueh f i b e r a r e n o t e a s i l y ra is e e d . P r . W atson was v ery d e f i n i t e a s t o th e fin d in g o f no p a th o lo g y in th e lung tis s u e . I t 1 rea ao n ah le to assume th a t I f f ib e r s ere
not fo u n d by Dr* Dansaan, t h a t t h e p a th o lo g y h e fo u n d w as n o t c a u s e d
t v a s b e s to s - . Is** Bowssan aade no f i n d i n g o f a s b e s t o s ! e o r a d i& a il i n g Ituag c o n d itio n b u t t h i s w itn e s s can n o t o ta te th e cau se o f t h e c o n d i t i o n s fo u n d t-y D r. bowsaan. W ith a h i s t o r y g iv e n by a d o cto r* th a n th e r e roust i e an -ra y e sa ja ln a tio n . P re v io u s
a- ra y s tuet a ls o he stu d ie d * i f a v a ila b le * a s w e ll a s th e scdie-al liis to r y . I f th e s e n a t t e r s daieonfi-rat a p-neu^onocoistoalii* th e re should he a b re a th in g c a p a c ity t e a t. Then if- th e re i s so d e f i n i t e d ia-cg n o s ls , I t w o u ld n o t h e u n u s u a l t tak* a b io p sy #
vith n e g a t i v e f i n d i n g s o n 3 - r a y s a s I n t h i s e-aae* he*
w ould n o t hav p e rfo rm e d a lu n g b i o p s y feu-; t h e r e a r e o t h e r s ho
would*
fees for biopsy vary. Certain fee schedules, such as
the Industrial Accident Coaoiaaion* the aihiroal fee a arc not ad
hered to by any cost ora. The Kedical Asea-slat ion has a fee
suhedule. Iho docs not kno what iu ..amiable or cuatotoary*
owever-, he* lu x tself would n o t ha^e
trap p ro ce d u re
in th is ease, in finding of diiutlou cl' energy i s not diag
n ostic. Fatigue and pair, across the cheat arc not necessarily
ey-sriicK2i> of asrefttoft!. fthortes of breath a fte r a c t iv ity la one of the ycaptaus- but not ar^ccIftcully of asbestesia. The
jusortneas o f breath on a c t iv ity ia generally diagnostic e-f osse
lung or h e art d iso rd e r.
Cougii and p ro d u c tio n o f y e llo w is h a p u tu a a ls o i t di&rno&t Is but not o f any epee t f i e lung d is o r d e r , w ith th e
rw ,ao a t o r y o f e h srin e iM t o r io re u th on a c t i v i t y * c o u g h pr5Xfcifttn
sil a su tu u arid o th e r f in d in g s and c l i n i c a l h is to r y in T h c r a te d v o u lo n o t l a u d h i s t o rojJsc & t e n t a t i v e
d i a ^ o a i a o f a a b e s t c a i s . Me w ould t h e n p ro c e e d w i t h f u r t h e r
t e s ta . A lu r-i b io p sy i en a c t hod o f get ting; a diagnosis. i s aad&r- su rg e ry * n o t salc a r . I f he uape?tec. a lu n g dl& euse
f o r W iiirh t r e a t s a n t w ould b e n e f i t * he w ould p e r f one a hiOps/*
ar.e rtp o r . -or D r. B auson was n o t t o t a l l y c o n s i s t e n t w i t i.
ast-eat
i ii a o n ly e x p l a n a t i o n o f t h e d ifi*es*fcr?ce l e t s e n t h e
rc-?c?rt c f D r. Vv&iaor. an d t h a t o t . L ts M i c . U i a t th e y *
a <U ff'ere?r:t p o r t i o n o f t h e l u n g s .
FrcEj th e re c o rd th e ct&ount o f lu n g t i s s u e ri&tseved i s aaoui. th s a lii o f h a lf th e pair, o f one*a Itenu, and t h i s , o f so u r, i s enough r c r a a ty e lic it . ir.-gfericrxl a l l p o rtion a of th o lu n g w i l l ;:s s i m i l a r l y a f f e c t e d but u j {? u t i l n ot t o e n t i r e l y u n ifo r u a a a f i n d i n g o f f i b e r s o f a s t e a t o s . He* h ls u te lf* U U i t x tn a t th e - r a y s t h a t fc review ed n rc no ntul* a lth o u g h D r . Crer.cha' t h3Uf';h th e n to be atriOr:- !. He d o es not- thin.-, th a t Dr* Crenshaw*
a r c r e a s o n a b le I f they lo o ;c a t th e oar.e f l l r s c . The."
i? r-'j way of resolving car tissue or the bestrurtion eauser: by
tynScal awhestosifi. The progress is- irrevertille. The lux.;
f u " c t i v n leasts- t h a t he to y - were < ju iic t j r c i l . Forced fere a t h i r,,_. s ere i s c w i l l c l e a r u; caucus in b lo c red s r e ts # t u t th ey w i l l c l e a r out th e m s e lv e s i f th e p a t ie n t feres,th e a d e e p ly . TTfcre te rtruuftcafely l i t t l e a c t u a l in c r e a s e in lu n j c a r a c it y fo llo w in g forced breath in g., alth o u gh th e re o fte n Is a scarred reuse o f w ell b ein g, fo llo a lr.u aaxn treatm ent.
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Th a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n J u s t o b t a i n e d from t h o h o s p i t a l
recxord w hiob c o n t a i n s a h i s t o r y o f cutc*B&iv* K ta k la g o f a b o u t 30 c ls a r o ttc a a day* la d him to c o n clu d e th a t any one ho atoices th a t aany c ig a r e tte would he e n ti t le d to a l l th e syn p to a* th a t T h aratcd had. ben he took th e h isto ry * he only receiv ed a h is to ry o f p a e k l n s a fen# c i g a r e t t e s a d a y . I t i a rach o re l i k e l y t h a t h ro n J iI e t a a i s c a u s e d t h e p a th o lo g y foutidl by Dr* Bowman &a H r , Daresaan fo u n d n o a s b e s t o s f i b e r .
Thts symptom h i s t o r y In th e f i r s t p a ra g ra p h o f P r . Crenshaw*s r e p o r t on ita y 3, 1 *5 ?* I i n d i c a t i v e o f a n y l u n g d i s e a s e s o r none a t a ll
When t h e p u tu s i s y e l l o w i s h . I t i n d i c a t e s a n i n f e c t i o n o f sosae s o r t . B e fo re a b io p s y h e w ould t e a t th e s p o t u s h u t w ould n o t t-e c r i t i c a l i f i t w ore n o t d o n e.
The s e c t i o n r e f e r r e d t o by f i r . Bowcss&n w as p r o b a b ly t h e w h o le s e c t i o n . A d e s c r i p t i o n o f fcte* e p e c iia e n a s a w h o le i s t h a t o f norm al lung tis s u e .
The o p e ra tiv e fin d in g o f D r. Crenshaw d o es n o t mean noch to the w itness.
J r-a in a rily , & sb o to ai3 i a a p r o g r e s s iv e an& Itism 3 lo a g a s th e re i s co n tin u ed ex p o su re. I t ia not Ilk s i l i c o s i s where tfware i s p r o g r e s s io n w ith o u t f u r t h e r .apoaure* A lthough th e r e I s auras (Sis p u te in t h i s r e s p e c t , i t i a in a cc o rd a n c e w ith E r i t i s h o p in io n . A sbestos f ib e r s w ill produce i r r i t a t i o n , JuiflassuU ion a n d f i b r o s i s . F i b r o s i s c a u s e s t h o luw2 t o teeesae r i g i d an d l e a s capahifc o f e x p a n sio n , i t i s p ro b a b ly & i&sdhanie&l iain g : a a d i e tilg e t fract a chem ical i r r i t a t i o n as ia caused by s ilic o s is , in s lllc o a iu th e p a rtia l # a re very m inute and th ey a re re ta in e d I n feed l u n g , an d c o n ti n u e t o i r r i t a t e t h e l u n g . Ferh& pa many t.hi?usaiids o f f ib e r a r c not h arm fu l In th e lu n g b u t t r e a t h in g t a illie r . would* unci c e r t a i n p e rs o n a would b e tore s u s c e p tib le
th a n e th e r * T h e re I * no e v id e n c e of an y a a e fc a n ic & l i r r i t a t i o n
c f tu e lung in re sp e c t to th e tis s u e s hre they were found. A l o t o s fib e rs can be e x p e lle d . ' I th e tu& les o f D r. banders he found no p ro g re s s io n but d id not &artton any im provement o v er the period.
APPLICANT t e s t i f i e d i n s u b s ta n c e a b f o l l o w s ;
He h a s beer, w orking w ith a s b e s to s m a t e r ia ls f o r l o or IA yfears, a p p ly in g iriw u la tlo n on w ater l i n e s And b o i l e r , he- u ses th e ash esto ssateri& l In block form , and th e form th a t r ib s th e p iiie . The b lo c w i l l u s u a lly run tnrs-s fe e t lo n g , and the th ic r 'n e ss i s in a cco rd a n ce w ith th e s p e d r ie s tla n x . Th p ip e fernes are th e sa^o le n g th and th e y a rc cut w ith saws and th e c u ttin g cau ses a fin e powder, and acraetlmca causes dust to th e exten t th a t a 7^ron i a c o v e re d w ith th e <2u x^ and h i s h a ir tecon.ce w h ite , lie th in k s t h i s i s a t y p ic a l s it u a t io n Wording w ith asbesi-ot. saberl a l a . Tisl* i s a t y p ic a l work s i t u a t i o n a t P la n t A cteotoo and t h e s a j o r i t y o f war, f o r A rm strong was s l n i l & r t o t h i s s i t u a t i o n .
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W ARREN L. H A N N A D O N A LD R. B R O P H Y W ALTER JAKO BSEN IV A N A. S C H W A B RO BERT N. M AC LE AN JO HN A. MAC DONALD E D W A R D P. M C A L E E R HERBERT C. JENSEN EDWARD W. KORAS
J. M. MC ELRATH TH O M A S B. R IC H A R D S O N D O N A LD V. M IT C H E L L GEOROE W. BONNEY
LAWOFFICI* OF
H an na & B rophy
1840 San Pablo A v b n u i O A K L A N D 12. C A L IF O R N IA
T E m p l ib a r 2 -5 8 6
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Sacramento O ffice 9 2 6 J Street
Sacramento M . Calif.
San J ose O ffice 2 0 0 0 H eooino S treet
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A rm stro n g C o n tr a c tin g & S u p p ly Corp<
301; Shaw Hoad South San F ra n c isc o , C a lifo rn ia
A t t e n t i o n : M r, J o h n S* T a y l o r
Re: Roy T h o rste d v s , Armstrong Cork C o ,, e t a l
C ontienen i
T h is c a se i s coyitejc up f o r f u r t h e r h e a r in g , end i t
i s im porn<m t t o h a v e nov d e t a i l e d i n f o r m a ti o n a s to th e ty p e
o f p r o d u e t \ h a n d i e d b V l f r , T h o r s te d and h i s w o rk h i s t o r y , Ye hav e e a r n i n g s r e p o r t / b u t we wouijd l i k e a d e t a i l e d r e p o r t s i m i l a r t o t h e r e n g r t t h a t you 53jb m i t te d v x d e r d o te o f S e p te m b e r 11;, 1959 t o T ra v e le ] I n s u r a n c e Company, on th e claim of Robert Z in i.
D r. H in s h a k r e c e i v e d tc h i s t o r y h a t M r. T h o r s te d d id
a good b i t o f w ork on tocxs at/E S eth lch e m S h ip y a r d , VJe w ould l i k e t o know w h e th e r t h i s va n e w \sh ip c o n s tr u c tio n o r work on b o a ts t h a t had p re v io u s ly #een comm^ssio
Very t r u l y y ours,
iA S Jjin c ,c , A rm strong Cork Co,
L ancaster, Pa,
A t t : h , C. S c n i e d t , J r .
Insurance D ept. c .c T ra v e le rs Insxirance Co.
O akland (B-89726b.6) c .c , S ta n d a rd A cc, I n s . Co.
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TEmpleba* 2-6200
June 3 0 , 1959
Armstrong Cork Company, 304 Shaw Road, San Francisco, C alifo rn ia,
B-8972646 Armstrong Cork Co. re t Roy Thorated d /a 1-1-52
Gentlement
Please subm it, in q u ad ru p licate, a statem ent showing d ates of employment hourly r a t e , occupation, lo c a tio n o f employmeht, d ate of and reason fo r term in a tio n , gross earnings fo r th e twelve month period immediately preceding term in a tio n , whether Mr. Thorsted was a temporary or permanent employeem and whether in h is employment with your company h is d u tie s ex posed him to asb esto s.
A hearing before th e I n d u s tria l Accident Commission w ill be held very s h o rtly , and t h is inform ation i s required by our attorneys so th a t we may affo rd you a proper defense.
NHAj J J cct Armstrong Cork C o., L ancaster, P a .,
/ - I( Ll TI. R. Abreu Adjustor
EMPLOYER'S REPORT OF INDUSTRIAL INJURY
TO
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL. RELATIONS DIVISION OF LABOR STATISTICS AND RESEARCH
Claim Department THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY
195 W ebster Street, Oakland 12, Calif.
Every question must be answered fully to avoid further correspond ence. FAILURE TO FILE IS A MISDEMEANOR SUBJECT TO MAXIMUM FINE OF $100.
( Labor Code, Sect i ons 6407*6413)
Please make this report in DUPLICATE so that we can file copies with Division of Labor Statistics and Research in your behalf. Every work injury to an employee which causes disability lasting longer than the day of the injury or which requires medical services other than first aid treatment must be reported within five days after the injury. If the injury results in death, a report must be made by telephone or telegraph directly
to the Division of Labor Statistics and Research not later than 24 hours after death.
EMPLOYER
( Gi ve na me under whi ch
1. Na me concern does busi ness) --
-- ................. -
( No. and
(City or
2. Office address S tr e e t).......... ............................................. ........................ ....................................-- Tow n)--
(M an u factu rin g shoes, retailing m en's
3. N a tu re of business clothes, trucking for hire, etc.) .......
INJURED EMPLOYEE
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS COLUMN
Case No.
Employer No.
4. Name-- 5. Address
(No. and S tr e e t) ....
(City and ..S ta te )......
..Soc. Sec. No.,
Industry
6. Age.---------------------- -
7. Sex: Check (V ) Male...
Female..
8. C heck (V ) M arried ______
Single^
9. N um ber of hours w orked per d a y ----- .----------- ----
per week..
N um ber of day w orked per week--__________________ __ _ Age
10. W ages: $_____________ ________ per hour, or $------
_________ __per day, or S....... ................. .............--..per week. (I f earnings a t irregular rate, such
as piece work or on commission basis, enter actual average weekly earnings for convenient period not to exceed one year.)
11. If board, lodging, or other ad v an tag es furnished in addition to wages, give estim ated value
.....-- per day, or $ ..................................... per week
ACCIDENT
12. Place of accident
(No. and Street)....
(Yes or
13. On em ployer's premises N o)........
(City or T o w n )..--
14. D epartm ent___ ___ _________
(C o u n ty )
Sex aod Marital Status
Weekly Wage
IS. D ate of accid en t----- ---- -------- ---------------------
16. H our of day___ _____
(Yes or
accident? N o ) .......... ............ 18. If yes, give d a te last w orked-- ........
__A.M./P.M.
17. Did injury result In disability beyond day of
...... ...... ..
19. W as injured paid In full for
(Yes or this day? No) .....................
20. If injured in a mine, check (v 0 accident location; Surface................. M ill................. U nderground
......S h aft.................
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
21. O ccupation (job title )................................-
__ ,_____ ____ _____________ _____ _________________ _____ _____
22. How long employed by you a t this
County Accident Date
occupation? Check (vO Less th a n 6 m o n th s.................; 6 m onths to 2 years_________; over 2 years.--------- 23. W h a t was em ployee doing w hen accident (Describe briefly, such as: loading truck, operating
occurred? drill press, shoveling d irt, w alking down stairs, etc.)......... ....................................................................... -- .......................................... -- ---- -- . . . ----
Occupation
.....
(D escribe fully, statin g w hether the injured person fell, was struck, etc.; give all
24. How did th e accident happen? factors con trib u tin g to accident. Use other side of report for additional space) --
Accident Typo
(N am e the specific machine, tool, appliance,
25. W hat machine, tool, substance, or object was most closely connected with the accident?
gas. liquid, etc., involved)
(S tate if gears, pulley,
26. If m echanical a p p a ra tu s or vehicle, w h at p a rt of it?
motor, etc.) (Yes or
.-- ............................................................................................ ................ ..--......----(Yes or
27. W ere m echanical guards, or other safeguards provided? No) ..................................... 28. W as Injured using them ? No) ......................................... (S tate the specific preventive measures th at can be taken by employer and workers.
29. W h at do you recom m end for p reventing th is ty p e of accident? Do not say. " By being more careful." Specify w hat should or should not be done)
Agency Agency Part Mech. Detect Unsafe Act
NATURE OF INJURY AND PART OF BODY AFFECTED
(Describe in detail th e nature of the injury and the part of the body affected For example: am putation 30. of right index finger a t second jo in t, fractu re of ribs, lead poisoning, derm atitis of left hand, etc.) .................. ................. ........................
31. N am e an d address of physician-----------
32. N am e and address of hospital------(Yes or
33. H as em ployee retu rn ed to work? N o )............... (Yes or
34. If yes. give d ate....................................... 35, A t w hat wage? $..............................per.__. . . . . .
36. Did injury result in death? N o)................. 37. If yes. give d a te ..-- ............................................ ............... --....................................... ....... ..................... ..
38. In case of d eath, give nam e and address of nearest relative . . . ....................... ..................... - .............................................................................................................
39. N am es and addresses of w itnesses.--.__ ___
40. Is injured related to Em ployer?----
If so h ow ?..
D ate of this report__ ...
S ig n e d b y -------------------- ----- ---------------
Signature
....Official position______
C-4587 R ev . 7-53 p r i n t e o
Filing of this report is not an admission of liability................N...o...r..e..p..o..r.t....o.f...i..n^jur..y....r.e..q..u..i..t.e..d....t.o. be .h..i.ed bv an em ployer or an insurer by ( his chupiui "lull bo u d m isd b e as evidence m a n y u d\ ersar) pr oceeding before the In d u strial Accident C o m m iss io n .'* L ab o r Code, Section 6413.
Personal Defect Nature of Injury
Location E xtent of Injury Insurance Carrier
Report Lag Coded by
June 23, 1959
Standard A ccid e n t In su ran ce Company 840 V . San Bruno Arana San Bruno, C a l i f .
Gentleaen
Attention Yera E . Dowling
In re p ly to your l e t t e r o f Ju n e 1 5 , ve en clo se Roy T horsted*s employment
reoord f o r th e y e a r s 1950 and 1951*
----------------- --
Very tru ly yours,
ARMSTRONG CORE COMPAST
JEZ
Enclosures
V .L .P . Shriver Agency 1301 Union Bank B u ild in g Pittsburgh 22, Pa.
R. C . Schiedt, Jr* Insurance Department
Earnings of Employes
i
Claim No.9 & 9 2 8 3 9 2
Standard Accident Insurance Co.
DETROIT
Compensation Claim Department
A ,s,,reH to astro n g Cork Company
Tnjlir<tfj Boy Thorated
KeAAmt February 18
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Schedule of Weekly Earnings
^
Week No.
j Please give actual earnings of injured employe for ' ( explain basis of earnings.
Week
From
To
Date
Date
Amount Paid including
overtime or extra work
Number of days worked
1 I3/25/5O I2/3I/5O
84 00 4
- 2
W 5L
1I/7 /5 I
84 00 4
3 1/8/51
1/14/51 1 . 105 00 5
4 1A 5/51 5 I / 22/ 5I
I / 2I / 5I I/2 3 /5 I
84 00 4 105 00 5
6 1/29/51 7 2/5/51 8 '2/ 1 2 / 5 1
2 /4 /5 I 2 /1 1 /5 1 2 /1 8 /5 1
105 00 5 105 00 5 105 00 5
9 2/19/51
2 /2 5 /5 1
10 2 /2 6 /5 I
3 /4 /5 1
11 3 /5 /5 I
3/II/5I
84 00 4 94 50 5 105 00 5
12 3 A 2 /5 1 13 3 A 9 /5 1
14 3 /2 6 /5 1 IS 4 /2 /5 I
3A 8/51 3 /2 5 /5 I
4A /51 4 /8 /5 1
105 00 5 105 01 5
105 00 5 105 00 5
16 4 /9 /5 1 17 4 A 6 /5 1
4A 5/51 4 /2 2 /5 1
105 00 5 105 00 5
18 4 /2 3 /5 1
4 /2 9 /5 1
19 4 /3 0 /5 1 5 /6 /5 1
20 5 /7 /5 I 21 5 /I 4 /5 I
5 /1 3 /5 1 '5 /2 0 /5 I
22 5 /2 3 /5 1
5 /2 7 /5 I
23 5 /2 8 /5 1
6 /3 /5 1
24 6 /4 /5 I
6 /1 0 /5 1
25 6 /1 1 /5 1 6/17/51
26
6/18/51
6 /2 4 /5 1
105 00 5 94 50 5
105 00 5 105 00 5
10a 40 5 102 98 5 108 40 5 108 40 5 108 40 5
Total
Carried Forward
weeks preceding accident. If not on daily or weekly basis,
Week No.
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
Total
Week
From
To
Date
Date
Brought Forward
6 /2 5 /5 1 7 /2 /5 1 7 /9/51
7 A /5 I . 7 /8/51 7 /15/5I
7A 6/51 7 /2 3 /5 1
7 /2 2 /5 1 7 /29/5I
7 /3 0 /5 1 8 /6 /5 1 8 /I3 /5 I 8 /2 0 /5 1
. 8 /5 /5 I 8A 2/51 8A 9/51
` 8/26/51
8 /2 7 /5 1 9 /3 /a
9 /2 /5 1 9 /9 /5 I
9 /1 0 /5 1 9 /1 7 /5 1
9A 6/51 9 /2 3 /5 I
9 /2 4 /5 1
9 /3 0 /5 1
I0 A /5 I
1 0 /7 /5 1
1 0 /8 /5 1
10A 4/51
I0A 5/5I 1 0 /2 2 /5 1
IO /2I/5I ' 10/28/51
IO /29/5I 1 1 /V 5 1
1 1 /5 /5 1
llA l/5 1
1 1 /1 9 /5 1
U A /s T ^
1 1 /1 8 /5 1 II/2 5 /5 I I 2/ 2/ 5I
" W 3/51
I2 /9 /5 I
12A 0/51 12A 6/51
12A 7/51 I2 /2 3 /5 I
Amount Paid
including
overtime or extra work
Numbe
of days worked
108 40 5
65 04 3 Did He t 1 i r k
108 4 P
5
113 40 5
90 72 4
113- 40 5 113 40 5 113 40 5
____ 90 72 90 56 4
90 72 4 113 40 5
113 4Q_ 5 113 40 5 113 40 5
113 40 5 113 40 5 113 40 5
113 41 5
90 72 A 90 72 4
113 40 5
113 40 5
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R emarks
I certify that the above is a true copy of payroll record of injured's earnings as shown on employer's records.
Form L. C. 127S Ed. Oct. 1924
Signed
<* , Earnings of Employes Claim No 9C920392
Standard Accident Insurance Co.
DETROIT
Compensation Claim Department
Ar.iir.i4 t o t r o a g Coric Company
, ni,, red '
Af nH.n,
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Schedule of Weekly Earnings
jg. ( Please give actual earnings of injured employe for______ i_weeks preceding accident. If not on daily or weekly basis, 0 ` | explain basis of earnings.
Week No.
1
From
' Date
Week
To Date
Amount Paid including
overtime or
extra work
Number
of days
worked
Week No.
1 7/24/5O
7/3O /5O
94 00 5
27
2 7/3V 50
6/6/5O
98 80 5
28
3 8 /7/50
8 /1 3 /5 0
QQ 00 5
29
4 8/14/50
8 /2 0 /5 0
100 00 5
30
5 8/21/50
8 /2 7 /5 0
100 00 5
31
6
8 /2 8 /5 0
9/3/5O
100 00 5
32
7
9 /4/50
9 /1 0 /5 0
80 00 4
33
8 9/U /5O
9 /1 7 /5 0
100 00 5
34
9 9/18/50
9 /2 4 /5 0
70 00 4
35
10 9/25/5O
1 0 /1 /5 0
100 00 5
36
11
IO /2/5O
IO /8/5
100 00 5
37
12
IO /9/5O
IO /I5/5O
100 00 5
38
13
10/16/50 10/22/50
100 00 5
39
14 IO /23/5O IO /29/5O
100 00 5
40
15 IO /30/5O 1 1 /5 /5 0
105 00 5
41
16
1 1 /6 /5 0
1 1 /1 2 /5 0
63 00 3
42
17 1 1 /1 3 /5 0 1 1 A 9 /5 0
105 00 5
43
18 II/2 0 /5 O 1 1 /2 6 /5 0
84 _0_0_ l
44
19 II/2 7 /5 O 2 /3 /5 0
105! 00 5
45
20
1 2 /4 /5 0
I2/IO /5O
105 00 5
46
21
I 2/ I I /50 1 ^ /1 7 /5 0
105 0 5
47
22
12/18/50 I2/24/5
105 00 5
48
23
49
24
50
25
51
26
52
Week
From
To
Date
Date
Brought Forward
Amount Paid including
overtime or extra work
Numbei of days worked
.
Total
Carried Forward
Total
$ j
R emarks
I certify that the above is a true copy of payroll record of injured's earnings as shown on employer's records.
JUN2219B&
Form L. C. 1275 Ed. Oct. 1924
Signed
D M FERRY. J R Cha.r of lh# 8 o*rd
L K KI RK Pf*Mdnt
S Y M B O L OF S E R V I C I F OR 7S Y E A R S
Standard A ccid en t Insurance Com p any
I N C O M O M T t D I 4
ROY W. SM ITH Manager
CASUALTY FIRE MARINE FIDELITY SURETY
No rth ern C a lifo r n ia Br a n ch O ffice
phon* junos-.ooo
840 W EST SAN B R U N O A V E N U E
San B r u n o , Ca l if .
June 15, 1959
JUN 1 9 1959 WLH
Armstrong Cork Company Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Attn: Mabel E. Barnet
Insurance Department
Re: 96-c 928392
Armstrong Cork Company Roy Thorsted
Date of Disability: 2-18-59
Policy No : AZ 688800 " 1-1-50/1-1-51
Ge n t l e m e n :
We have received a copy of an Application from the Industrial Accioent Commission on the above captioned. We have not formally been SERVED ANY PAPERS AS OF THIS DATE, AND IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY WE SHALL APPRECIATE YOUR FORWARDING SAME TO US.
Attached to the Application is a copy of his employment record that INDICATES THAT ROY THORSTED WORKED FOR ARMSTRONG CORK FROM 195 T0 *952
WILL YOU PLEASE CAREFULLY CHECK YOUR RECORDS AND ADVISE US THE EXACT periods Roy Thorsted worked for your company and the exact wage received
AND THE EXACT LOCATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
WE SHALL APPRECIATE YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO OUR REQUEST AND ADVISE US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY RETURN A IR M A IL .
VED/ms
c c : V.L.P. Shriver Agency 1801 Union Bank Building
PITTSBURGH 22, PENNSYLVANIA
cc: Hanna t Brophy, Attorneys 15^0 San Pablo Avenue Oakland, California
Vera E. Dowling
Claim Representative
Standard Accident Insurance Company. Detroit
Pilot Insurance Company, loronto
Earnings of Employes
Claim No._____
Standard Accident Insurance Co.
DETROIT
Compensation Claim Department
Assured_______________________________________ InjurecL_______________________ Accident__________________ 19
Schedule of Weekly Earnings
Note- i ^ ease 8've actual earnings of injured employe for________ weeks preceding accident. If not on daily or weekly basis,
* (. explain basis of earnings.
Week No.
1 2 3 4 5 6
7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Week
From
To
Date
Date
Amount Paid including overtime or extra work
Number
of days worked
Week No.
27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
Week
From
To
Date
Date
Brought Forward
Amount Paid including
overtime or
extra work
Numbe of day? workec
-
Total
Carried Forward
Total
.
R emarks
I certify that the above is a true copy of payroll record of injured's earnings as shown on employer's records.
Form L. C. 1275 Ed. Oct. 1924
Signed
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