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Armstrong ^orlc Co* Hancock Street So. Braintree, Mass*
April 30, 1951*. Address all replies to:
Claim Department, The Travelers 147-149 Milk St*, Bosson 9# Mass.
and refer to file
B-7131799 r
Armstrong ^ork Co* re: Hie bard Rothwell
Gentlemen:
s' Please find attached a photostat of the single member decision on the above captioned matter* This was requested by one of the assoc iates some time ago*
You night be interested to )mow that on appeal of this decision we also prevailed. At this date we do no know if this appeal has been
^poaled to the Superior Court*
Very truly yours.
CWK:sr
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C. W. King, Jr* Adjuster
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All the a:erui gridmse in reported hcr-with:
w* tJtSxa Rutaal Saesalty lasoraace Coweary is designated a* the ?irst Insurer and the Travelers Insurance Crr-tay is Scst^ated the Seoond Insurer*
arlrfJ 9* BflSSUSSL* tte slalmst, qaemaaid hr her arrcosnsT* tastlClsd ate la how *0 jasra of age, asm
la the widow of Slsterd J* tnrnenVT, ttey wera mrramd Dm oember 25* 1?: at Star of the Saw Church, fiswt Boston* Itere arc five ohildrwa of thi)
amrriag* ndv the age of 18 at 'present* Joyce ms hash January 13*193* MTlrtrte was ***" hay Jl* 1939, Jamas was boss os tacast 8* 19*1, Sanolk a bon Deember 25, 19*2 and Theresa ms bom July 6, 19*8* Her host last nployar was the Araktiuag Cord Company. She ttiiot got the dmtai
te marked for tte Armstrong Cork Coaoaay* lIT HAS Iflate te worked that
fm fiaroh 20, 1952 to April 25, 1952,) Asked if at any tlaa ahUe
far gwew <wyy sr
told ter 'the amtora of his
repJUwd, ysa* He tald ter te was a pipe esttv sad heas
ItesTisr wad-msbsmres warkg -- rt me kuuea tedwr all 1 te --for this employer he morwed for A.k* Bancroft
teams he warded there over a year* (IT WAS AGREED he merited far this
Tiinii free Deoeeoer 17, 1950 to March 19, 1952,) dated* did.
tall ywa at say time that ho worded for the A* Banoreft
aacare or title of his occupation was (objection noted by
Ptlsa* cnawtasa allowed3a* laiaimr^s asaptiaa. is mras
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i hs nmaire of his ocuu^atiga there
te ta34 yea, wrtmeaa replied, Just a pipe sorter, ta
3a had dam ttet type of wont aaforw hs worked for the A*k* Caapaapdsted, for how assy years bafore ted te done ip, wxxa pxawtlaally all tte tin wa were earned except during tte Aepwiirj
w wars mended 22 years; snoot Id years* dated* did te deearrt te any ef tte details ter ecnniltlan* of his wort niwi-pg the time that be warned Sm
tte A* V* BaaazsfT Ccaspeny (objection noted by Utica, sxosptli
witaate replied* yes* hated, will you tall us wbwt yowr tel abate tte natere of Jala want that he did while la tha eaploy of tte d*d Batenft Company (objentinaaoted by Ofite - counsel for Ptlom steed
be is
a gasnal objaetlim. to aorwr anything thlah tte doaodaw te
wLtaaaa aa ta his ewployae&t while employed by A,,5encroft Cowpeay
his eaoeption is saved) witness replied, Z know that coaetiaaa tte
asbestos ease around e eylinder font, they hare to cut it, and sometime cam loose and they hare to sort of aate what he ealled aud and pood IP
a boiler and ooveev it with canvas mad do ths pipes* Asked, did te
tall joa anything at
about ths oonditina or condltia&s under whlah
te warded, witness replled*soeetiaes hod to cllsb heights mad rtmlrw,
oaatimee he worked under the ceilings, sometimes oa tte floor, semetlm
te worked in whet he oalled tight corners. Asked,when he cut tte msbeom*
tubing did he ewer tell you what it was like when he out it, witness
replied, he brought home some one time end I oould see what it woo Ilka
It ms hard on tte top, soft in the center end soft of powdery when you
2* *t* Witness always did the family wash* She did observe the condlt*< of his work olothee when he came home from work.Asked to tell what aha
observed about tte condition of his work clothes while working far tte
A, W, Bancroft Company, witness replied, the last as elmys.Asked to tel^
what that was, witness replied, Z dust had to take hbs ovrnlls*before Z* washed them and hed to take them outdoors end shake them hard and get al' the stuff out of thea la his pockets* She had to shako loose little
feathery stuff, this was m tte pockets end in the cuffs and just all ov
The work shirts would he covered also, it clung to everything* Asked what
was the condition of your husband's face and tends wnen he case home froa
work, was it cleaa or what, witness replied. Just clean* Tte first physic
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Bathed! (dao'l)
Shonotieed that he started to lose waAgat* Se started to lose wifft
before Chnwtaa s 1951* She lad not noticed 0237 change S3 hi* tihjBlra
condition pr.Sur to t)mt Asked* nothing sre all, witness replied* *'
S3 tnwi loralAg he had to clear his throat, he had a dryness In his
asked to tell when sae first noticed this dearth of the throat an
dryness of the throat oa awakening 1a the aoming, witness red led,
aoout a year or so. That was a.year or so before Deeoeaber 1951* 8er
testimony la that the first phyaioal aboage or sywoton she noted in
her **--*'** 01 thta elosdag of **- throes am nnicoaas im the worn:
tout the dryness la
throB, the noad thing* she* imtioed mi the s
loss and the third thing was that be got short of breath and this asj
Janaaxr 1952# She knows where her
iai irking la January 19
it was Kt Jar%. Kent,
She ms net with hie st tins tisa. -He oas
hose for VaahflbCkBB** Birthday whioh -ns ta Tewios-ry. Triur to that 1
was at Port Kens and ease hose for Chrtnsws3ha saw him at Christmas
then over Washington Birthday weekend* Asked, at the tie* you sew his
osar Washington*! Birthday did he tall yea anything abaca the ****
of hie health tierwaaji those saw da*a*9ltaaee rnplhad* (abjeehlna* see
by Utica, exception -is sewed) yes* Bar huatisnd had anil ad her
alimjM called her -- he na.I.led Jwr every weak on -SsnM
tall yen anything aoout his health in these twleoaoae asKvmiwuttsaa h
Christmas and Washington** Birthday of 1952 (general bji
Utica to the conversations, exception is sawed) witcea
he was not feeling well* Asked, did he tell you in shat say he
feeling well, witness replied, net too auah* Asked* waam he
and saw yen orer Washington** Birthday did he tall
the wtwinwi rwm ay m health durlfflg those ps
noted. by counsel for Utica and .Xrvvalscn* tteir axoeptlone era
mtceas replied* ho was sink at Bor* Kens, he had bees wary
Asked, when he told you he had been slok at Bart lot, did he
yoa how he had felt and shat he had fait
he was
sil
replied, _I can't rmaaaber olaasly* Asked, do you Jcnoo from wash
hasband told you the reason.he left the Aniruft Cospsay* tohyi noted by Utica sad Smvelexa* exneptlons are saved for both)
replied*he told ae that toara was about four Inches of water supposed to he sorbing, he said he told Hr* Bancroft that he
and just ooold not sum thara*eo he Jbmz infs* .jBe than obeaihad. tfchh
Joe with the Ararsreng Cork Ccapany* Asked* Bid 7sur haatead*
ha
ms working for the Arwtreog Cork Cowpany, at soaetlae before say dh
wss breught la this ease, did he tell you then whst was the type ef wa
he was doing in the eaploy of the Arastroeg Cork Cowpany, witness repl
yes* Asked,and what did he tell yeu, wttnees replied, he was an asbeat
"order* Asked, and did he tell you anything about the elreuestaaoee or
nature or details of that work for This particular t~nmrmmTJ
replied, he did tell Be he had a let of stairs to climb oa *** job*
Asked, did h* tell yhu anything else* witness replied. It was a new housing project* This was looated In ftoslindale. Her husband was doing the insulating la this project* She does not know what the insulating
was* Asked if be teld her what Insulating aaterlal he was working wit: witness replied, no, Z don't toow the aaterlsl he was working with at tiM* While working for the Arastrong Cork Company she also washed
his work clothes and shirts and slacks. Asked, and did you have oocasi while be worked for the Armstrong Cork Cowpany to observe anything *t>o,
the condition of these work clothes as to dust,.witness replied, I don.*reaeaber* Her husband left the eaploy of Armstrong Cork Cowpacy on
April 25, 1952* During the tlse he worked for the Aractrong Cork Cowpai he lived at home* Asked, tell the condition of his health as you b-- served It during the period from March 20th to April 25th while he won for the Armstrong Cork Company, witness replied, seeaed to get weaker,
not better. Asked to tell what syaptoa* she observed sbout hla during t
period he worked for Arasfirong Cork Cowpany, witness replied, he was
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Starting to get Irritable
he never
irritable, thfft wns a cbar-2
and da xai tired and m* not eating good* he Just til r.st loo it good,
that la all 1 can tell you (objection noted by Travelers to the
TTiiwnT *he jure did not look good*, gceptlsa la aared)* 'Aen he ^
haas from year Rests they wore living m vuiangtos =i is* teasane ter
to Dr. Gereld Pagan or Clark 3lj.net, vnamgtsn. Ziry w^re not llTirg :
Dorchester when he -worked fnrihe Arwarrong Cork Cosrs=r.3*rr tuaturad 5*
the doctor either on the 22nd of Pebrusry or the day tefore, it *as in
that Tlcinlty.Aeked if Dr* Pagan oontlnued to be her husband's doctor
until the tlae he went to the ftsesaenusetts General Hospital, witness
replied, not in entirety, as. It aoae tlae he saw Dr. Zdward Hogan of 6
Ijnrthtfrrg street, Drecnestre* Be aa* hi* in Say. Auked, had ha hen i^1*-
the car* of Ur, .Pagan from Tt&aaaTT
Say, wltnre* repllad, none or
lsai| X naan the doctor ooe a people of tinea to the hens* ad he 'sere
the offise a coople of tlwos^Aakad, do you bow why year haabanl last t
asploy of the iunatjioeg Cork
tobjerelre noted by traveler*,
caeptlan Is saved) witness replied, yon* naked* at aaoo tine before ytc
stepped work at tha Arassreng Cork Cuajsury did ha Otw m con*
saltation In yoor prosrenw'wtth no physimou wrenase rwplied*yes* Ta
res with Dr, Hogan* Following that consultation with Dr. Hogan her Jsuabi
stopped work at the Arcstsung Cork Casoany* Shea at seao tine ho mres
redre the earn of the Haaaaeassetre Oenaral Hospital* A mead* Oeorgo
refereed hio ta the Kaasaetmaeses Qereral Hewpihal* 3w hell
ho firwt ware to tho Basreataasttw Oererml Hospital re Jmm 23* 1952*
Counsel for the olslnare offered the reeerd of Haosaabuaatre General Hospital for this record* Counsel for the fravelors objereod Its adoisslop la its entirety, spoolfloally objecting to the history and any diagnosis based the history, his sxneptlon is eared? ussusst for TJtlre "objected to the mdwtasana *uf this ream'd* jsls sjasstun li sored* 2ha reared nf Baaaaebaeess Censsnl Hospital -- Salt jdSfTgfflt la red* pore* of this regard by reference rearer he fared U reo noeid file* Counsel for frarelars requests* his esnrptire he sarad to his request . for eeae part of this i sored to ho delated*
TO COtnSB, BOB
LEU*Cl* 3ho a* a say her hrehand was up In
lalne daring Deeraner 1951* Jainauy aad Bahzrery 1952* Ear *--a osa
here Washington** Birthday and she IS are ware restore ho than xosaimai
Port Xanl* Asked, yaw tmrerhe owmr here re V*saiag-tn*s Hlrthday aad
than did are return tf*rrftrereare
1 da*** think so* H*
ouMhand did aore hare for Chrpstres ad the-rert tire artre tore rer
re re abere Waahkngtanls -Birthday* relnh res is Tahr--ry* or har ore.
knowledge she does not know what hid condition was la Jesrery 195Z*
nod shea you told us a little while ago that you noticed he got ahoort'
breath la January 1952 that was not aa result of an/perseoal obaarvaki which you bad aade* wltaeae replied) 1 wre res Their in woarerg* that as what you tnld us, witness replied, the only tlsa 1 would hare sot
him res rere ha left after low Xahrs* 2f she oald jwswlaualy than gh*
first a otlook he was getting out of breath In January 1952 that is not j
as she did not see him then* Asked* asd your areory now is that you bare me oioar reoolleeglre as to whn poo first noticed him getting oat of bm
se to speak, wltnoso replied, that it eerreet* Her htalrel ease here in
fieeeaber 1951 a few days before Ckrlstms. She would not say ho started t lose weight la Deooaber 1951* She did testify that clearing of the threat
started la December 1950* Asked if that seemed to got progressively wore,
as tine wont on or rerelnod the ease, witness replied, get worse.3eforo her husband worked for the A.W, Bancroft Company a worked for the
Me* England Insulation Company* Bo woo doing the snae type of work there*
That Is the work she baa described here* She thinks ho worked at tha Kow Ragland Insulation Company quite a while* It euat bare been over tww rMr
Her husband wont to work for the A.W. Bancroft Company directly after lea
his aaployaaat at Sow England Insulation Coepany* There was no layoff
period or anythin of that nature* He want to work for tbo Bancroft Caere:
wlthla n weak after his leaving the Mow Ragland Insulation Compear. Area
ore you rooall for whoa ho worked before ho worked for the Mow England
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seraing aWn ska aacdisieae atir mad Aar mm
thing *ar mm* tu tn su tit t Taxon *i*
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Ska ararftllft la kls tool ttft Aft ft* Aid an Aria* tin ftu 7tr tonified tkie ssnkShg aft ta caa --adltlan ar air
emly bom skate oresmllft aaae nary m* wsen, ftore or leak, lt far# After Aar kua--ft raw tha dress* am Febmry 20rt or 22ad M
wane for taa Baaaraft Caapnar# (a pairs lamad so pus Tar tklft iftU Ink 19* -1952# Aft man day As van to woza imp %i
Camay. 9m sk* tm ks an tu dosedr 1ft Feftinar? 0?5Zr ska doegwr la ApriX 0952 Aaa ka noptiad wrr --._ an outl tar m i
different, Aa war imtaftla. ax tmaar n an anting good# ft* waft aal sleeping grad* Afttod, anything isa witness replies# last was mar facxj
(ad, Aa m an tiaiafrf# Ansd, us krm)amine ts jt
ftnac tka parted, fm Jfekaunry Zt a* S* 0552,
of Air shafts# Atftad, vAas &jd a* aftaplara anas la ftia aftavt^m
rapllad, oaa
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m. harnrgra .aad amaa aaait ftft
ftla oaift sigASOj, ft# arid >1 oawt bmtft, aaa^ft araasaa*# Aakad# jw
taasifiad Aa rearsad Sa .gat af AradSA la Jaxaary 0952# nftaaaa mU.
X apart ftp Toaad 4t Aardar ta ftraattai napf ^ wmx- did ymo nmapo
Ala daring tAas paslad Tm Takraary 20 ta dpslO 23**, antdlag aXaa.vxt
rapllad, X doa*t kaov# Arftad, kat t*at latka ooadltlaa- yau aaaaftrad *ia
so ta la fm Fahraary 1952 otU April 25, 1952* visnaa rapllad, yaa Frier to s*as aft# Aad at raaa klft for asAaSaasidOlf tp aaasftft#
you* ra aura tftia aad s*a oondltlea. Aa aa la. from 9abruary 22ad t ApvtO
ftisaaaa ropliad, yad# Aaftad, aft quaawiaa itarar it ft atl* aAtaaaa ragliM
ML UOEttL VO0X, oalOad tad spstatlnaA. Ayr oanftal ftr
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^ifcaAaaatsa Onaral loaplSal* Xadiaal OapartaaaS af *#Z#S# lft Caaftn
pAjtipiaa aad llaamrad ta pmsiaa aadlalaa la tka ----------rrpslrk
MtauAiuatta* Arkad If n* Au a pdrsiaaler apaalrlAty la tfta flald itAaaa rvpxiad ska mkmo A apadldli atudy of*eoampmstnai dl
A*Aad If aka Aelda may ppaitm ult* rtcard to tUt rpaalalty,ntaaaa **
*901d, yaav X Aara aAmrga of tka oooupatlooal aadleal allala aad vt X. X aa Aasinaat aariloal dtroasar la aAArga of tAo ooeupmtloaal *rltnal aa Aaftad if la tAmc fiald Aar word is prlAmrlly ozxa or traatiac nsmts or
Pr*a*2'llf oma of raaamroft, viteaas rapllad, it** a eoaoiaasiaa of bos* t*
features# Xa aomaaatloa arts* Aar opaalalty aka dealt visa dlftaaia of tka oaops,^ TA* daaadaac la Skit oaaa uaa a uaslaat of bars at Haaaackuaetta
Onaral fioapital# Ska flras mow Ala oa June 23, 1952 as Aar offieav AT t*.
Slat (Aa raoaiYod g Alatory froa Ala# Aaftad to tall tha aiatory aka raosi
vltaaat rapllad, Aa gmra aa a klatory of gradual onset of oougklag la tbo sorting oauaiag Ala so soaie la January 1952 without other ayaptoaaCla
aasver to oounaal for Trmtelara Mltaaaa asated tkla history la one- la Aar
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pnoMd -coords), he kept voTklac for three eek* is api of this agart. * mi told to stay koto by kls family paysleisn vmo **td ha h fM skw>t them began to hare severe pal* la the left shoulder blade vorse la U> moraine* better sham he moved around, auoa wri* at slg 4 Ubm ! itsraat rat coved mad about this tlra mm began to da ar
--Mil Tit shortness or Orarthht dated tlort aa about .Sank X* 1952, go <a*oablasmc that do dad ta do vooetfclsc about It, about -April. X,X da max 'to H ?kmoia Uh7)arobeoter,Dr# Bdrard Boras* aad sao fca t vita hla* She got oar hirtory fro* the patlast. Ska get taa history a: Shea did tka physios! sad. than. taDcad visa Dr* Bogs** The pdtlas.s gan
her tka history or Dr* fioga talllnc bl* after ais rr*ys that hla iaai oollapsedleonnael for TraTtlars objseted to taia koine admitted, aid **--1 mmwmd - *wm^ f** TTneeC.Olmo dbyoosed So this hlac admitted sad hia oxooptioo la aaMUnkr btorary sttlvaos thos fro* tais pozlod atf lira UiyU 1952 tao jotut dad bora tartar scalar.'
itiam la tra laft erupit, ao reported- m wigb loo* of id pmrMv sloe* January* a bareness of fcrrath ta* ao rated ran*TTl*g A -harsh sms costlac no aa am iftrao, kiaappetixe m fair, tao radio*!
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dHltoB eoasaat witk tkla rao bo prooratlb boo ao oplalao *0 to f u
dUraodls Of tbla ara*s
mv fto ft* toodfy tkra abo ftallraod
tbrooebovt bib ratlra aoakjbUof kOopItolltatlva. that abo mb
NT proootol ttTWira of tab pbtboloelool materiel 1m.
ra vltk tbo oatoptr* Za addltlba aba la familiar tntb tka fttal rooord ItaoUV
SO tBbKCaKXZSSZOlOb: Ska did axoalma tbls aaa* Bar flrot
---------ttloa ram aa iuae 23, 1952 vkaa ska dlsa#Tr#d tko ama tad a oooplate acllapcc of bra left lover luc< be okTieflalr kad lest vairkt foliowlae ko kad okest xrsps vblob ikarlovad nu tka roMtcmiScfn*
dad dlacorarad tkat ha act only rad the oollapse of hbs laft bnrljar
bat ko had orldaaeo of dbsaitr by xwyi lb tka rlgkt rat 0l
ratio
of tkeae findings tka reeoaaeaded kls hoavltallzatloa for dltAostla studios* flo vsa BrsltallsoC. Photo were aado br her colleagues la tko kteowse^palotaa#l aMee h*ee*r seiuo^g^gueees^tion, ska cos not thers* Asked if ska participated la s--o--m---e o--f tbM,vitxiess rtfp^#gt oajjp. to tka ozbeat of succostl&c tkao*
Bor kollday eeao duflag tkls period aad vkea ska saae back they was oee aaterlal eo(ttar. Asksd if ska superrised or oontrollad those studied o.
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ast mtoXt a su**esttoa on bar i*rt,witness
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senior officer *> 1* *
(MntouaiiBj, Utrt *n otker dootors around. Tke r*ui- of *
studies were mass available to tar. Based aa the nlstery *ds reoel^
^wTiiiai
ata eoadaoted, the dlA^ptostlo TMterxni
nioa m* mA svailsbls to tar, ake srrtved as % diA*iBsis la tfila
m omaMS of Iks Jan* sod nsoestoalk*
70 COXmsBL PDB TBS CXAIHUff: Asked srter ke rcecked tke <
aosis ut me Just testified to, did ske have say farther oeataet witk tke set durls* bis period of koepitsllaation,witness replied,y
X did* Tkls fartksr contact was tkst ake went to see kia err often
in m sns la tke hospital, emmlted wrth oShar pmuieUtur-aAc*
tke source af tresrtaaoS one Iks Sisfftsll vs ends sack falliiwad kls
ease to tke tlae or kls dents, *ta wan me n mtasn 0*-
bst fallowed owt rwrr aptafugr
tlow fladla*
penomlly nmA net of tke estops* antssUL She personally
iewed k slide of tke
Xa tke soarse of knr nedionl oeliln
kns ML osonsiaa tn j--Its talatac la tker flail af
to tell wknf tat tniaa wu, wl roses mlia*
eaownt of petkeloO ns sa eiiiTi.rsdSitSiji sad so on, tkea ween eta ana asms afflsar at Hospital ske ks* imeweivs emtata* tk pathology aui involved
doiac s pest naosnk of astvpalam tarti^ani s^^-ssasoeeo* la tt
dspnrtasas af pathology la QsntU fedfanitf nahdo* an atailM
study of esrtnia pntkoiofinal yroli--, sines tans tdao itio keen
ker privilege to ssooiato witk dr* Truer nailery tor
studies of oooupatioaal diseases. Asked, do row feel,
qualified to Ties tksss pntkoloclsnl slides of Hr. Bntkwell'a
tissue* objection noted Or eoaasel for traveler* end Utlaa,
exception is notedi wltamn rop4Aad,joa, Asked to tell revealed! otojaun JK2ked sad BBiptiar anted for
sad Ptlssl, menses mpllod, showed want is known w
fibrosis, noma* soar tlssss sad rasstian si niine tkn l^^^fTnT^yirihfct^Jgo^asmiir sssoalsted lath m
oells of so11jMBSi(essassl ftr ftendtn oojsotsd to tbs*"1* *
snout tk ssnestsa Sedtes -undrkta pswptlaa as -- eed>
describe tke asbestos bofrlao fns tke purpose of tb
replied,tke eshestsi Hht ss ewes
ah
sksped oodles tkst take n lisa mil wnieh nesns tker
STft^liaTiinir*
_ln lmctk sad natsoar a
(eovasel for traveler* okJested to this testiaoar bS^ttLttZ ta
sxseptioa is eevedj tkoso aimii bodies tfrMto FantastonflbS
orrosaded with blood pl*aeal wkisk tars clan* to tke rtbeston koala duriai tkeiY lea* presence m tke aadll bdsasklAes wkiok. is tan m
pert of'tta kronoklsl tree, their shape varies, dopeadiac on tks lea %be sskeetos fibers sad tke Isajptk of time it's keen la tks bkaan
tf*^*4* *** *o ksrs sa opinies. Based wpea tke seatsos ran a witk tkls osLse ss you hats testified* as te wknt tks dlscnosis i* la
tks case, witness replied, yesiobjeetion noted for counsel for
9xTelers end Dtion sad tksir exoeption is ssred), lor prseasi epial Jt tbst tkls ess died of bssnsksteslo enrolsoas, seoosdnir to
AiWiutla. Asked, tats yon as oplalon l to tke relstiensklp of the sakestoeie sad kls work as pipe eoTetartokjeotioa noted bp
eeuasel for Otlee sad Travelers, dueetlok allowed, tksir ezseptloa i.
saved} wltseee replied, X said 'yes' X tad am oplataa, ay answer is
based oniks leactk of.vise tbst tkls letlest worked la tks iscwtiy
larolTita exposure to flae asbestos fibers darla* the eottlas end
T.
bonrds,^thswlss*th of time Xwonld like to esphss:
nee cle dlseoverf of ssbeiton bodies in tke luac definitely srove t) relationskip between erpeeure sad the diseased, prooess* lt^s ay
opinion tkese two tkia*s fall la tofotkor - kia work as pipe severer sad tke disease that resulted la kls destk* Asked, did tkls ssa five you kt say ties duria* tke psrlod tkst you saw kls say speolflo info:
Hultsall (4vP*d)
Seaasoar 17,1$
SSSS^ SSH^-E
ri^ri3?SfiSB1A0o* tks grtadlad i *W iom I
|J dldiat irodaea y uHitn *! to iiW kwr b caadnorad *!.
Litli if
rrti Mi as 5t *Mttr or ot **
^
oararia yMuood 05
iTtSiMUtM tut UA U u wmu ut Mitac ??t otto n> U oftan 4U tt tor to to* to o ritoito *1
a sort or
or lutoMol tqs of aav kbs
or Usd ass* alacrtriaal
n
SjMWtittttit too 4***tl<
Caour ent if tto nowtr is
***** astU toA Utto|toO| oars at th* fiaaamfk Ctttoaitotkpftsi lont y--fit assort for thib very, h*if Uitoraot a* tka Insttt _______ CanurttoTax too Mt fMOto Job, ttiUtto Csnnitoaf tto towi
l ms obrtdlsly tka Baasrofi CosMUQT la sas ttTtoti aksss, ss Tilkato sis tu ossmtar of 'tte jab sat kb told eoaus tm tuot tut k* <1* sot 4 tk vat, umii saa tbaa Job m dnsa vat* is Sid *--nto ta tour *tUa npnim of sutoar Ska- assaato pusdar lata a sad* Askto* SIS ka- dassrlto* tka* opcrutlea a haviac omb parforaad vaila-worsia* batwaas Pm ask or 27,2959 ass ftarvk 17,1552* sltasn replied, 2 kaaa so soen note* 1UM, <14 Us tall fas abac* kis vortt for tka kfwvrosy Car*- CMMrMWtonS 2%
1552 ad April 25, 1552* did ha cits too any specific lsf retard. to tka ekarmatar of tnurt nft,rttswi ispliad, tka oaalr la that tka asst mss vox* m cuttlar to km earlier ksra tka U'iU I--nwiai of klA vorfc to
Cat from ttokb sf tka- kaaaraft Oa^stoTedsuad, 4s yam
as to vassaatosto na.tkia asployaa**'disease aoto daetk
AHtkaMtoatSB k*rs daaarlkad Ik is your >rTioa*
is tka ashlar of tks kaasroft ^nar totsw DeeasbcT 17,1555
1552, KLtaacs rvpllaC, Ua drtad, a 7toJSrt ok opinion aa t
It mu -related a his exposure ta- tks saato type of work tkas yea kara
mentioned la yuar unto ta tfcs yrvrloas qkeatioa. ukilc la .tks aatolsy
of tka instMBi Coayy tomu Amk 29, 1552 u* Aprtl<25, 19S2*ull
replied, you4re mkaac it tost* for.sad .ao* sasad, la year
aaswar yos told as tkcr jcuTsn tncr tots On
tka JLoc&k ar til* Skst- ka vn apa** ta ULa irst |xH tarurt, skaai
witness replied, yes Asked, do yon keve a oyialoa aa ta vastkar or art
J*
ardJLtka
fiaaaroft
additional Injury ta Mi law Cospaay batwoaa Deeeaber 17, 1550
valla >#rforalaTkla * had. Marcs 15, 1552 *M
IS*,
f
yoo raaairad asd to vklk you kara testified ta
t<
fe** **1*.1* --dleeVly seuad okearratlas, 2 4# to
aa opialoa* Asked, da you ksr aa eaisios as ta whether mimsivu
^ lTO** w-le wortla* fee tka Amvmc Cer^CoaSS^""
f*to* kl ctoalt aa yaa Mr, taatiflaA ta kotsaau haras 20, 1952 i"4V ,t
,w* ^ hara a eplaioa* Aakod to civs kmr oatalok ^
ttu additiasal laJury to his lua sklla varaiss far tks0*
eltuaaa raplladUkjaatloa aot4 ky soaasalfar tka Cttaa*
~i=^rrss; s?sus ^rLS:
~
of tka askestos board far aaa as iasalatlsc aatarlsKdjsatlHaatsd^Sr11**** aatasal for Vtlaa sad. traveler* aato tkalr azoaytlea is aaTad/,tka study of t of aa3b*a*aTtoa flbar*taodfloTaataryslaa* l4a1amc*altaaatdkla2<spkroilelabasro, mdaoplSaaladrlaa!?oiktkracaStiS^
?re"aectio^nla,arovvkasda ttkkaaaaaa Ubrottalaaklopltatstoeanidowf hpamt aausaoousalata tatokaiiptltalaaa t5aittoSkaoaf o?fL lusc oeooaa laooapsta&f. tkeyare ao loasar of aay uaa, aos crposura at tka Bancroft Cospaay k# Inhaled sore aabaatoa duat of a flao
eaouek caliber to reaok tka aaall bronaklo^aa,ba plumed tka aaall kroaskla
five*4}
resulted la motion! eourwel for Otlov objected to Of --n eollber of utot* wail* wording or^kls^eo-
ta# doerTpti;
question <
ujitf adjuste__d do b_o_at*) _A_o__*e_d*jji saner to tao prwlaw queetloa I'umiori wnilo la tao evploy of ta* Bwrsft Cospvay,
ITzt m fS?tas ^Slnylr batveta i>ms>trX7t 1950 * tama ^ -95i
a SlTior^^^wSa* an to 2ta sl or *+lA*er of tk* tmtzx^Cmi
asaeatos fiber. to vhion do an S9fl4 did yon *l 7 taTomtiaa
t-n
%m to tkt, wienev* npUaiyU* laked, vtat do yoo ** your
mtuuc ta rour previous umr vita roforana t* t|UHr uA also of the asbestos bodies tevhloh aa mi expoaed Milo la the eaploy
of tao Bvaeroft riaiaij wltneea
the answer la rr
-
because of ta. Hir^ty of tfcr aabeatua tt-tta lg*lt bad to bo taall
aovgn to got ttar% ttare ootid bo a*y Haboa of tan artaTtag at an
anot vans! tat boons# of tta quantity of Ska* and the vtarawtvr of
tanI nm*ann I tan iMMtta tn wo filar n woldon of tta anbontaa
mim it
laaaann ttat
dssorlbiag to aat ebjntad ta tta a
atriaulf aa a matin during tta period 5 joora tnar ta tu donchi
of fiber*
tan yam* for atm
aol urr an advist*
>
Aid 70a renew
laa fro* this au to fwa
to aaottar or arrt aa bad rotalaod may adavtlnaai lalarf ta bis mi
during tta lortotfm Marta 30*1952 to Apn*il 25* 1932* vitans* lopil
a**X Atra aa aata
Abo daaa aat taro onotad tafj
iata* la a pmuu aaaai y*w toaryflad a
aoaoadarr ta nabworneia, tall jom git* n rootaaaat,tatxioam replied* riam ar
experloase of otaor oaaoa of individuals
dlod of braaatagoalo oarolaatatpreviaaly vita tao aaao alimaat
yattaloglaal study aa Hr. BottaALl and via I seen* of attar Z
to ay knowledge of ixtoraturo plus travelling la taroaa
being as Sifonoo lyipnaiw ta Ootoovr 1952 at
ezpataaaee vita tadlTltaal nasos* at maaossasia
otaor tan skat of ar* TiorbwaTI i Asked ta tall want jht vapor*
boaa la tana otaor oaaoa* tataaoi replied* previaely tao mm >
laag history of emoauro to vtaestva* Aakvd* da yoa have aa opini
tta aaotaalaa vfcarvAr tta ukutuia la naaaaUy rvlasvd ta t oarcinoan* tataan rwjBtad* 7M*Ia tar optalaci take aaaaatoo flbor maa 1* saall enough ta mot ta. bmoaiain la act aig oaougn ta mlly alt aad vaat tappns is tta* during lanttata aad vxpirvcioa tta aaaavtoo
fiber swings back aad fart* aadr mats aa a mh aaioal natal aad va hta otaor aovnaataal Irritant# ttat tavv prodnoed nlignaay, *" m
taala far tta optaiia ttat tta as santonin
TO C005SSX* 90S 228 UTICAl dakod* yom dn*t vast to toll aa you kaov vtat oauaoa oaaoor* tataoot rvpHod* la soao ixuitaaooo X aeuld bo glad to* wo bay# a pretty aloar owldono la regard to pl>o noi an mod, p.opda fmdftkad iraiyo ta o grodtor taoldaaao af aaaaor anag pipe saokars tat tkat la Iturt oaa of tka faetorv vaiok you taro Xaua ta your otudloa* vltaoaa rvpllod* yoa, tat If ke did not aaoko tko pip# ta would not got tko easoor* ttat la all, liked* i it troa ttat you ala flad oaaoer of tao lung aaoag pooplo ka don't aaoko at all, wltaeao replied* yoa* Aakod, lt*a also true yoa flad oaaoer of tko laagaaon pooplo for vkoa you did aot dlaeovor 1A tko klasory of tkalr ooevpatlea or baokgmad or aaytktag olao tkat tao ltag ha* boon Irritated la aar way waataooTor* vltaoaa ropllod* because vo eaa't flad It dooa avt______ doe* t ozlat* They ba*v fouad oaaoer of tko luag la auak oaaoo* it itfuo tkat kor theory ttat Irrltaata produoo oallgaoaoy dooa not follow *
tkrougk la all oaaoa* At tta tlae of tkia oaa'a first adalaaloa to tko koapiaal aaa did aot fora tao opinion tnat *e bad aaboatoala* Sko m on
vacation during July of tkat year* Cat June 23rd be waa la her offlee aa aa outpatient* he va aot confined to bod than* At that tlao ako rooolvod tko hlatory ako baa atatod* Hr* kothwoll waa atm ia tko koapltal nu ako roturaod froo kor vaeatloa la July* Aakod If ako aade aa onalaatloa of kin or aaaiatod or aupomaed tka aaklag of aa exaaiaatloa of kla at
ttat tlao, vitnena replied, yea* Ok ttat particular adalaaloa ho i gj.,.
9.
Bothasll Idee'di
started tm. July 18, 1952* She did mt prepare s dlacaergs 4**?*1* t!
tla* Ash#d. sas taere one prepared and a* pars of :** aoopttni r**rt
wtCasas replied, there aunt toe* Aased^ wer*t you 1a vltaua replied, do yon want te ***** ^ ***l?yj?*il*"?*?^*
>.* -eoald toe hal^ful, 2 l oserge of the occupational eedlAAl am
a moaai tW auu far
5o
but they go the ward ns a regular ^lt od I
2 go wmai and kelp sort the once out tout lt* oat W ultimate reetoa.
above what 1* wrhttea. on the etoart and wet 1 dona to the patlaae, t. is lust tie soahanltn of tie hospital* She see the ma lm her offloe o:
Jane 23, fie ma later admitted M tie hsipttsl Be ml* adaitted to the
hospital ultk a teatatiT* diagnosis, than la the ear It la dana, ahe s
oa the Tsnart -thpp It states 'aabeetnsljr* vita a quantum anxJE* She )mi
the orlgUnl or tho hospital MiMri, ha*ed, as* *e 70a fix*, la the
original reaerd this hetatlo* dso> July 2si *ufc reeds 'first Hasten*
fTsiTil Hospital JMsrt of thla *4-r*ar aid edit* aOe who eater* with
diagnosis of
aaretisp of log*, vlsbms replied, yes* She
gwewtiea mrh fats for puaaihln, questi--his Ashed, as "the Pi** of
hla mdalhBtaa te the hospital, la there any rafsrs--s la the hseuital
reward sf say ashesteeie thst you sue see, si
replied* os JUy 3,2
it says hletery ia eeepetitole with a Alstons ef eshsstnw * these sr aot ay astee. Asked, sash 2*a drying to get-is this, uas weald pus tm*
fires qaessieaBhle dtagaoaio that uaa iMWtH there
assteel sa, wm
that he wMUOqtMt weald seas frow ytmr rsesrl as tsssIT ef you*
tnsWt| aa* studying hla se Ana 23rd, eitmiaa rapli*d,ne, 1 Jus*
explained to yoa, the sdaiaistretloa hee sotaiag to he with m* that la
injwreeat, there are toehaloleast reaearehare eat xmy ueS| X *,l
dictate oplaloas to then* Asked, as If ted errand yuv yog* rw aot
respeaaihle far aay of the opiaieas exsrosset to tmr loesrU ttaeif,
vitaeaa resiled, 1 sgaiatrsat ttr etwhied the raaar
replied it coal* ha aifeily fsurrtf uners- were aos haa X toe,nl aav than
esters lata ay opinion* She has nun the iw<t there ia aa trssrseai for the disease sd asaaataata 1M is a yrogreaaiv* d.1 soese
aaaaroua aays oa ea ladindmi*e> shown .tut gsfarsass se sals eaaditle*
of aabowcoaie, raid it auisathit, althese tspiled, you're
ss
the diagnosis. or therupsetle ,fdlhtlWQi S* thenooeai* svdlasM use
Iim ia this uses for the imiett at wsoari She seieid ahasa this,
eaa did reeedee thaxapaatia tadlaPf > Be rwSead quite a aaasar of lOm
She thlafea ha tosgn te hare this m Blr. topsad adtoat-- he had a lea t
trays taha at uc eKCpeduas dapWOOMft* lids, it*# a ius^i it m.
that Ttosrspsarts acray treatasat 0SJB he htilsei il te hla iasofar aa
the estoeetesls easditlea la aaaaepModh dttt** replidd, u, X dea'S thlai
one oaa dree aay suoh ooaeluslae* She:1 OS--1, as hellsre that, la feet
oouaiel gata her at idsa la that atmqpruf tha tissue eight de soee go
The tharapeutla zzmyiag uaa doae te 'huwtf ast the eaaeer oells, sartah
the tissue sad sties the aaa sore hnafsrtsHs has ae oae has tha slightaat
of tioarisg site the idea of carls* hla, it w slaply a sas* of yastlaa
off hla day of death. Ashed, sa if the rtioard rtself ladteatos that the
hospital as treatlag this aaa for oaaaer fro* the day of hla first adali that la so, witaess rspllod, ss soea as tha diagnosis eaa asde, Aahod, th
as asde oa the first edaissloa,itaess replied, Z thlah Ctet eaa mde
shout July 10th* Asked, wouldn't therepeutlo aauys eause aa insr--sod
flhroals of the lung,witness replied, that would depend on how suoh of thi
luag use exposed te the radiation* usually this is fairly loaallzed
trwataaat, oare toeing taken t te give general radiation, Z oould taUc It
orar with tha radiation nan If yew want aa to. She decs know if oae gats
Ashed if In the treataent of asbestosis where the hroaehlal tubes are reduced In Use la order to alleviate that condition do they not adainlste a dilhttng drug for this, witness replied, we use it hut have not bean ahl to produce say good results with asbestosis* They did aot do It in this eese because there sas toe auaa osremoan. Ashed, and that was apparent to you free the outset on the first day you axaalned hla with the oollapae of tha lung, witness replied, there was s questloa tout that Is what this was,
10*
Sardonic (owe'd)
JkfJca4 jou k**e aotv witk you wttk reference to tie history tkat you
received me kia u to tk oualaymkt ower tk* years,witness replied
don't tklak tkeee ere utlifutafy;; tkay ere y ^ittsvorlhhled
She keo b detee la tVt eke ms trying to got a eesoripttoa of ill
work es tMt aad mat insulator* lusi IT see urate do** alitss get.
yfta.ees rvpiied, see does set do alX that, *tkwrw sn a good sty tkia
Skat e aa like tkis tells ae tvs- acre sot written done, t=**nttlT I -
sot gat den here tke mt days wkes he worked for this eowoaajTThut
oeapaay, Asked, whan you first axselned tkis eea you were sc Laeere*'
fIking liaSillty oa a particular individual laaoeuek es you were la a*
diagnosis,witness replied, yea* Asked, ead it would ke isworteat la
aeking a diagnosis to determine kow long tke individual kad keen e arsis
tkis particular jok, witness replied, it dopr v* sen mlerat warn y a history tkat is so long la tlae oX exposure* She kee m%mt tbnt ke w
la a store after aakaol la kls early ywutv 2Va wnile still la sakvl
worked for too years fmt tke Boaton floating Hospital* Bo worked, at PI
?r*ss aa skipper also* So wurkod tkaro ateus a year* Her next notation
tkat ka worked at Wcrly
g,f for ana year* fallowing tket ko did
mom work, ko worked off sad ok sath kla gradfktfcwr is. this eeooss wt
Ba ttei started at wfest ka sailed kaot sad fraot insulating sad did it
mad on for asent 30 years, ka ess and sawed, espartos keard to fie pipe*
koilars, ate* Ska ms interested Id tkis 30 years* eamiTaawr la tain
parsisaiar ttnda* naked Insofar as wnwt ka did wnile mu leg for a peers
of 15
far one ewployar or tn fun for avthm eanlnyar as tka
ynrtioalar tine -non you rww tkis kiatsry yen wire nan ton insarm
in finding out tka details or tkat,witness replied, task's rigkt* kakas
aad aowkere in tka record doee It indleaeo sow sues aeecwsee ko eons is
taet witk wkiie la tke eapiey of tke Bnaareft Coaaaay oak arwnarw ia U
reward does it indicate tv eailSer of tv eseestos wnilo werklag for t
Bancroft Coapaay,witvss veiled, yea, Womag wiu vaookao legal raw
av to kawo proper ventilation or tv wearing of a aaan and kkan AA can
wkiie auwBJUg few tV Baaaruft Cowpaay ko waa out ia tko open mr Xk a m
fined spnv, west tv situation mo with rerarwaae so wnmiakidd* Bko
uw tkis patient
kda last sdoasslon to tko VapAtal tko lass
part of Imoff aad flrwf jsrt of Dwaeaaar, Ska was aot tv se-e*Us
attending payslelaa at tka tlswr tko nan was on vs ward* &V vd natal
to do witk tko prwpansstad of nto dantk anrdflsnVT tvs wna daao hy ti
douse officer* Ske vd matklag te da witk tko preparation of tV final
diagnosis, ZV dV gnosis of wpsaav tkxwagaowx tv
yaaod
ms qvatiaaaklo kut tvs antedated tV poataorsan, ^ ia sno ikaatfi
as tv hospital roaord la aovasaM*
TO COTS5S. TOR TRJTEZZditfe looking at tv slides fellwwl* autopsy *ko observed soae eluWevped, krswa niirn Mtn of fV kooavo of tkoir ieagtk and contour aad duration la tv krcvhial tree o
lung ske oQvluded tvy were asPestos fikers. Asked if ske Vd. aa opinio
" " *i*th*r ?*7
* /ear or tm years,witness replied, a
d*dod, tkay kad certainly kad been tkaro loagor tkna a year in year onln
tn^ vpiiod,J don't tklak I
y*m an opinion *a tins, iud, tv
flmv that Wed tko eaaeer wkiok produced tke dsatk kad teas there mii 1eager than a year, tvt is a fair statescat, witness replied- that ooem;
*2** 1tia Bar oeiaiostv* ia em^itasss
vplied, I wish I could ke awfully flat-footed kut I*n seiesmlr willi
go along witk you on tvt,
J -easing
wkiok ms
TO CCTXSSL TOE THE CLdIKAHTt Asked, placed on tV hospital record oa at
tlevaadt iasgenwoasrisll
oofoMauVii tn.1^.
** "* ooaflr--4 bJ Sb.
^*
CO0PSEL POE THE UTICAlAsked, is it a fair
tvt you Vtc bo opinion aa to kow long ike eacestos
b52 "^
e**]*:
opinion,
ropll^no, jou n>r^S,
I bn, 14 bo--. tM .,,.to. rtbor. .00. .
Sul. S,
SrgS.ti!bJlli.?SttU*I?.iJJi*!KririS2eIi?Spii'54y^;i..tll!L*iii*,l0`
oplAlaa as to how long tke flkart wkiok sV saw under tke slide were in
tko aystea.
>11-
rnt soul 1 (d*d)
Counsel for Utloa. ra*xt ins reqaert that tia questions ia
aaivtrf admitted da s be itneUs fro tn* meeord. ui Commissioner
sbmybs
la iauil tba.entire rsoord nmd o*ea iutalti<A
At tba onnriirnsA bearing bald la tbit ease la 3oatoa on frl< Jply 31*1953* tba following e*td*te was reeorced:
APfBdBAICBSs L* leaks, BsoulTa, for Cla 1 Si^on, ftxr DtlamBwt
BaAntetm* *owire, for ^rmrmlmrm lasitfim Cuosaay
HSS y. snsvxu^ the Utnnt. onrtme* br teotltted ate remanta--
book --lab wwmaal baa 2m bl* bod* Sf f--d tba* la tbe moat bar mini vara * wars* iaksA tm lee* a la that book aad tall if aka l iwpmti itf*ltaon replimd*ret* Xt'i* bar mteA'a*
Counsel for elalamst offered tbit Hemoruadn Baetr for able record aa an Baamtausla| it It a wore reeera boot kr tbe da Bondar* Oatokar 24*1931 tbrirmct fetnmry 19* 1952* ttaar 2m IS tarn employee Hated from day so day tarn rerx nab be did* tan it ir
tbta an. bad soma sort of natffttwy ampmodtr am tbi* fob* fftloa objected to tbs adalmalem of tbls imani ten*
ruled tbs Imnabi Bern* earn te ba aultia aa am ******* 1m savad Tar aauaaal far Ptiaa*
JDfflT 2* HPnm --Had aad qvnim by emmal faar
testified bs pressmrly line am Barry Stmt,
^erobastar. Bis oaoupmtlea it ttmt of ambeetor worker* Ba la a noma* mi
tba Bams aad frost t-- Barkers* Bain* Ba baa wvmd
worker about J5 year** (Casual far elainss asmsad ba-maa offi tbit as as aar expert ntumr mr tbs' irmuw of a bast aad r*
Same tbit 35 yurt ba tma vmMti tsamlator am belle--* pipn* ante X
aad staabs* In. daing tbit worfc bs aaly bad ba six up tba --msrotn ugtm
water - that worn tba only urtai ba did* Ba baa Anna that mt blbomUP*
Za that trade dm b--L oaomaln to- eel ayllmdart af prepared lin--il rntimg
aatarlala* Ba baa doms that work blaaalf* Ba kas bleeked bailer** fXted a
noil xtaabi blaaalf* (Ceumaml far *'*
sgmla ttatad ba offamm bbim
an aa n axyart wltaaas n tba trade of atbaatoa Worker aad bamb a* fr
Ibemlatm mam*) ai-*wig a flaa wma part of tba insulating
5te m--
material was sat almayt amad ta bloefe a flam* Tbmra are a aertalm Umdti number of aittrials asad tor bleakiag a flum* diked* wbat ara tba assart* used for blackleg a flaa* witness replied* 85 par east Ra(meals emmld bm
one; air sail beard eemld ba aaotbsr - tbit it Just aa astattat paper}
aad applleesiom of acaasla aaaaat alone witbeat bleeding* dated* im. amy
of tbame three insulating amtarlals that you bare fart mtleaad la amtee uaad* witness replied,/--* It it used la tbs maatetli. Baeb of tatm
bbtarlalt was used specifically la insulating* far beat sael&g* Tbay else used ma aabastaa eemeat* Asked if a particular type of flaa required a
particular oaa of tbooe four Insulating materials, witassa replied* yea*
baked* what would be tba olroumstaaeee under waiob you would use tte
asbestos eemeat, witness replied, la 90 per meat of tbe eases you used tb
asoestos eeaeat for flalsblag* dtkad, bow it that asbaetat oanaat prepare
wltasss replied* it ooaas rigat froa tba lines* They get It la begs aad
drop it into a sizing baa aad apply water* Asked* is it tba auatou of tbe
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ftattaan <de*M)
of a heat
ftott insulating sna and asbestos ^rhart I* is
of ;ut trade that tte ui oa tu Job aix this aseestos mmamax * *kJ
It (objection by eouasel for Utiea as betas laaaterial, question a--.
witness replied, yes. Be ha* dons tkot himself.
58 5SX
JLsksA to tall whs* he aerasllr observed
when this senate was ausad* ntani replied, tke dust naturally tiLise*
whan tke *aaat strikes tks box*
50 COT1SEL fOK THE CldXMBT: Bloeklac a ketlsr just aaan*
applying tke insulation. That la tone la tke saae saner as bleeding a
Vfcsa
a teller ye* geNtellx used tke insulation dlreetly la e
Ath tke toiler baaasae so air wpaee wna sailed for but la a fiuttif
used aa air wpasa latk ta give air wpaaa weak klearths IS* & near was
tte air wpaaa. Aaked* 70a said la aaewer te a pwawlwas nansa time 9e
par eat of tke tie* tke mtecial mead la Masking a flu* ** tale ask*
asMBk. snilil tkat eaae figure apply la Masking a dollar or wanld It k
dlfferos pi upswtl nsj witness rspll ad, u. it*i tke saaa tklng. * wal
aay tkat 9* par east of tke tlae they weed tkls sslinu sunaw* to m
la otter aanea they asad tks aakawtaa mst ta stttt tke llastm ts t-
teller kas tkat ass aof a paasral pmtsst trick mrmrr !. hake* ta
kow ka would ga okwm eevaartas a etooai pipe* mtnann raplXad, e steem, P-
up ta tea lasae* is frally wcask sa witk pasta. The milwring asisr
is lMsruVtT -r"1` naked* is it Oaasa anasikl er daak.dk ease la %i
font af a rIlkUft wmm replied* tt*t a. aMA --mt iattt * tall wst ka aasus ip ttet.witaaea resiled, It aaaas ts maaldad farm.s
wppreximtaly tea makes aad tksa aaldad la eecteaml raw fiaa
hared, oa tke aeterlhl tkat jtu used is taara any laeal aa akker tag ets what tka aaturlal is eoaposat ortoajeetlon aetad by eaaaaal far
knows of four saapawrtaa us aaanfassusu teas.- wtersal. ^ tear rw kleaaa
d teternaa, Johns lunni, fttUlrCmif, dteuss teieetae.Soai*(lw pas
aaaorp sufficiently strong today a yon eould t all us reesT wan* sppwmrw
tka label* of tka aaldad pipe aorwrmc p/ossead by asp ar tease rear-
aaaafaetvrnrn (abjaetloa noted kp aauaal for Okies. qteetion allswad)
witness rppllad. 85 par east
aad tkkk de all* eased, does it a
anything there abets uuas- tks etasr 15 par east is there,witaaae replied
asnrur stated to ap knowledge*- ishsd, teas decs tka parse* `noMTItu a
teller* refer tn,witaea- replied* tkat is amply finishing up tka worn,
dedad, wkat is tkw wosstmms ttek Is osad us teat operetta*. ntcaaan
replied* aakawtaa awatWBS.
wtek tr tktepdB*ar*imateag ww*p*
sttfljpucsstt rsplLad*
ft. tka -astastes
t j^s aaswpekikc^
0 COOBSSCi POt TBATSUBSs Be didn't know nr. Eottssll Be ma on tke sane job witk kin but never worked dlreetly witk never worked dlraatlp witk kin ea ka never sea what work ka ted
wal So
do
kskad* tkere are a lot of tka duties on tkls Job tkat are not duatp. wXtd
replied* I wen14 not sap a lot*it* Tally a dusty jok^Ukad* yea na ti
nttlad is 4usty,wita*sa replied, even tka application Is duatp.
after pod have mixed tke unesr witk tks aaterlal tkat is la tkls ter. tkes ekan you apply It lt*s wet aad there is as dUst, is tkat rlckt.wltnsaa replied, as, there is dust teun.zqu apply it. isked* *hsa you wet it. witness replied*you*re hot appljffels vet stuff to the boiler or flne.wki
7** opply it to tke mcneals blook It*# dusty. They put tkls baa tetarleJ in a pall or tub sad pour istsr oa it. Then it's wet* Tke eiwTir oaa te
daaa la a few nlautse. Than tka an wko are solas to use tkat taka sons o a sorter board or pail- *key use a taawal. These aaa taka soaa in a busks
aad tksa apply it witk a travel. One aaa eaa alx
for 100 wen. On
an averse* Joo there would 0* tea sea. Qm aan, in oae hour, oould nix
eaouck oeaent for alltke aea for tke day. So che other dine aan oould xa
to taa tub end set a pall or ouaket full of tkls nterlal ate take it to
wkere they were womans and apply it with a trowel. That la tka usual way it la doaa*
TO CtAJUdEL POH UTICA: B# ms not workins ^p in Port Kent, Ealna
with Hr. Bothwell; ke tns not on tkat job. Be worked with hi* >t ->.* t._
Bounins. Tkat nay have been two years aso. It *u o2ti
^
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Sotftweli (deo,d)
There ere different weans of mppWa
boiler. There are ?r not ^La a.y fgfli
different period of
type* of insulation used* A*ced, and tlee Mr.Bothwali >** using asoestos
-<wneo---u--r--
ttowleage
you
don
know, *itanas replied^ao*
TO CM1**TM- FOB THB erjTWCes *hsa one 1* aoplria^ JJJ^J*** ee
yob*7* solas ip^ the dry surface sad idteB you spalf
*^1'
dS wrSofySVlai back the dirt. He did state the **je*0*
* *
used as the finishing cost. As a general rule it ** used * * Scat top of soSmiag elss. AiU -* l*" "* ?TSfUr Hit
put oa before the asOastos ewttienHi replied, -hat lsS5Pr cant
Unuls. Anaed. As Shat in. the fora of a prewrtlrtsd ** 2L!e25 ?JL
Is is also la ado fora of a w huau,ul&aess replied 2S,2?\2*^I ^
At * la wolded tan. Seai4o the sum afVkM *** J*1*
a^i
sumac of ths MU is dast.fi whs* 7*m*re tawing lt? lt`e ****** *4 not would it mka aay 1trfir~Mi Mwie yus. war* inmlUnc these molded
seCaeas* as to tdo extcat of the dust that would cot oa you* would sooo
places ho wore dusty than athers,witness rsoliadJas,a*. spaa eenstrustic
tten would he aore wind* SSict would, waka it oar* dusty* Asked, how abac
installing insulation oa. pipes that ore la the celling, between oao
selling sad tds floor shore(objection noted hr eouasol for Utica-, questi
admitted do bees/ witness replied* X doa*t thi.uk that question is pet
oorvootlr as far os we are ecneensC beflaws betrwesa a soiling is art so
youre not between a ceiling eu yomr* applyiav that* ys**re uoen lt|u"p lt*s tinno tee aolliac.adea tdo loo is eowmleted, ywn*ro lx *-
open woea you apply it. The floor eoewe is la place* Aakdd, yeu're worm:
soots against s floor* witness-rpdlod,yoo* Asked* Is tdot word ooro dnsv
tdoa other work or less dusty,witness replied*! think wao- answer would to
Just swot tae saao*
so couhsel foa xn uticai That dipso* oa Job.
u
to comas* nt ths cusunt Ama, n if i usd.
i, there are three parts of the work sees are dusty* one of It is
of the asbestos eoeK tds. seeand As wash yoo pleoo too asoos.os
eeaens against the augnosiaa alOdk aad- tdie third is woea you rut the eodedd segwants to put cat pipes. As theca nay other port of the so Is dusty*witaeos replied* as fax as dusty, now as 1 undurstaadhhus question to be Is the work dusty* yes* At'* dusty bur 1 uua't say it* dusty for all uatesdala*
so ssK crrmrcTreinimi zhs work was dusty
itoriel -la hiring at **
ex applylac*
used their
TO COUNSEL FOB TBAVEKBSihskod, oa these Jobs where you were Wljrlac or this saterlal thst you were cutting, there was s oonsidormhls dust that was not as result of your aaterlals, is that true,witness ali* ehat is true, Z said yes* Asked* la other words oa hollars that you wAgas he worklhc oa there sey he e think float of ordinary house or bulidAns aware sooallsd, is that higJrt,wltaess replied, yes* Asked, and oa pipes that
I2"J2f?*22T2rl2*J>' r**lrtac thsre might likewise he thfek ooatlnc of he
**m**efe Aeked, and when you say the joh *y.f***^5 fou 1,111 *a your operations you disturbed and knocked loose a la* of this dust in around there,wttness replied, no* la ay statmeant/ siwt!
* *** ** that the prooedure when you apply mterial either to s hollar *.*'
to tu pip., you U|U dl.turt t. lit
,, Sm,
sxztejssi
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per ooat of th cloth wrapse
^ zs&sssii 2Lt
Hotawcll (dee*d)
eejorlty lawolwed material up to Pea inches, witnessreolled*
I followed U has been without cloth. * *
Se^IS
ha* been Urger -or*. He wouldn't kno" **
fi^did wit
the larger war* or with wore us to tea incaes* Aixel, mt l. dlfl wc
O&Jest________________________________ ___ ..
*t a tie*. That ttwp doeo act apply wh ** * applied to the
insulation on the boiler* They apply the insulation <oa the boi-er fir*
and taea flalah with the oecent* haded, oa tba stuff yoa apply directl.
to t&e boiler you put that oa dlreotly with a trowel and that .a wet,
witaeaa replied. ae*Ahkedt you put that oa with hloana,witaee# replied,
yea* After ho puss the fclnett oa* the* ho
a n the we* oeaess* xho
wot oeasa* Is handled la a trowel. Tbs* they put oa one part et a *lae.
hehed* so the only part of tha holler that you touch whan you par oa ti
wot oeacat with the t rowel In thl part whleh bee owes wet* you don't
touch any other pert.witness replied, the wwt sdwehf hits one ears of tho ooller end Inrarlably dletures too hast that is on share* They at6
these added ferns with a snwAnked* os wnn you wet than with a saw
do yen usually put than don on searching end saw dan on than,witness
replied, I would say 'no* to that question. That Is usually done by lay
it down on a flat svfeee and sotting across ltXt is dans llhe an a
table aad out across* it euss easilyAshed, and tno ntcrlal that yon
out is usually eoeerod with sloth* up w ten lashes,witaass rwnlind*ywn
ashed* you don't now w&aCbar ftr.Aotfe*ll need any annul orar to*
or not* witness implied, not definitely*
Oh* JAMES STSWAST SOUlfT* called aad questloaad by oouaool tm elataatiteattflwm QEBKllflentlono
admitted as pathologist) he has had the opppertunity to rwrlev tno
reeord of Aaaaaehuaetts (Hateful fiowpisdl aad the antopey reward df the
Massachusetts fianetm hospital* pathology eeian i asm* fie hae foiaad an
opinion ns to the cause of death la ma^case* la ais amnion. this
sea's death was oaaaed by ertewpooroinnaa of tho laagp -- that was m 1 mediate eause of death - with enenaien .UJM heart* pldmrc, dlnphrsg:
retroperitoneal tissue on the left, adrenals* kld&syr^shd the lysna notea
was these anr othar --
m*. thia wan had waiah waa
oasmbutlag factor la hla danth (objection aotad by eonnsel for Qtlsa*
his exoepsloa is sared) witness replAad*tbars were other oonmeutlng fnetorsalshed* whs* were they in order of ihoortaaee,witaeaa rwfvllad,
this man bed asbestosla with palaaoary fibrosis, eaagoetien of the llwwr*
Inflanstlon of ths external surface of his heart*lAflaaaetlon of hla rig.
lung,externally* aad he had approximately a quarter of fluid in ala right cheat* Ashed to tnllvm&mt there is la the hospital reedrd wale*- lands aln
to the opinion this* waa had s*beatoats, -witness replied* la the meroeeop:
examination cs( his lung tissue the eharceteristlo nodular shaped bodies ti
one eees la asbestoels were preeeas* thee# are dlagnoetie of eebeetooin.
Ashed If he has sa opinion as to whether or not there is any eeueal
relationship between the asbestoels aad the eaaoer from which this nan died*witness replied he bee* his opinion Is that due to the laegssaadlag
oeroaio irrttstlnw*aa result of tho inhalecion of asbestos fibers* that thl
in an adequate cause for the dewelepneas of his oanoer whioh led. to hla 4w
Askod* did the esbestotts Itself, apart frou lt,
^ protiuala.
the oanoer, did the cebesteeis itaelf play eny part la hie death atttae tine that be dled*wltaees replied, X don't thins so, no. Asked, I cat * to assuae that thl* enployoo worked for Av k. Bancroft Company between Deoeaber 17*1950 and Harm 19, 1952* that during that time ho performed
tho regular duties og a heath aad frost insulation worker or asbestos
worker ee it is ordinarily described. that this work, aad sweoifiaaiir during the period free October 28, 1952 end february 19. 1952 included days
!25nSh*srsi8iisi
^shs'sss.s10^*
days in whioh ho finished fittings, that la these operations he used Lnl
aulatlng eeterials, looluded among whioh would b# asbestos oeeeae. he used
JW** lneulatlon saterial aad molded segeeact, that ia connection of of pipes he bad to cut aad saw the asbestos beard, that he had to8oSt IVtV f around pipes and fittings that ca with the pipes that ta -Ss ooweril^.
Bothwell (decs *d]
that this wor* * dusty, :m: the dust included dust ^froaetahnesrirnuscutiloa:'
materials as mil *s building dust "I1!* JftJ_?*'j2ld"**tnat The doth-
jos, cast the widow testified at fa*t ubst fce^-outt
'"urther -
&e washed contained dust partioJ.es aad -
rrrae* wait*
la. January 1952 he dwraLgpeA the onset ^ ***^*?^^EnTW.
worm m pae woraxag *ad Arodaot^e ^ e swa-awn,.,' * '* ^ saors ofbi
that shortly thareartar he noticed that na exertl-a -e
S~d.
kbUsai sacra wring pain below the eagle of Hi* -ert
-*d
that ae was out of word r.ai February 21 to February 29,1952 ad*etur
homfroa the job wnich ha was iotas **r
"d "*Li*~wiIV
the doctor told hla me grippe, that he thea returned to worh for a *a
weeks and finally oeaaed work for tno Bancroft Cowoaay on ?ah .9,195
sad weal to wars for t he iristreai Coapasy tram Mama 20, 1.952 to dprl.
1952, that he oqbsISwA to do the work of a heat and trowt. laomjatioa
fortho XL.Mtirrrn Company, that he finally stopped work iaAtii 195Z
following consultatlm with a physician beeanse of thaae aywnto-- deso-
bafore, namely, shortaaas of breath.oa axemen, pain balow hl left
shoulder and oough, now, uniUi these faots to be true
to his wort
his*tory sad` "the' h-is--tory- of thea onset of hilas sywwpptteeim, do .you harre ma or
as to idurther or sat the1 work this waa waas doiags_wwi_n__ii_e__l_a_ the ewploy of
V. Maaraft eewpuy, that would be Pecewri7,19S0 to Bareh 19,1952
{hater la producing the aefaestoela and breadhegwaie
oaraiaoad
sb he dled,wltae*e replied, tceuasal for fftloa objeeted, pa
aokittea de bans, hid exceptions are sawed) 1 da. It la his owlnlcnr tha
soaotlao during 1951 this aa& doe slowed a hUeaur of hla liny as
soooadary to hla asbestoeis, the eeeerteeis waa a faster in oantlug th
aalignaaay to start, that is as far as he caa go* Asked, do you haws aa
opinion as to wherewar the inhalation of dust froa insulating --erials :
hla work during 1951 waa a factor, aggravating or proaipitctlag fheter,
la she aabestosla and thereby of ehe oaaeerteejeetiom noted by eemosel
for Utlea,,his exemption la sawed) witness replied, if ho im><d awas
containing asbestos during the period of time it would tuasms Us
condition. Asked, do you aawe an opiaioa as to whether or not nan work
from harsh 20,1952 up to April 25* 1952far the drwncreag Cory Cammy,
oaeunlnc that ha Inhaled dart froa insulating aatenala as hla worn. Including asoeatcs, was a faotar la the aaoeateaia aaa waaeer trmm wuiah
died, witness rolled, I have aa opinloju It is hla onmioa that it did
not piny any role* Ashed to give hit reason for that ooiAloa.wxtaaoa
replied, because ho had earttinoua prior to tha tlao and oaroiaom ma th
of tbo death. Asked, didn't tha further inhalation, of the aaooatoa east
the last six weeks piny any part la tha aggravating or worsaaiag am "
witness replied, na, 1 don't think so. Asked, did it play any port in pre
daeiag the death at the tine that he dieri,aiaaaaa ropilea, 1 don't think
70 CDUBlgg 701 tbM
Aakwd, yon tay that there waa a long*
standing chronic irritation due to the
of fibers wmlee you soy
was an adequate oause for the cancer, witness replied* that is eorreet.
Asked* when you say longstanding oaroaie irrltasiea, caa you tellAa how
long, witness replied, Z don't think anybody eon tell you that; we do knot
that one of the causative factors m the production of aalignaway is a
chronic irritating process*
that fceglaa I don't think anybody au.
narrow it down aa to a week, or a aosth, we know that oaneer takes a
certain length of tlae to develop, once It startalt dtpcnds on the looatlc
It deptofeon whether It can be reeoved or t, this aaa's.oanoer waa tee
advanced to reaove, they took hla to the Massachusetts General and attevpt
to reoove it and found.they could not beeauae of the advanced stage, when his oaaoer began I can't tall you because the line of deaaraatlon batwem
norml and ab&osml ae one ever eeea, Z don't think anyone ana tell. Asked
22 r?J 2**'* W whether or not the oaneer had its lnoeptlon prior to JUre,
gg*
th. wur. It could ha., bcin
ot
ar^ssrs s srtlrss.
first coaaenccd, witness replied, I would soy the asbestosls had bean prose, for aany years. That is so baeause of the appearance of the lungs. Asked,
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Eothwsll Uec'd)
assume that this wan worked at the taae
suoseoues- -
to Auril 25, 1952, doing the same sort af thing tea-
period of deceaoer 1950 to Karen 20,1952.
you ha*- a_ 00l^-on
-c -f
or not the worn subsequent to Harea 20*1952 would
having in aiad the fnese that 1* /aw* opinion a- .at
asoestoala snd,secftad*ca*er (counsel far -r*releri
b
ai already answered the question) witness replied* here's a m&
ay
1952 was doomed to death fro* his sallgaancy, his waUgnaaay warn then ft
advanoed, t douht the inhalation of anything further accelerated the jr
of hi* mugnaaey* Asked, do you have aa opinion as to whether or not wr
during that period of time was deteiaaatnl to hlh i object ion noted by
oousael for Travelers, doctor allowed to answer the question) witness
replied* there are certain jntiensa with wallgnanay that yon advise eon*,
ding their Job soul
the day they die, there are other patIt
vao ooapletaly collapse ease yon tall that they have aaligramoy sad asv*
return to word* X don't think tha wart factor plays aaah of a role la th
adveneeaset of aallgasKt disease* dated* the malignant disease was aggro
was it not* by the inhalation of asbestos after the ptlprc disease had
started ia his systea,was it aggravated hr the asbestos dost, la roar
opinion, witness replied* X think that once his aallgahsey began, that fo-
perlod of possibly four or five or sis months following the egiaxilng of
his aalignssay he night have aooeierated the growth a little bit by
1 whaling acre of the factor that was eas of the causative agnate in hi*
anilgnaws condition* the aallg&aney wane it started was not aggravated t*
ueh by the further
of asbestos* that is la and af Itsalf. la
vuortanaa it`s not known to eeuse death par Astee, aseestosit, witaon
replied* yes* asked, but your answer ana that it was sot aggravated very
such, witness replied* Z don't thlak it was aggravated very auea by his
work after his aallgaaaey started. Asked* but is sight have been aggramt
oaewaat*wltnese replied* slightly*
TO C00SSSL IU1 TSfRXSBBiAskad* did X uadwmsd yon to any m your opinion the wan's work from Aaron 20th until the date ae fiaUly star work* sues asbestos as he algat mve lam led, if any, played no part in
either the aggregation or acceleration of the disease aor did it bnsg ah. his death sooaer than it otherwise weald have occurred* 1* taut a correot statement*wltaaa* replied* that 1* correct*
Counsel for Trashier* sade a notion the nisi a against thwa ho dlsaissed* The action was taken under advisement*
Counsel for elalaaat requested the Autopsy fieport of Deoeaoer a 1952 - Unit Huaoer 778205 - be made part of this record* This la done cy reference and aay be found in the Board file* The anatoaio diagnoses repor thereon are: Bronchogenic adeooeareiaoaa, left lower lob# with Tt*"Mnn c loft upper lobe, *>--**, ji-*, aretroperitoneal tissue on left mad netsstasea to right lung, adrenals, kidneys, and hilar, mediastinal, left supraclavicular and par*-aortic lyaph nodes; Asbestoaia with moderate pulmonary fibrosis; Hepatic congestion, noderate; Pericarditis, fibrinous* Pleurltis, right; Pleura effusion, right (800 oo.); (Pulaonary oeteearthr*. fingers, mild)*
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This hearin: *"e:*
- tr e<- a-.:.!* -.\e:ne/* vhe eeployee suffered
personal injury arici-V :` .f *.*... :..* ****
his eoJcysent *rd,
if so, whether hi*
*c* c>**-*'
ela*.***. *3 i..id injury.
The olsls <*
s *-. ,*-i l'..t *r?rf * t'tlca r.utuvl Casualty
Coxpnny which -r.terva the A W -it-.- ,,;.
Insurance
Coapaay'vVidh oo**red the *.rr.e. *o~< '.ork `.iMny.
The reolry** vcr**d f"r cr?
v >aerofi Cowpnny fren
Secenber 1? 1J0 to Kurch '.9* 1952 %s4 J.* worked for the Aritrcn* Cork
Corpsnf froa Ksroh 2ft> 1952 to Apr* 1 25, ;5?There is evideno* in this reoore upon whl*th I find that this
46*year old oeedcat with s i~y?ur work ulster* s* ns, asbestos worker,
was Isst er;*i.?yrd e s pip*
r.id hit: *n f.*cr: insulator for the
two sfores- .ttonr-. cot.pA.-Ae*
w.rk with the twr injured fines
entailed the handling and lnsinl^aiiua (f aetestts
covering of
pipes sad also *s on ir.ryi*or agninct heat sc-* free*.in various torrs
sad under various conditions.
There is evidence upon wnich I find that ti:* decedent
work exposed hia to the irusaiation of iccestoc dust parMcleo. I find lie
did inhale these partlole*
It is also s fair and reasonable infrrenos--and 1 so '.-- or--that
asbestosls is a disease contracted -niy 07 people who are exposed to the
inhalation of asbestos fiber* m their work, Zt is occaon knowledge that
persons who are not so e.tpesed do not suffer frsa this progressive disease for whioh there is no Jaovn cure,
BIM9KJBAItionai rt dense thaT'tho raplojee died on Deeaaber 3* evidence upon nlch Z find that death was dua tp
hPMHdKpqn^^prctaaaa, secondary to asbestosls* I sooept and adopt tne opinion of Or. Harriet l. KArdp, under
whose supervision the decedent was treated during his entire period of hoepltsllc&tion and who had aa opportunity to review the entire autopsy protoool and who saw sene of the pethcloglnnl'naterlsl in connection with
the autopsy. Dr. Etrdy tcsttfled--and Z ro find--The work the decedent
t Roch?:*H (fic i)
pe;*for^<l * * p`.ps
v.'~ >;** '. r*.1 ??it \r_'v-r.-* ? ftr*2 tr.e dieeaee that
resulted la nis decto Trl- ir. leather* X aocept art ec.?-t ir.c opinion af r.r
.1ocney, a
pathologist, euo
'ihat
for A- y* fianer-.ft i'.;rftj'. '.hta "*1' :
aurl.s '*5- v**.-*. hs xs* r*ls * --i ll^-rr.cy i* hi* iu,05 *
eoor.do.-y tc hi* i--u-3 *. -* **.*:
a raatir :r. sensing the
llgrvwid7 to stars 5 t t I find, therefore, lie* .:.% srtcsrsa duat **! tn the rcricyss
I t inhaled at hi* eer* resulted !n *seatosir Thli, X Clast, constitutes a I
i personal injury artil:^: cut ef 9ad la th* course of hla ecpleyesnt X find
further that the aas^vtotin eaveed a lung aalitnaaty xhlch resulted t& ni*
death ea Deeesher 3. l?5u. The fits?* that ou*' tv-
wnioh produce! the death of th
\ eployee had been la she ee^ii; .%% -
i_.cn longer t ran s
m the
4 ( opinion of Dr. Hard*. `ffcj-t it r. fz : * vctr3?ut/r Dr. il*rtv inrtifiei,
I adding, *thet sees* e*rt*lulf '*<,"<* t.x-.v *t',,sl;\ *..1 l *:> fine..
\
fill* conMi***u r! or 1 cp:rin
.sr*r.7 relievo the
lane lncu-er of as* rreper^is* illy f vr in- rc.yrtnt -f cispentatias since
It ra* Is the /ear cf hi* death *. rr.t the enpic-yee oc:ia*_iofl :rrh for ths
*teopd insured,
Thi* opinion. too, -3 ch*r-h ly Dr Hoe.nv He teatiried, and I no find, that *the nan'* work frta hereo 0 until ?n* date he finally stopped
work, *uch asbestos i n* at^ltt ;-at lnivi*d, if ar.y, ployed r-r> part la
either the *fsra%atlcc or aareleration nr the aisnrea nor did it bring
about hi* death eooasr than i: jshen.*ic* *">'*- ieioe oes*arr3sla i Dr. Bodary. wno m prfelnans in '..a.* field of pntntlcjy aai whoa*
qualification* were e.'taltfd Mr*.
it i* iila opinion tht- oanoer
started *iuhaeqit*r.t to !?50. X would *r-7 protthly 195* frta the desoriptler. of the cnat*r.* X attepl end adopt Dr.TUoaty** optr.lrn tci so
fl&l* The deoodant ua* m the replcy ef the A. V. lar.oroft Cospcny, the
flret Ineurad, tfcrousncut all 1951.
I find, therefor*, thnt the industrial injury Kilch resulted in a
lung eaaoor and cau*fd the employee'* death t* sausally related to his
\
Sotftweil 'lea'll
e*plo>**<?nt wits *-r.e .V~.
*. ...xv, r f?'*:* *7 the
-usual
Casualty Ccsrpany. There is .v.rtrrw* In the r ;rri that r<r.* r-eplnyer'e Inyt werfcins
day was April 2*, 10$^. .`ctwe*n tn* ^*-.'`.1 ?f M* *srlcy*T.t r.A hi*
death fce waa thr*c *i:r
.. c?*.h.*l *"- *.r rdniticn to
these three coafintsmis ry
* ... vv.icn.. :r.re.
Tiv*re in no evir.4a.s0 .5
ooni.nry art e-> T isfer cni find
that the r7lo:-fre us
i*atert f^r war.; between .*prtl 25,1552
Ueoccber 2. i?<2 Au* to the a:
inner cotccnsabie industrial
injury, neatly luntf eano-r, Tu* Utloa rUitual Casualty Cowpany if directed
to pay total incapacity ecapencatior. for the abo^e-atentione! period,
at the rate of rjo.co a **, plus C15 30 a wee* for iopenlency.in t'.io
total sua of Cl'*2C.71.(2e Atanica*s Cess, I65 r.ass. 51)
Ths Utica Kutual Casualty Ccapnny it further directed to pay the olaluant widow the eua cr '20.CO weeicly i> eocjjdrjicr esatensatioa, frm Deceaber 3, `.552 to date ana ojcti^ui.v^, subject to the previsions of the
Aot. The bus of 3505.71 is due to the I'tlirj; data of tnio decision.
The Utica flatus l Casualty Zespnr.y is also directed to pay the elalacat widow the euw of 025.00 ueealy csj-.ftnicncy ccncenssvien, for the
care and support of five alnor cnlldrca la accordance with the provisions
of the Act. The sun of 31132*14 ir due In weefely oospeasatloa benefits
for the children to the filing detc of this decision*
The total sum due the delimit widow under this decision to the
flUne date, October 16, 1?53* la $345*1.56 which the Utica r.utual Casualty
Coxpasy is directed to pay forthwith*
The Utlea flutual Casualty Cospuny Is also directed to pay the
alalwant widow the addition*.! tun of "3CC.OO under Ceotlen 53 ' the Act* The Otloa Mutual Cacunlt7 Coupon? is ordered to aake the payneat
of 9500.00 to the State Treasury in accordance with Seotlon 63K of the Aot.
Z find equity and justice required the testimony of Uootore Hardy
and Rooney and they are each entitled to 350.00 under the provisions of
Seetioa 9a of the Act.
Rothwell
?&e denied end diesis.*;?:.*..
- vi-* ?rA\ai,*rr. Ziir.u,2T.'T Cc.s%*ny is }
( jV.v.A*; lrr. 'o*
(lilley 5tci-jr (tlichtcoo ttatuel XtleMlit? Co,
( Tchns-TT^eytllfl Honfing (,?rcToler3 Xheuronoe Co*
(Porbea Co. (Araricen lutceobile'' Ins. Cc,
(Brart Asbestos Inoulating^Co. ( ContlAbttiel^ CfJMMii ty`06i*
1X9.10 l'T.34
31.Cii oC4.37
(7.
Co..
(State Accident *Tfcn&.
*Utt
(Central As,astes ( Ueovttj b/ Jrwxle)
127.34
Tho foxmla weed boreln.Ja th* aeao-e,Lev lfortb in cur Award of I/I8/57*
la tho o?*nt that plaintiff* la now entitled w*contiim4 nodical cere, tbo
rctltlcas; herein will bill the above *pridrf emiloyeta for their 'pro^'ortiouata abare 04 a jearly basis.
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