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WESTINGHOUSE PROPRIETARY
APRIL 3, 1980
SUMMARY - POTENTIAL ASBESTOSIS
- LESTER PLANT
DECEASED EMPLOYES
1. JOHN JONES. JR. SS# 336-07-0619 Dept. 7201 - 23713
Start Date : 7-08-37
Date of death: 2-18-77
Occupation : Supervisor
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Workmen's Compensation: No claim filed with Westinghouse
Litigation
: Helen Jones vs Johns-Mansville (8-18-78)
Comments
: Many years working with asbestos blanket
2. THOMAS F. JOHNSON SS# 195-05-7199 Dept. 7440 - 24102
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Start date : 5-14-51 . Date of death: 1-19-77 . Occupation : Erection and test
Age : 64
Workmen's Compensation: Taken to referee - settled out. of court
Started payments 12/79
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(1-20-77 12-79 $26,480)
Continuous weekly payments - $177
Litigation
: Mary Johnson vs Jonns-Mansville 5-29-79
Comments
: Worked Sun Shipyard 1930-50
Was around asbestos but did not install or
handle regularly at Westinghouse ......
3. THOMAS J. HASSEL v :
SS# 182-05-0186 Dept,
Start date : 4-20-42 Date of death: 10-9-76 Occupation : Lagger Age : 69
Retired: 10-18-72
Workmen's Compensation: None paid - petition 6-31-76 - died
Old Occupation Disease Act - unresolved
Litigation
: Rose Hassel vs Johns-Mansville 9-15-78
Comments
: Great number of years working directly
with asbestos
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Suflmary (continued)
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ACTIVE EMPLOYEES (POSSIBLE LITIGATION)
1. CHARLES PEARSALL -----------------------------
SS# 165-10-8702 Dept. 7914 - 24186
' Start Date: 8-7-48
Occupation: Pipe fitter Age : 64
Workmen's Compensation: Currently on Workmen's Compensation for
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No current claim for asbestos
Litigation
: C. Pearsall vs Philadelphia Asbestos Corp.
12-28-79
Comments
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2. FRANCIS M. CALLAHAN SS# 179-12-9559 Dept. 7331 - 23140
Start Date: 10-3-47 Occupation: V.B.M. operator Age : 58
Workmen's Compensation: Letter from attorney seekings medical infor
mation 12-13-79
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Litigation
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Comments
: Worked at Sun Ship 4 years
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No Westinghouse .x-ray - outside 10-79
3. CONWAY BROWN. JR.
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SS# 205-14-5697
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Start Date: 11-15-53
Occupation: Building trades mechanic "B" Age : 52
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Workmen's Compensation: No loss of work or any claim - currently on
Accident and Sickness - back case
Litigation
: C. Brown vs Johns Mansville 8 PACOR Inc.
* 2-11-80
Comments
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SPECIAL LIST OF EMPLOYES SHOWING PULMONARY CHANGES
( RADIOLOGIST SUGGEST POSSIBILITY OF ASBESTOSIS)
NAME ' 1. ANGELINE, WILLIAM 2. BONSALL, JOHN < 3.:. BROWN, CONWAY . ,,............ 4. DEVITO, ANTHONY "
5. DIMATTIA, JOSEPH 6. FENSTERMACHER, WARREN 7. HEFFERNAN, EARL 8. KONOPKA, HERMAN 9. MCFADDEN, LAWRENCE ^ 10. MCLAUGHLIN, HARRY 11. SCOTT, GEORGE 12. SWEENEY, JOSEPH 13. TILLERY, 02ZIE . 14. WALLS, AUBERTON . , "' 15.'PEAR*SALL,* CHARLES
(CALLAHAN, FRANCIS)
DEPT * 7114
EMPL.NO. 31750
7329 21615
9223 24989 7455 ~ 29065
7211 21705
7457 20389
9280 23716
7455 27035
7146 23790
7213 23822
7142 25545
7213 26164
7432 28702
7169 23708
9222 -- 24186-
7331
23140
OCCUPATION
965 - MACHINE HELPER
645 - TOOLMAKER "C"
878 m BLDG.TRADES MECH." 487 to WELDER
331 - PIPE FITTER
788 - WELDER
SUPERVISOR
481 m FABRICATOR 310 m SHEET METAL WORKER
309 m LAGGER - INSULATOR 26 2 to ASSEMBLER - FITTER 309 to LAGGER - INSULATOR 477 to ARC WELDER
798 - SHEET. METAL WORKER 910 to PIPEFITTER "A"
V.B.M. OPERATOR NO X-RAY ON FILE AT WESTINGHOUSE OUTSIDE DOCTORS-79
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Summary (continued)
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Annual medical surveilance on asbestos currently includes laggers, pipefitters, babbitters and maintenance employees who could be assigned to remove asbestos pipe insulation.
Recently* we added 113 employes* as a precautionary measure,.in
Combustion Turbine Division who occasionally work with "Garlock"
gaskets.
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TOTAL EMPLOYEES SURVEYED 372
'M. P. Whittington* Manager Safety 4 Hearth Department Lester Site
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S'- If retirees were to be surveyed, following are some logistic problems:
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1. Who would be included?
2. Where do they now live? Gateway has current address, but not by location.
3. Would we attest to notify those living far away?
4. A significant percentage of people this age group will have a decreased
in lung function, from age alone. Gould we possibly be held responsible?
: it may be difficult to categorize^cause.
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5. To further differentiate, cause and effect, where lung disfunctions exist
will require special examinations that we are not able to perform in-plant.
Would require outside hospital testing, such as diffusion tests (nitrogen).
6. If positive results were indicated, what would or could be done?
Miscellaneous Information
^ 1. At Lester Benefits Office, we have 1,700-f- retirement folders, which only
reflect occupation at retirement.
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2. Inactive employee folder for 80 8 79 are kept at Lester Enployment Department.
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Current estimate total - 800.
. 3. 1978, 77, 76 folders at local Delaware County storage and previous five years
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4. Don Jordan estimates 80 - 8SI of our retired enployes remain in greater
Philadelphia area and adjacent shore areas.
M. P. Whittington
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