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File Name Contract Unit Claim File: William McCormick Nov. 17/67; Amended Jul. 29/68
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APPLICA.~T __w_m_ :.t_l ~ ___C_I< _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CASE # LA 317548
. Asbestos 'Worker - Insulator
DATE CLAIM
INJUR
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ury to respiratory system due to asbestos exposu,
ALLEGED DATE OF INJURY
1942-Nov. 1967
EMPLOYER/INSURER ___P_h_i_l_i_p__c_a_r_e_y_,_c_o__..._e_t_.__a_l_e_________________________ including J-M Sales
OTHER NOTES
NO apparent Canadian insurer
----------------------------------------- DATE OF RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION
May 6, 1969 Compromise & Release
$13,038 settlement
Among lS employers/carriers
. DOCU~NTS COPIED ___1_)__C_O_mp__r_o_m_i_s_e_'___Re_1_e_a_s_e____________________#__O_F_5_P_A_G_E_:
2) Med Rpt of Goldfarb to Firemen's Fund
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CLAIMANT CaliUfJojrInI iiaamWorkrenr"sC' oCrommp/enksation Appeals Board 6S:
CARRIERS INVOLVED:
o.TAhmeeAriEcTaNnAACutaosmuaolbtiyle&InSsu.reCtyo. Co.
oAmerican American
Employers Motorists
Ins. Ins.
Co Co
Argonaut Ins. Co.
oAssociated California
Indemnity Corp Casualty Indemnity
Exchange
OocCaalsiufaolrtnyiaInCs.omCpoe. nosaftiConal&ifoFrinreiaCo.
. oEmployers dmployers oFideli
MLiuatubailliLtyiaAbsisluitr.yanIcnesC. 0C1ol!...Lotdf.Wis.consi-n
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ty an'
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& Cas FUnd
ualt Ins
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Co. Co
of
New
York
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General Accident, 'Fire oGlobe Indemnity Co.
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Life-Assurance' Corp.
Ltd.
'oGuarantee Insurance Co.
ooHGarreda~tarAemMeriuctaunal I nCsa.s uCaol.t y .Indu
Co . (Sentry
Ins.
Co.)
strial oIndustrial
Indemnity Indemnity
Co. Exchange
o.ILnisbuerratnycMe uCtou.aloIfnNs.orCtho. America
ooMLuamryblearnmdanCJsasMuaulttuyalCCo asualty Co.
o MMiicshsiiognanInMsuutruaanlcLe iCaobility Co.
oNNeawtiAonmaslteArduamtomCoabsiuleal&tyCCaos.ualty Ins. Co.
oOPaoecainfiAc cEcmidpelnotye'r.sGuInasra. nCteoe Corp.Ltd
Pacific Indemnity oReliance Ins. Co. oRoyal
Co. (Standard Accident
Ins.
Co.)
Indemnity
ooSSetactueriCtoympIen~ss. aCtioo. noIfnsHuarratnfocerdF, u(Und.S. Casualty Ins. Co.)
oTransport Indemnity Co
The Travelers Ins. Co.
ooTUh.Se . UFniidteedliPtyac&ifGicuaIrnasn.tyCCo.o.
oZenith National 0o_Z_u_r_ic_h__I_ns. Co.
Ins.
Co.
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WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD
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STATE Or=' CALIFORNIA
3 WILLIAM C. McCORI1ICK,
CASE No. 67 LA 317-548
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5 Applicant
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VS.
1 THE PHILIP CAREY COMPANY, et al.,
-C-E-R-T- -I F-I-C-A- -T-I-O-N-
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Defendant
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I hereby certify that the attached documents are true
12 and correct ~opies of the original documents filed in the rec~rds ~
13 of this office in the above-entitled matter.
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~EST my hand and the Seal of the Workers' Compensation
15 Appeals Bo"ard of the State of Calif"ornia.
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24 Dated at San Francisco,
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1 AHEttRoLr:nt'Hery, sHaERt LLIHawY" JONES & NELSON
2 727 West Seventh Street 3 Los ~~eles, California 90017
" Telephone No. 627-4911
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::IrATE OF CALIFORNIA
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10 WILLIAM C. McCORMICK,
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Applicant,
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13 THE PHILIP CAREY CO~ANY, et ale
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Defendants.
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CASE NO. 67 LA 317 548
COMPROMISE AGREEl>1ENT
AND
RELEASE
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The parties to this settlement, for the purpose of
17 compromise only. hereby submit the follot'l1ng agreed statements of
18 fact:
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1. William C. McCormick, Social Security No, 441-09-3140,
20 born on April 6, 1911, claims that he I'las employed fro:n 1942
21 through November 1967, at var10us locations in the State of
I California; that he alleges an injury to his respiratory system,
circulatory system, and var10us other parts of his body by such
employment; and that the alleged employers. t9gether l'lith thei!'
insurance carriers are as listed below:
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(a)
Armstrong F1breglass
Contracting & En~1neer1ng;
Supply;
Metal Clad Company;
insured by: Aetna Casualty & Surety
Mundt Company
Company
as
Armstrong Armstrong
Contracting Cork Com
& Supply;
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insured by:
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Johns
l1anv111e
pany; sales Company
} The Travelers !.lsu:-anze ) Company
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insured by:
National Automobile z~
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Casualty Company
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(d) Philip Carey (e) Plant Rubber/Fiberboard Inc.
(fj MInasruinleatiEonngsilneIenricn.gj, a corp.
J.T. Thorpe & Sons , Inc. Thorpe L~sulatlon (g) Modesto Refrigerat10n
(h) Consolidated Western Steel
(1) Pabco
(.1 ) C.F. Braun Company
(k) Coast Insulation (1) Baker-Perkins I Inc.
(m) Thorpe Insulation Oompany
(n) Plant Asbestos; Industr1al Supply; Metal Clad Companyj
(0) Armstrong Cork
(p) Bald\,11n-Ehret Hill Company
Insured by: General Ac~ident Cc~p~~
permissibly aell'-ins'.:.::e:
insured by: Pacif1c Employers Group
l Insured by: California Casualty
~ Insurance Company
insured by:
~ Pacific Indemnity Compa~
1nsured by:' . Employers Mutual Liab1l11 Insurance qompany of
I Wisconsin .
insured by: American Motorists
l Insurance.Compan1
insured by:
l Argonaut Insurance Co~pan
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1nsured by: Mich1gan Mutual Company .
Liability
} insured by: The F1reman's Fund Insurance Company
insured by: Industrial Indem.t'lity
l Company
insured by: Employers Z,Iutual Insu::'anc~
.! Company of \-/iscons1n
1 insured by: Insurance Company of lTortt A!nerica
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The 1nsurance carr1ers party hereto \-dsh it understood
27 that this settlement relieves them of all responsibi11ty for the
28 above-named 1nsureds, \-/hether or not the period of insurance coverage 29 115 correct l as alleged, and whether or not the employers that they
30 may have insured during this claimed period of exposure from 19~2
31 to 1967 are mentioned specit'ically her?lnabOVe or otherl/1se.
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2. The actual I~eekly \~ages of the employee are belie'/ed
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The parties wish frustrations of further
to avoid the expense, delays and litigation 1n this matter. The employe~
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wishes needed
wto1tphroouvt idtheeh1isncoownnvemnieedniccealotfredaetfmeenndta#ntifcoanntryols~houTldhebe
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dceofnesntditaunttisoncoanl teinndntahtuartearpaptlh1ecrantht'asndb1es1anbgilr1etlya,te1df
any, is to his work;
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that the extent of and the defendants
icmonptaeinrmd etnhta, tihfiasnpy,reissendt icffoincduiltitontoisascertain.
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In further consideration of the herewith, app11cant agrees that
.payment in accordance this release w111 apply
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as of
all the
thoae Civil
now disclosed, and Code of California
all are
rights hereby
under Seotion 1542
expressly wa1ved.
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Section follows
1542
of
the
C1v1l
Code
of
Californ1a
reads
as
itA general release does not extend to claima which the creditor does not know or esxuespcuectitngtotheexirsetle1anseh1. swfhaivchoriaft-ktnhowent1bmyehiomf must have materially affected h1s settlement with the debtor."
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In further cons1deration of the sum, applicant agrees that this
payment release
of the aforesaid extends to and
26 csuocvceerssstohres, eaxsesc1ugtnosr,s, oafdf1mcienriss,trda1torersc,tohres,1rasg, ernetpsr, esseernvtaantitvse, sa,nd
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employees surgeons,
aonfd thneurdseesfenodf atnhtes, daenfdenedaacnhtso, fanthdemea,chandofththeemp,hywshiceitahnesr,
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3. The employee's present d1sability is in dispute, and
3 the employee has returned to work sometime in 1968.
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, 4. No temporary total d1sabil1ty has been paid by any ot
the defendants herein. The amount due~ if any, is in disp~te.
5. The parties agree to settle any and all claims on
~~Ai,~~e;~ _8~~~ s~ ~ump, account ot the alleged injury and exposure by payment ot the sum
_ to be. payable as tollows:
s.um to
employee, less attorneys' tees; and less liens as may be a~lowed.
The
(cSoEnEtrAiP~PuEtUiDoInXa
"A" by
FOR LIENS) tn~ detendants
herein
are
as
set
torth
below:
(a) Travelers Insurance Company
(b j Aetna Casualty &: Surety Company
$4,186.00 $2,900 .00
(o) Fireman's Fund Insuranoe Company
$2 , 772.00
Cd) National Automobile &: Casualty Company
$217.00
(e> Calitornia Casualty Insuranoe Co~pany
(t) American Motorists Insurance Company
(g)
General Company
Accident
Fire
&:
Liability
Assurance
$154.00 $574.00
$105.00
(h) Argonaut Insurance Company
$562.00
(i) Industrial Indemnity Insurance Company
$420.00
(j) Pacitic Indemn1ty Company
$10.00
(k) Fibreboard & Plant Rubber
$224'.00
(1) Pacitic Employers Insurance Company
$432.00
(m) Insurance Company of North America (n) Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company
ot vlisconsin
$378.00 $75.00
{o} Michigan Mutual Liability Company
$29.00
6. No medical expenses have been paid by the employers or by the insurance carriersi all has been provided by applicant
through pr1vate 50urces. Future medical and hospital expenses
estimated at minimal. hll unpa~d and uture ~$ to be assumed by the
employee.
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The applicant's attorneys are Rose~ Klein &: Nar1as}
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8. Said attorneys request a'fee of $ 1,500.00
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9. The parties attach hereto a separate statement o~
4 reasons for the oompromise and release agreement.
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10. The undersigned request that this Compromise ~6ree~en~
8 and Release be' approved.
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11. Upon approval 01' this Compromise Agreement by the
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aocordance
w1th
the
provisions
. hereo!',
said employee releases
and
10 forever discharges said employer and insurance carrier from all
11 claims and causes of action, whether now known or ascertained, or
12 which. may hereafter ar1se or develop as a result of said inJur.l,
13 including any and all liability of said employer and said insurance
14 carrier and each of them to the dependents, heirs, executors,
15 representatives I administrators or assigns 01' said employee.
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12. It is agreed by.all parties'hereto tDat the filing of
17 this document is the filing of an application on behalf of the
18 employee, and that the W.e.A.B. may in its dis?retion set the matter
19 for hearing as a regular applicationl reserVing to the parties the
20 right to put in issue any of the facts admitted herein, and that if
I 21 hearing is held with this document used as an application the 22 defendants shall have ava11able to them all defenses that were
23 available as of the date of riling of th.1s document, and that the
24 W.e.A.B. may thereafter either approve said Compromise Agreement
28 and Release or disapprove the "same and issue Findings and A:':ar::1
28 atter h~ar1ng has been held and the matter regularly submitted for
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HE: . :, AssUred:
.. Thorpe Insulation Compan~_:
_::' Cla1mant: Wil11am C. r~cCorm1ck
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Claim No: B530C 950 222
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10-30-67
Gentlemen:
At your request Dec. -30, 1968.
I exam1ned Mr. l'lilliam In add1t1on I reviewed
C. McCormick at my offices on the ava1lable med1cal file. My
historyr physical find1ngs and labora tory stud1es are as follotls:
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CHIEF COMPLAINT:
Shortness, of breath and easy fat1gability.
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PRE~ENT IL~~S~:
Mr. for
McCormick had been work1ng in the a,'number of different companies.
insulating field since He had carried out the
1943 sa!':'le
type of \'Iork activity for these d1fferent companies.
He felt \'1e11 sho~tness of
until Oct. breath and
of 1965. He began easy fatigability.
to have complaints of He would have occasio
episodes of dizziness l:hile climbing.
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He also indicates that he had the past 5-6 years. He \'1ou1d
per10dic ep1sodes of coughing ,in cough when he would f1rst get to
~throerkCiingatrheettemoar'lnlainyganadnds~tlaorut1d"lhoarvkeinag.'ciHgearlelotuteld. hHave~7woocucladsithornma-ll
cough during the day.
He continued fatigability
to have complaints of shortness from Oct. 1965 until Oct. 1967.
of breath and easy Because of these
i~creasing complaints, thoracic surgeon.
he
was
seen
by
Carlos
Pr1etto,
M.
D.,
a
D19r6. 7P. riHeettocohmopslaplirt.eadlizoefd tihrim1ngatetahseilyStt.ogFerathnecris..tHitohsps1htoarlt'ninessOcot.f
breath and also a severe cough had also t1ghtness and burni~g
occurring both day and night. in the chest with wheezing.
He
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1-2-69
Chest X-rays showed bilateral left ttoracotomy'carried out.
emphysematous
bullae
a~d
he
had
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performed on Nov. emph~,rse:natous bu
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At the time of the surgery, it was noted that one of was the size of a grapefru1t and the other was about
the the
bulla size of
an orange.
X-rays also indicated was not excluded. .
that ,
underlying
bronchiectasis
at
the
bases
He had normal
alinmeiltesc,traoncdarhde1ohgardaman oenvNenovt.fu1l1 c1li9n6171cawl hciochurwseasawftiethr inthe
surgery.
He had a second Feb. 1968. T'lle
surgical procedure dur1ng left lung \,las operated on
'a at
hospita11zat10n 1n that t1me w1th the
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removal of emphysematous bullae.
A report by Dr. indicated that
Prietto dated May 22, 1968,
Mr. McCormick was discharged
'was reviewed. He to return to work
on
!my 9, 1968.
aHsebfeestlot s iftowr ams aancycyeepatarsblematyobebetlhieevceauthseatohf1tsheocfc1ubpraot1ge0~nicanddis~esaiSnEE
with er.'lph~TSema, and bullae resulting. lungs 'would cor.t1nue to progress. He
He felt the scarring in the
felt there was a 25-30 perCE
loss 1n each lung as that was the size of the bullae re~oved.
!-1r. McCormick examina tio!i.
returned to work about 6 mor.ths pr10r to He worked 1n a shipyard dOin2; insula ti!1g
m~,r
\':ork
for
a period of a'oout 5 weeks. the reason.
He \'laS laid off but he does no'u 1'::10:',
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He ~Tas evaluated by Horton Kritzer, r1.
Kritzer had pulmonary function studies
D. on July 2, 1968. Dr.
carried out by Herbert
Shubin, r'l. compatible
\D'r.ithTthheese psrehsoe\"'lre;dceanofinecitrheaesre piunlmroensairdyucayl satsir ovrolpuumlme onar
emphysema. However, the increase only of slight; degree. There \'!as
in no
the residu.al delay in the
air volu:u.e heli'.l.m
~'las
equilibratio!1 time.
T'ne fi~dings we:oe pull':lonar~~ cysts.
compatible
~'lith
a
history
of
resect1or:
of
Cheet X-ray:s were tal-:e:1 Dr. Kritzer on Jt.~l~r 3.
by Charles IJe1nstei~l at These ShOt'led elo~gation
the and
req\.:est of dilatation
of ~he thoracic aorta; also represent1ne the res1d',Ia of
linear strand1ng 1n both upper previous infla:nmatory disease.
looes Tte
impressio~ was that of ~ild pulmorary emphY5ema.
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Dr. Kritzer felt ::'Iodera te deg!"ee,
,he had a proba'c 1:1'
pulmonary ve~tilatory deficit of d'_:a to pUl::;,ona:-y e::'l?~~-se:'!1a a~d
He was also of the possibly secondary
opinion ~ha~ he to gastritis.
had
gastrointestinal
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p:-o~le~s
He advised work where
that he fi~d some form of he was not asked to climb
sedentary stairs or
or semi-sedentary lift an~~hing over
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epXoeuen:5d-ss;ivae lspohYw'Sh1ecrael-ahcetiNwia-ts-yn-.o-"t:"'a:_s-k-e-d--t-o...w.:::a~,-lk-
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distances
or
, He felt a dusty
athtmaot swphoerkreingcowntirthibuastebdesttooshoisvepr raesepnertiocdonodfit3io0ny. eaHrse
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also
itnodgiectahteerdwtihthatansm1onkhinegreantpdaciskpoosf1Ctiiognarteottdesevpeleorpdaaytyopveero2f5 years
e1m5~phtyosehm1astoousccluupnagti,oncoanntdrib25u%tedtotountdheerlycoinngdictaiouns.es. He apportior.ed
Mr.
fo~
McCorm1ck worked 'at a period of about 2
another insulating
weeks and then was
job for Standard Oil la1d off. He worked
a
third there
time for for only
a
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small insulating company'1n week and was laid off about
San D1ego. He
3 weeks ago.
l'lorked
Mr. letcCormick cont1nues to complain easy fat1gability and he feels that
of shortness of breath his general _complaInts
and are
remaining about the same.
He has, occas1onal 'When he sits down
complaints of "a dizzy spell when this will subside.
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III PAST MEDICAL HISTORY:
A. Illnesses - see the present ill~ess. B. Injuries - no~e. C. Operations - see the present 1l1ness.
IV , SOCIAL HISTORY:
r A. Alcohol - social drinker.
B.
Tobacco until the
averaged present
1 pac~:
ill~ess.
per day throughout Doss not smoke a
his t al
adult life l at presen~.
C. r<Iedication s - none.
rilARITAL HISTORY:
A.
B.
H1f'e - age
3 children
54, has - alive
a history and well.
of
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enlarged
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F.C.;'lILY HISTORY:
A. r10ther - age 87, alive and ;'re1l.
B.
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Father - died of so:ne ~'roe 4 brothers and 3 sis,:~rvs' -
of heart t::'ouble alive and l:e11.
at
the
age
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Mr.
McCormick has for the past
\Alorked as 2'5 years.
an He
i
nsu has
l
a tor an worked
d
t
h or
a
s .j~~., many
a a:3 co:np,
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work during
this period ions and the
of time. He type of work
hinedhicaas tedsonethhaatvethebe"e,'nio:-:r-:e:i
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similar
for
all
these
companies.
He
indicates that working for
he was also the various
exposed to oompanies.
magnesium
and
K
while
He has not returned to work since the surgical p~ocedure
He
indicates that umber of ti:nes
he \'lorked for over the past
the Thorpe 20 years.
Insulation C( He worlced fOI
pital:
a n for
a
period
of
11
months
shortly
before
being
hos "
:
Oct. of 1967.
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HCoe ~ipnadnyicwateeres tahbaout thtihse\,lsoarmkeaacstivthietiyeswetrieithwiTthho~thpee Iontshuelr,
He.rinnidshioedatebsutthonatohtehewr ojuoldbsutshuea~llywouu~sed
a mask not be
whe~ they fur:-:1shed
fu
VIII PHYSICAL EXAIilINATION: Ht 5 I 911 Wt 190 BP 114/78 P 86
Tphepeparaltri.egnht i1ss sata"te'Idella-gdeevoelfop57ed. ,
..rell-nourished 'N;"lite r He is alert, oOogeratj
a no
acute
distress.
A. HacEcEoN:T:lm- odttaetiofnu; ndthi eare:'e isnengoatniv:res';;aSth:.!et;sp. upils rea,:t to
B. aCrheesht eaanledd lusnugrsgic- acl lesacar rsto npoeterdcuisnsiothneanpdosatuesr:'i~olrt~c"t~
C.
areas Heart
extendir.g - regular
asrionuunsd rhtoythb~o;th nSo idmeusrm. urs or t~rills palpa.ble; no r;;.;
D. Abdome:1 - kidney, liver, spleen r.ot
E.
Boracktena~ddegrinecxaet1srse.-~irteifelesxe- sgopohdysgieorliopG~iecraall;
pulsat~o~3;
no pa t:-:olog:
F. Neurolo
are no';ed.
The remainder of the ptysical examination is ezse~tia: contributor:; .
IX LABOnATORY:
A. B.
CSeOd;i:'l~oele~te~a8~1io0~0
d
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Cou.r:J~
ate -
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tm'liitlhlii\m1 enteorms apl elril~':o\iutrs~.
C. Latex-f~xa~io~ - ~on-react1ve.
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E.
UThr~ic~olacitd~rb- i3d1.6tymi- ll3i.0~ra~mnsitsp.ercent.
F.
G.
CCe-rpehaaclitniveflopcrcoutelain:io-nn-eg0ataivt e2. ~
a~d
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ho~~o.
H.
I. J.
Blood Blood Vital
sugar - non-fastir:g, urea nitrogen - l7.2
m10i4llimgriallmigsrapmesrcpenert.cent.
K. Urinalcyaspisac-iteys-se9n4t%iaollfynnoermgaatli.ve.
L. M.
Ptoogsettehreior r\-,lai tnhterreisoirdcoaflschoefstb-ilashtoewras lmtihlodraecmoptohymsyem. atous
change:
Electrocardiogram - Within 'normal limits.
X DIAGNOSES:
A.
B.
Chronic bronchitis. Pulmonary emphysema,
mild,
chronio.
C. Post-operative thoracotomy f'or emphysematous bullae.
XI DISCUSSION & CONCLUSIONS:
Mr. tor f
aMcpCeorrimoidckohta2s5 thyeeahrsis. toHryis oXf' -wraoyrkdinoges innottheshoiwnsulating
field
indings ,ot
to indicate physic
athsabtesatsobseiss.tosIis cwanas sdeeiagnnootsheindgbiynanthyeoaftvhtaheielacbhlaerarcetceorr1,
St.
ians. FranciS
It was not Hospital.
read
into
any
of
the
X-rays
attending taken at the
, Asoestosis appearance appea
agni vd eisr rtehge ucl ahra rtahci ct ekreinsitni cg
opfi ctthuer e pol ef'uar a gwr oiut hn d - g l a s s
in
rance; the case
also diffuse fibrotic of Mr. r'lcCormicl~.
changes.
a sha~gy None of these is seen
He has some studies run resid
findings of pulmonary at the- request of Dr.
Kemrpithzyesermsah.owTedhe thpeulrno!"lar-y
f'U:'1ct:
ual volume as only of slight degree.
il"lCreaSe in
The che radiolo combin
st gi
Xst,
r
ay tak shot'lS
en on
l
bZT
:r c
Charl hange
e s
s
~'ielnsteln,
of mild pul
rll.
mon
D. ary
,
e
a
diagnostic
pulmonaartyionemophf ystehmeas e i stwomifldi n di ni n gdse gwr eoeu.ld
indicate
mph~rserna. A to me that his
Tanhdereoroisncahineucmtabseirs oafs f\a':ce1to1 rsas cmoniltdriopuultminognatroy Ciga
his chronic emp:tyserna
b=-o :;':1hi t~
factorre.tteTshmeorekiinSgja'thherroeudg1~:oaurty \'1ell as po1l1
hteinsdeandcuylt tolifdeev1eslopthethmisosc.to:s-;Hidgii~sifica~
ahacvceelceormatbiionned.o:ttfaonhtcsisoinntritbh~utegetnoertahle atcmauosspathieorne,.
All
of
tiOD a~
these facto:
aggravation a;.j
pul~onary condition.
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His "lork activities over a period of 25 years and exposure to dust and :'t:..::19S have prooaol-- also bee:'} a cont!'i~u<;i:l8 :'ac-to!'.
Each of these years ~'lould probably have a Similar effect on his lungs as far as aggravati,on and acceleration of his pulmonary process is concerned.
I \'lould apPQrtion,6Q% of,.the causation of his pulmonar~ condition
"._~__ t(~Lc! _cc;:npi,n'a.t;qp .9!..,C*g'_~t~t'!__sq1~~1~K_~9g~t~,e~ Y!..1:..~h,:pollutants -:
- , .. "in tHe at'mosphere outside '01' his work and hereditary factors. I
would apportion ~ to work factors over a period of 25 J~ars in
which he was exposed to dust and fumes.
His condition is permanent and statior.ary. He is capable of carrJ
out light l'1ork activities on a full time basis. He should only
work in the' insulating field l if he has an adequate.respirator or.
protective device. He should avoid further dust or fume exposure~
\>lit:"out adequate protection.
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There is no specific treatment indicated for his condition at the present ti:ne. He may have superimposed infections from time to time which will require treatment. HOl'lever" there is no 1nd1cat10 for any type of treatment at the time of my examination.
If I ma'S" be of any further service or anSl'Ter any further questions, please do not heSitate to call on me.
Very truly yours,
h Pf!'
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