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FILE NAME: Reynolds Metals (RM) DATE: 1990 June 14 DOC#: RM038 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE 'Redacted' = Sherwin Plant - Worker Injury Report INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE RECEIVED MEMORANDUM I 9 1990 TO: CC: FROM: June 14, Noel C haplin - G-4-11 B yron P e te r s o n , Mac C o le , P a t Laden E. C la ib o r n e I r b y , M.D. - E-L-9 IPLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT [ ~i*'?'" .' SUBJECT: t K K t U B S B B B / t ~ S h e rw in P l a n t i^ -k^ ciVM c-kiricick^ ^ icifirk^ iriric^ H c-iririrfc'icirfririririt'irfc-Jc-k -kir k ideiric As a r e s u l t o f th e U n io n -sp o n so re d f r e e c h e s t x - r a y s a t S h erw in , i n t e r e s t was r a is e d co n ce rn in g th e x -ra y on \ fegK iag^K. The c h e s t x - r a y ta k e n i n o u r f a c i l i t y t h i s s p r S ^ ^ TM ^ 9Rwecf some q u e s tio n a b le fin d in g s and i t was recommended t h a t h e h a v e a CAT s c a n o f h i s c h e s t . The CAT sc a n showed d e f i n i t e c a lc if ie d p le u ra l plaques which a re d ia g n o stic o f asbes to s is in p e o p le who h a v e b e e n ex p o sed t o a s b e s to s f i b e r s , M H M H flH H ^ is 56 y e a r s o l d , came to work i n 1 9 7 0 , and w orks as trad e s m echanic. Because of h is exposure to asb esto s, he has r e c e iv e d ''a s b e s to s p h y s i c a l s . " The c h e s t x - r a y s h av e n o t b e e n d ia g n o stic and th e pulmonary fu n c tio n s tu d ie s , although abnorm al becau se o f emphysema, have n o t shown th e r e s t r i c t i v e fin d in g s o f a s b e s to s ^ ^ m g ^ ^ e a s e . I have recommended to Dr. F ran d o lig th a t he c a ll s ^ ow h is x -ra y s , g iv e him c o p ie s o f x-ray re p o rts , explain the s itu a tio n th a t th is is the re s u lt of p r e v io u s e x p o s u re w hich m ig h t h av e b een q u i t e re m o te . He i s n o t exposed to a s b e s to s r i g h t now, a lth o u g h th e c h e s t x -ra y may lo o k w orse as tim e g o es on. More im p o r ta n tly , h is pulm onary f u n c tio n stu d y and h is d i f f i c u l t y in b re a th in g i s th e r e s u l t o f smoking and emphysema, and is n o t th e fin d in g o f a s b e s to s . The employee ad m its t h a t many y e a rs ago, th e y u sed to throw a s b e s to s dust a t each o t h e r to be p l a y f u l . He w i l l b e a d v is e d t h a t s u r g e r y w i l l not be p a r tic u la r ly h e lp fu l to anyone b u t the surgeon and th a t he w ill g et annual asbestos p h y sical exam inations as b efo re. E C I/g jb C y E. C la ib o n n e I r b y , M.D. B, 001405 Mw. ' ` u i\ lU L Ilci- tT oRTCIHM. Ia: INDUSTRIALACCIDENT BOARD. 21 -Sf Riverside Drive - first fjiwf, Austin, le u * 7S7M il employee a a b ita i tram work sore ttuo one if. Ub m la a ia f iM oi b c a p a d tr to c ap i rte f ? (xtea4s beroirf period, sake sappfcmenul report Penalty el SSOQJOOa x f be f f i r t w i for W ore lo coplr trilli these slniriiwis (Sec. ' tfic le 0 9 7 . I L L S . amended September 1 , I9*3k iV, ^ U ta x t c ta a k t.Q n t* * Address) -o S In S E 1--- . C.I.G.N.A. OF TEXAS P. 0. BOX 759 HOUSTON, TX 77001 _ _______________ (Thj spacci aboye a rt not to be completed by the Employer) l. N a m e o t Reynol ds M etals Z. Office address; No. and St-- fix__Qa__. 9 9 1 1 _ 3. ------.a, C.I.G.N.A. OF TEXAS <. Give oalure of torsiness (or lieto raanufadured) Company - Sherwin P lant City or Town C O TPU S A l litu i f\& C h H S t .Telephone #, 5 1 2 /7 7 7 -2 2 5 6 state TX rose, .Zip Code-- 7 M 6 9 _ C 27834590 S. (a} Loca[on of plant or place where accident occurred. No. and S lr e e lJ _____ Did accident occur employer's premises? Q Tei No. / County. San P a tric io cty__ Grsgg.ry Stale - J e x a i , . Zip Code. Department where injured_________ M i?*iTIf - ^ | ___________ ___ Department regularly employed m_____ M a TT1tlg n a n c e (b) if injured ip a mine, did accident occur on surface, u n i erground, s h irt drift or mill?____ (e) Was employee hired, or it a Tens resident, recruited in Texas? ] Tes Q No (d) tf injury occurred out of Texas, on w hat'date was employee transferred out of State?______ 6. Dale of Injury_________* f i / f t / Q f ) ____________ IS _____ Day of Week F rid a y 7. R u t day unable to labor N r. T n rf- T im f * _______ IS ________________ AJL_ Hour of Day. AJrL. 783E IL Kama of lajvrtd 12. Address No. and S t 13, Telephone No. W. (a) Age l 8 8 B i I M k) Sex " fa). Occupation when injured _ jt) Under wHxt dassllication code is employee's payrott reported to insurance carrier?. 16. (a) How tony employed by you_______9 / 3 / 7 0 _________ (b) Piera or time worker- Time . (e) Wages per hour 1 14.574 17. (a) No. hour: 'per day ft fb) Wares per day Z 1 1 7 _______(c) No. day* worked per week _5 _ .(d) Average weekiy earnings S 583 (e) tf board, lodging. lu tl or-other advantages were furnished in addition to wages, give estimated market value per day. week or month. ;S. Was injured employee officer, director, partner, or owner?_____ Nfl_____________________________________________________________ ;9. Machine, tool or thing causing injury, MA- steam, etc)_____________ N /A . 2L Part of machine on which accident occurred. ZZ. (a) Name the safety appliance or regulation provided________ MA. 13. Was accident caused by injured's failure to use or observe safety appliance or regulation?, MA id. Desotoe WJyhcw accident oeaured. and stale wfcxt employee was doing when injured___ CT Scan - A sbestosis * D*t:e o f in ju r y i s d a te o f diagnosis 2D. Kind o f power (band. foot, eteclri MA (b) Was it in use at time?; N/A IS. Names and addresses of witnesses. 5. Describe the injury or illness in detail and indicate tfee part of body affected. T. Probable length of disability. If so. date and hour No l o s t >. Al what occupation?_______ I. (a) Name and aditrrsr of physician (if knows), (b) Rame and address of hospital (if known)__ Tima A sb esto sis 28. Has injured returned to wort?. ___________ At what wage 8 ___ its injured died? J8a. 'A 9 /5 /9 0 if to, rive dale of death. rim Name . Reynolds M etals Company - Shervin P lant w t-I Iter I Q HOW Hja Ccwms # > -/} / S r * ! b, A r l u n B flo iT A a ^ - Boatman . , n,,. S a fe ty Coot INDUSTRIAL ACOOEKT BOUD RS)I1IRS COMPLETION OP ALL AmJCABLE ITEMS OK THIS FORM n.ooijf