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Armstrong cork Co* Hancock Street So* Braintree, Mass*
April 30, 1951;
Address all replies to:
Claim Department, The Travelers li;7-l49 Milfc St., 3oston 9# Mass.
and refer to file
Gentlemen:
B-7131799 r
Armstrong ''ork Co* re: Richard Rothwell
Please find attached a photostat of the single member decision oa
the above captioned natter* This was requested by one of the assoc
iates some time ago*
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You night be Interested to lmow 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*
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Very truly yours.
CWK:sr Enc*
C* W. King, Jr* Adjuster
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Ail tto aatertal evl&cgae is reported. herewith;
pbm wirfni e--i*y Zasarsaee Coaoary is deslasted i the yirrc Insurer and the Trwvelers Insurance Crrzvj is 'iesigsatet the Second Insurer*
SSZ2S 1. 2KEUUEXX* the claimant* q&eesinaed hr her attomry totifisl she is now *0 yarn of ago, sa
la the widow of Stotord 7* BarttodH, they were married Jteomber 25, 2 at Star of the Sea Church* Bast Bostan. Shore ore flee children of th marriage tinder the age of 18 t present* Joyce m* toss January 13,19
JUldrad me tom hey jo* 1329% Jeoee me bom on taspst 6* 29*1* mam soo bom Decsafeer 25# 29*2 e&d There** ma toon July 6, 19*6* Her tra lest esployer me the Armstrong Cor* Company. She hoe tot gen the dm< he maced for the Amsciung Cork Cowoaay* (IT WS iflunto he worked th<
fraa torch 2D, 1952 to April 25* 1952*) Asked If et mar txam while wmj few tto* -"T"T her ttusimid told her the asm* of hie tart, ntme replied, yea* He told her he me a pipe csno and haex nd free*
no tehewm warier -- ft warn team atom ell thowo anwJM
to walai for thie eaployer he worked for A.w. Saaereft Coaipmmy* She teomi ao worked there over a year* (IT was AGBE53) he worked for ttlS
t run free December 17, 1950 to March 19, 1952) Asked* did year he
toll yea at say else that ho worked for the A, Bancroft Ceapanir m
aatare or title of his occupation was (objection acted op oemmad fae pteloa* hBaeebm.afiawed da, daenrer4* mmmptloa la saredj mtaaee rapl
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me tte sswe of hie oocspaticn there aaeardie* to *
he ta3d yea* etraieee replied* yust a -pipe carter* tie same work ho ala
9o had dme that type of work aofore he worked for the A*tf* fla**rmrt CowpwapAsked* for tow aeny year* hefore hod he done it* althaea repddk piwetloelly all the tie# we were married except during the derpreeeiecf
we were eanded 22 years; about Id years* Aaked, did he deeorlhe eay m
tto detallh or conditions of hie work daring the tlae the* he earned t>
the to w* fiaacraft
(objection noted by Utica* esoepaioa am*)
kttaeee replied* yea* Asked, mil you tell us mat year haataad told yi
ahead the namre of hie work that he did while la the eepley of the to' anaoraft Caapesy (akjessiaa noted by Dtlem -- counsel for Btlea naked
to la mkteg a gmamral objection to marar anything miah. the deoedato -
wl&aeee ee te his eeployaent while employed by A.V.3anoroft Coipuy
hie oaoeptloa is sered) witness replied* I know that eoaetiaee the
mebeetoe oaae around a cylinder fore, they hare to cut it, aad eoeetlm
case loose and they hate to tort of eake what he called aud end peek is
a boiler and cotee:* it with canvas aad do the pipes* Asked, did ho
tall you anything at ell about tto condition or conditions under ***<*b
to worked, witness replied, sooetlxvm tod to ollab heights asd stairs*
scostlees he worked under the ceilings, sometimes on the floor, semes! to worked la what he oalled tight comers. Asked, when he cut tto asbemo
tubing did he ewer tell you whae it was like when he cut It, witness replied* he brought hose tone one tlae aad Z oould tee what it warn Ilk
it me hard on the top, soft la the eeater aad soft of poddery w>*n you
out It* witness almye did the faally wash. She did observe the eoadlt of hie work clothes when he caae hem from work.Asked to tell whet she
observed about tto condition of hie work clothes while working for the
A# W, Bancroft Coepaay, witness replied, the ease aa always .Asked to te
whet that was, witness replied, Z 4Uet had to take hts o-teralls.before
washed thee end bed to take thee outdoor* aad shake thee hard and get a
the stuff out or thee la hie pockets* She had to shake loose little '
feathery stuff, this was la the pockets and in the cuffs and just all '
The work thlrts would bo cowered also, it clung to everything* Asked whi
me the condition of pour husband*! fees aad bands wnen he cam horn fre
work, was it dean or what, witness replied, Just clean* The first phyei
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change aha noted la her husband*a conditions he got out of breath
She first notloed that around. January 1952* Ashed, and had you not
change la hi* physical condition before January 1952 froa the condl
te was la uttca you fir** got aarrled, witness replied, yes, daf-Jdt Shatsstlced that hs started to lose udAgBt* Ho started to loaa seig - before Christas s 1951* She had not noticed any shsage m his phpai
condition pgaor to that* liked, nothing e all., -witness 'replied, ex
la that sorting ha had to clear his throat, he had a drynees in. hit
Ashed to tell when the first noticed this clearing^ of the throat a dryness of the throat on awakening la the aemlng, witness replied,
about a year or so* That was a. year or so before December 1951* Ser testlaoaf is that tte first physioa! change or symptom sae noted la
her hsabaad ma thin elsartag of his
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the no^d thing' iMtstltsd n* tha
loss and the third thing was that he get shore of breath-and this w
Janaary 1952* She know* share her husband *ea sorting la Janaary 19
It was at fart. Hast, Mains* She see no* with hln at that tlaa* Mb c
hsee for uMhpaa*i Birthday whiok sea la Tebrcinry* ?slur "to that
was at Tort Kens cad ease haaa for Chriaxma*She saw him at Christa
then over Washington Birthday weekend* Asked, at tba time yea saw n
osar Washington's Birthday did he tell yeu anything mhaoe the oondu
of his health hsrwaen these be d*te9ltaees replied, (ehjasrtm a
by Utica, xasptlaa-ls saved) yea* Bar husband had sailed Baer
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always mil fid her-* Be Ballad Bar every soak on Jteradajw-.Anted* J&
tall yen anything scout his health la these te&aoanaa ooBtareatlaM
CXrlssaae and Vsshlngtoa*s Birthday or 1952 (general ehjeebleer asm
Utica to the ooaversations, except ion la saved) witness replied. Bp
he was not feeling well* Asked, did he tell you in whet way Be pm a
foaling well, witness replied, net too aueh* Asked* waam he earn* Bed
and sas yen over Washington's Birthday did he **11 yen
the condition af his health dadag those tn patch* bates aii noted. by counsel Sot Utica and Jbwalem* thalr exoeptlona are.
ultaaas replied, he ms sink at Port Baas, he had bees 'very slate.
Asked* when ha tald you he had been aide at fort Best* did he
you how he had fals and what he had felt whan he was sink* wit replied* -I can't reaaabar olaanly* Asked, do you Jaow tram whan
Bushand told you the reason.he left the-Banazaft Company* (oBJi
noted by Utica and tenvalsra* exceptions are saved for both)
replied*Ba tald ae that there ms about four
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sup^ved to he working, ha said he tald Mr* Bancroft that he
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Jos with the Armsarong Cork Coapany, Aakwd,
year haaband*
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ms working, for the Arntrong Cork Coapany, at soaetlae hafore any 2
me brought la this oase, did he tell yeu then what was the type b
he was doing la the employ of the Armstrong Cork Coapany, witness ret
yes* Aked,and what did he toll yeu, witness replied, he was an aebee
worker* Asked, and did he tell you anything about the olreuastanooe o
nature or details of that work far this particular coapany,Abnaas
replied, ha did tell #a he had a lot of stairs to climb on this job*
Asked, did he tell yhu anything else, witness replied, it was a new
housing project* This was looated in tesllndale Bar husband wao doln
the Insulating m this project. She does noe know what the insulating
was* Asked if he told her what insulating oaterlal he was working wl witness replied, no, Z don't know the aatertal he was working with at time* While working for the Armstrong Cork Coapany she also washed
his work clothes and shirts snd slacks. Asked, and did you have ooeas
while ha worked for the Armstrong Cork Coapany to obaorvo anything ab
the condition of these work clothes ee to duet,witness replied, Z don
reaeaber* Her husband left the employ of Armstrong Cork Coapany on
April 25, 1952* Curing the tlse he worked for the Armstrong Cork Comp
he lived at hoa. Asked, tell the condition of his health as you ob
served it during the period f rom March 20th to April 25th while he wo
for the Araetrong Cork Company, witness replied, seemed to get weekar
not batter. Asked to tall what syuptoaa she observe about hia during
period ha worked for Araagrong Cork Coapany, witness replied, he was
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starting to get irritable and be never wee irritable, that was a chart and be was tired and wee sot eating good, be Just lid not look good, that la all X can tell you (objection noted by Travelers to me s Waanct *be Jure did ret look good*, exseptlxa lx eared) Jhea be tare ires Part las they were Hrlag la vilittsstoa red hsr teahand we
t X*. Gerald Algol or Clark 3tr**e, Viislagraa. ^tay were res XIvi^ Doittaster when he worked far'the Arastrocg Cork Coaraay3*r *'.rrwtB*mA
tbe dootor either on the 22nd of February or the day refore, It wax l: that Tictalty.Aaked if Dr* Pagan continued to be her husband's doctor until the tine be went to the Massachusetts General Hospital, witness
replied, not la entirety, no* It sore tiae be saw Or. Zdrerd Hogan of
-lyndhurst Stavat* Dorchester* Se saw bin in Say* Inked* tad ha here v tbs care of fir* -Fhgan from February wet Say* witness replied* ware t Isas, 2 mean tho dootor oaae a couple of dines to the booaa sad be was tha office a eouplo of tliuaibd, da yen taow why your teaband lsft asplcy of tha Ajsslaung Coast Cowpany (objection noted by Traveler*, oreeptlan Is nred) ^^ replied, yea* naked, as area tire before y
teamed stopped work at tha irasrrong Cota Oiwiwuiy did ha tatra a onoo* saltation la your jresenno'wsta sere physlelaa* witness retOlsd^yes*
was with Sr* Bogan* Following that oenanltatloa with Sr* Bogan her hoe stepped work as the Arastvang Cork Careany* Then at sere tine he went eoder tha care of the Msisarnuaeta General Hospital* A Mend* Oeorga
Bsylan, Jr*,refereed Bln t* the haasacnssecs* 0--ml Hospital* Bha ta he first wwss ta tha tareaataaetts 0 sue to) Wnrptrs) re Jrea Z3, 1952*
' Counsel for the olktaant offered the reeerd of Xaasaakreettxr
General Hospital for this record* Counsel for the frowsier* nhjssrod ta
Its adtasslon in lta entirely, spaolfloally objecting t* tha history
and any diagnosis based m the history* his exception la sawed? nswnesl
for Utica 'Objected to tha wOurtareaa of than rreait, has ajjaytire IX
saved* 2ha rsooxU of tassaetesstts General Boepitnl -- Salt
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Is rede pota'of this record by refcrease andrey be fared 1 il Tf nisird
file* Ceunael for Travelers requestod his oxoereire bo aawod So him
raqaare . fre wore part of this reoord to be delated*
TD C0DS5SL JUS 3B 1ZCXC1S Bhe did way her taahand was wp ta lain# daring Seoeabre 1951, Jaaarj ahd Fatarery 1952* Bar
here Washington^ Birthday and aha IS sos sera reethsr ha tha Fort Io|* asked, ysx ttanr re crew here re Vasmagtre** Sirehdny than did ore rsrara twFare~Bres^wrereas^swptaa^ 2 dea*t think sa* Bgg ** did aare bore far ShiaiTres red thrtare tire aftar thas rer en or aheo lhikattali 2lrtUi7i relnh sabbFdsany* of tar sm knowledge she lees not taow what hid condition was ta January 195Z* las sad when you toll us a little while ago that you notleod ha got share breath ta January 1952 that was not as result of any personal obsarver which you bad sade^ witness repU*d| X are aretluuw ta Jarery* that fee what you told usswltoose replied, tho only tire X would base e< hla was whan ha laft after lew Xofcrs* Xf aba said jw s el anil j than gho first aotloed he was getting out of breath ta January 1952 that Is ret as eho Aid not see hla then* Asked* and your aoaory now la that you hast re clear reooUaoflea es to when few first aotloed hla getting out of hi re to spook* witness replied, that Is comet* Bor husband oaae hare ta Deoeaber 1952 a few days before Chrlstaas* She would ret say ho started, lose weight ta Beaaaber 1952* 3be did testify that olsarlng of the throe started ta Poooahor 1950* Asked If that soeaod to got progressively won as tire wsat on or reaataod tho saao, witness replied, got verseraefm her tasbead worked for the A,*. Banoreft Ceapeayhe worked for?ho
Vo* England Insulation Company, Bo was doing tha ssso typo of work there That Is the work she has described hero* She thinks ho worked at tha Kev Kngland Insulation Cowpany quite a while* Xt aust have boon over two yea Bor husband wont to work for tho A.V* Bancroft Oowpaay directly after le his eap2oyaoat at Vow England Xasulatlon Ceapany* There was no layoff period or anything of that nature* Bo went to work for tho Bancroft Con wlthta a week after his leaving the How England Xnsulatioa Cowpany* Aaka can you reoall for whoa ho worked before ho worked for tho Vow England
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tartosol reoordo), ho kept srrklac for three weeks la plof til a eeub* he wss told to sta? boas by his family physician wbo said ho
t&a grippe, then began to bare borers pain La tie left shoulder bled sons La tl* aeralsc* better via* is sotsS arounds auoi worse at nig
tbaro ms laarmae in cough aad about til* U as began to bo awars
lan-maias thorttesa or torsth*ho dated :tft aa ibnt Jtaeb 1* 1932*
so .........uinsne -sheet bo bad to do soaethlag stood It* abons
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bo oost to bit pbrsloiaa. lmfierohoster,fir* Bdanrd Hogan* sad bo faas vltb bin# Bio <ot bor history fros tbo patisnt* Sbo got tbo history i
tboa did tbo physios! tad than talked visa fir* Bogan* Tbo pntisat gai
bor tbo history of Or* Socam toll lac bio aftor bis xmy* that bio lax
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2 Alt* Tkla farttor oestate u ttot ako mat to soo kla Tory ofta*
to ms Is tto tosplSal, oonltS sttk oltor itfUftBraM
tto aourao of troatsams bmoo tto ifpMtt ms 4 aa* follows* kl:
oaso to tto tlao of k&a Omsk, sto was to a *tun St. to
tot fallow* sot s*r i|NM2r totot tow fsatlacs ponoasUy n<to sow of tto istHt mtorial* Sto i
loss* a Slid# of tto Tto* Is tto MVM of tos aodlaaJ trsSalsc *
tos to* oonaaism to tooairs
to tto f&al* of
to toll, wtot ttot toalatt* ma* wiraooi mil o* sto
aaomt of patkolaff as to to4fQotolO,ttoSi( tto
and so as, ttoa aaaa sto ms mao ocflsar st Fktladalpkla
Hospital sto to* Hwtofo trakatac to patkolacr tolas tottoraO
-jstiuUsS
toneuty aatoac m issuqn
study of eortaia patkalacioal irniltop siaaa ttot tLM Ills
-Bor prlrtloco to oaooiato witk to* tossy Hallory U
studios of ooostotioasl itaauofl* Stood. do you fool, _
_
quallflo* to Tlow ttoso pattolocloal olidoo of Sr. T?irrinroT1*i
tlsaaolokjootloa aeto* By counsel for travelers as* Utm, tto
tossptlss is aoto*l aifitoto replied*joa* toto* to tall
lomXodiHjwito sflto as* ccoojrexos- m
aa* Utlaa)# totasw replied, atoas* too*
fibrosis, aoaaiac tsar tlssaa aa* soastlo
igto^BMtoto^totoiajtsra^a--11y aoooaiate* mtk too
f alHawyttoB--t twr tosvtooas objoosed to^ik*
*
about tto abortas kadis* atortos
is strwd)<
totostas todlto fas tto puiyoa* of tto moot* mi
royllod^tto oshootos Bodies aa saaa usCkls aaa*s isasatoat
otoso* ootflos ttot talcs a Has nm soiak imu
iL1>
'^far too alerooesps* ttor Wy a Itoctfc aa* ssmsoar m a
tototko tatoimna
, -f akiakaatosaaa is
(counsel for Travelers objected to tkls toatlsoay bolas atoltoto. k
oxaaUoa la aavedj tkooo aMortsv todies ore- bits oftoMtmcLa
torroaako* sitk Blood plcasa* aklok tors oloac to to# "lino toa toriac ttovr* lea* prams la tka stoll BtoaaklSLos wkloa is ttot a
part of-tto Broaoklal tree, tkolr stops nrlo, depeadiaa oa tka la:
of tko atooeos-fitors as* tto lasftk of tlas it's hea
tka tom
HIS**.^?****4* *** *w
oplaloa* taao* spa^tka aoaxaas yn ;
sitk tkla oaso ao you tors taotiflo** aa to wtot tto dlacanals is 1:
tko eaoo, vitaooo ropllad, yooiobjootloa motod for eouaasl for
toaooloro aa* Qtlea aa* tkolr osooptles is oarod)* lor prooos oplJL
Jt ttot tkla aaa 4io* of krcsatocoaio oarolaoaa, aooosdasy to
sikfMtU, toko^ too# you as oplaloa sa to tko rolatloasklp
kf tto aoboatools aa* Mi sort ao plpo ooooor< okjootloa aoto* ky
ooaaaol for Utioa aa* toavolara* atostloa allcmad, tkalr ozaoptloa 5 aaro*) sltaoaa ropUo** 2 asl* *jm9 Z to* sa oplatom, ay aassor is toao* oaiito laactk ofTtlao ttot tkio satloat sortto* la tto iacaitry
i5J^5f,25sssgjar^arcsitfS'StS^as sshi
uuu olsaooorr of sskaataa ko*loa Im tto lass* doflaitoly srooa t ralstloaoklp kotvoaa aspsaaro aa* tto dlaoaoo* prooooa, itr oy
oplaloa ttoao two tklsca fall la tafottor - kla work as pip# oororoi
aal tko dlooaao ttot roaulto* la kla doatk* *kod, did tkla aaa flt
you at aay tlao durlnc tto porlo* ttot you taw kla aay opoolflo lafe
BotamU (***'4}
sis* u ts Us Ott fsr ska J. w. lmn
BaduirHoorfotdCom ** or*A
lat *4
D'*`">*r 17,1 o hi word wttB uw
^L***^*?!
s^ld Ml tMt hi IOM At cm fiumrt Cocpwr ?raielr a I mm earlier daoesriBod to you* iwiflf did * *jT* 7*
" f !!2mm MtoMltiau ta bis ms* far t* BaaaToft Cowsagy,ulg
replied#-aotBla* aaoee
trim lap * m*U( bbiob I wt*
50 dldsot produce uay ssBMtos mtertal to ao* Bow Be mbo4 if Bo cot any lafomatloa frea BIS to waetBer or M cuttl ud aawlac of*asfrte ^1H eoeorla* produced ay Mec.sltaoea replied#J
B eaiA uitaeso CMC la M ms oottl&d and gowlac uuterial tat Bo Bad matliytjl MofteadU it 4r MM w
51 ort or amotaer or uoalol n of at tot B. wa-tttBi i
v M at aieotwlmi ini|Ba if it aitWO*
at
mm tim ai a nod tool of txst.flsUk crmmd MS tm air, --
S5 rg^^iuSfia to 6wt of Bliiaml *W.i
SSiSilaSSl M OmS?m* mom Idtt record to tn wt tf ff"
Gammaju* If tM taw la *t emttaed to is tfea Bo mmU UM It taleaa oss*J Aaatf M |M ay tylftt Mfsimtammtte laasTd^to^-taa
lSrt?Bemruoo^asaopt^far^tSli1 Tor?*Mlof^ **mXaaaan tM Broscrane
CoamartMS mb Bla Mft rMCS* jak arfl*sM <Miwtwi or ta M IB ma oOrStsir tBo Bancroft fieipaqr M ms taxttmc >>!, m talM* u
tM oBBsvotcr or tM Jo and BO told itwt tM ttaav tM M did as* do vet* n--tle thla Job m dams wot to did iaswrtM to Mr tM opemt. of MOfMaMtar punier lava a nC lakst# did M deooolM tBott _ opexmtim a Barlnc Been perforce* ufcilewerkiac Mtwem DnMir 1^29$* and Bare* 19,1952* oltaan ropllbd# Z Moo no suck aeto lliH, 41* Bm tell zoo about Bis sort for tao liirtw< dot* CoonreaMOtM 2d, 1952 aod April 25, 1952* did Bo fir* you any specific lafarrmtim regard Bo tM oBaraoter or tMt etru+wMaooe replied, cm osAy aa Is tM CM aoot Tifienr war* ms elaUar to Bio earlier was* ho X
Bare tBo precise dsmriptim or BOO sub* tiodna
dot tram toot of tBo hisfl GmmhrMhod# do yam as ta vooMaor a mmtaia aaployee4 e* dloeaao sad deatB
MhMhehOtW Me deenrlbod it lo yw preelous la CM exploy or tM Joaaroft Qoupaar Mem December 17*1950
1952# ultaae# replied# n HM hypum a* opialm as to it va -related to Bis eshosuro to- M sbM typo of wort tMt yi aaasianed la yomr onr to tfco preclam* qmeetioa hU la .tM eoplT
of cm drastreac Cmpsm >wu Kara* 29# 1952 sad AprU<25# 1952*Mtam
replied, you*re mJoa* It toul far.am m* Mkcd, la year prooimo
aasvcr yoe told nr tkov jam fit tMt BM ttMarxm
Tainted
thloih tf tlo tMoM ms mposoAtoMo wo pipe cocci on,
wltoms replied# yea# Asked, do you Bare aa opialaa ao to vsetBer or bob
*L*EZ2LW
ialwr to BIS lose Balls performiaTL* m
b#t*%**.***^* 17* 1750 dad Karoo l5Tl?52 tee
S?ti?frSfK??.tUt 7aJPoaoloe* aad tB aBlB yoa Mto taatlflM
mg-11 aodioally sousd oBsomtlaa^ X do sa opialm* 01*4# do you Mva am opialm a to mMtBor h* ^--------------
am
! tttlo mma* for tM dnupreac Car* Co^ay
fSH* I5f* *"*
Moo taatlflsA to Boroim JUreB 20, 1952 and iS!l
u5iJl2#!Ia.!i?,14S f**-,1 Mm oa Opialm# iaBod to aim Bar optaloa
la regard to tBio addttleaal l&jttsy to Bl luoc hH# voshiaa for
statlac tMre mo*ao speslflo laformtioa aa to wnat Bo did for m eoa&
eSKSmS jsiuJia.us
Meed) tBo Bistory fra my book up utUm
of tBo aoBeatos board for eao ao tasmlatlag mtonLlloBjooct^i motod^Br*7
ooubsoI for ftloa oad Szmeolara aad tBalr ozooptloa lo aeod>#tM study of
bbo eoyy oloarly lodloatoo a loM*BtaaAlac proooos* itwiyinr m tk#
.
of aaBostoo flBors of varyv&a *l*oo la CM all broaeklolo wltB. reaultaa
raaecioa around CBoto brmoklolo and Bac aaounca Co Uttlo patoBos of caouaoala, vaoa CBoso Uttlo pmtoBeo of paouaoal toko plaoo Mto of tka lua< oeooao lnooapotaat* CBoyaro so leaser of any uo, aou durlao cm** oipoouro at CBo Bancroft Coapoay Bo laBaloA aoro oaboaco duot or a fiao
eaouB eallBor to reaoB tBo amll BronoBlo}oo,Bo plucsed tBo saall Broaak:
Botksall idsoM)
resulted la reaotloa<souaeel for fftioe objected to the deaeript
of 1 mU oallber of Ukatfot* while working for his eoi-
quesslaa
ur tttustd do
AtK*i ilna answer to the ppmrtv! im queetloa
about this sen's eatfoouro wklle la fit# employ of ska daaareft Coapaay,
la Vo tar fbr his taplsltr betwem eeuscr 19, 1950 and *arak 19. 195
iott 414 sot
ua. --y***ag an to tka sl* or oaU^sr of tka Pleul
aakastas TUmrv to whlob ko wan mxpmeL, dll you obtain nay iafamatia ftn kin as to that. witaoss rspU.ad.aa* inked, skat do yon bass four stafeaeas to tout prestos* answer with roforoaoa td tfceoaLlber aad size of the aiHitai bodies tew hick la sas exposed mil# la the eaplo of the Bemeroft riapatj wltsoas replied, the answer la Terr allMt because of tbt ftadtsv of thr asbestos tt* tko 1m*. It had to bo eaall
enough to (at there* tkars assail ba any lartaa of- the* MiTisa os osa east aoaart bat ksoasss of tko quantity of Chan end tk* utaxawtwr f I lrw assortbod to 70s sodiar 0 evtdaaa o^tU^uhtsb
nuUBf1
ttrlal tt pvrtadjIiUv*
t*
daaarlblsg to aa. sosatin 3 Tears prior to kte daathloowasel fsr Qtlai
objected so tto usssttoa sad ----* sad ttflp m Hamad da Hu.} k
did too reoelre esmigk fsrwiwina frva tkls an ta fora sm opinion *1
to ssotksr or nor as sad nmu*4 nay additional injury to kia Imgm
4vii| tko psrlodfro* Sara* 30,1952 to April 25* 1952* tsac isatli
aoX bass ao cask thing. dko 4oss kos kass
*'
daked, la a previ
secondary to aabosmoia. slU. 70a dra
ssatean*i*ltaeeo rspllsd* ar rsaoaao 1------------
experience of otksr asaso of Individuals me
dlsd af hgoasSagaalm earoineea.proeiaaly vita tka
pathological study aa Hr. kottarall mad was* I speak of atsdf X
to ay knowledge of literature piao travelling la karsao
balac as flarw--o eypnaisa la oatosar 1952 at
exportesse visa Isdltldnal oaass' of aasaotoais
otksr tsaa tkaf of kr. normal,!, daksa to toll uaas kar cxperli bean, la tkoao other oaasa* sltaaok replied. precisely tko rarne - o
lose kietory of exposure to aakastso* dated, do 70a have aa opiate* sa tka aeotmlia skarslr tko aabesteads 10 "w`nr related to tu traaw oarelnoaa, sltauora replied. yeh*ln kar opiaioa tthe asasotoo fiber wl it eaall enough to reaak tko branahlhlea 10 not big enough ta r--VI r -a. aad abac kappaaa la tktt daring lasptzasiaa aad expiration tka uaam fIbsr swings baok sad fsrtk aaO eats 00 a as* aaiaol imtcu aad aa Jc otkar meokaalaal isslfeaass that kass prodassd AUmaor. tkaa 10 kaaia for tka spladot that tka aobsstaols
TO COtJSSSL PCS THE USXCdS dated, jos dea't mas to
aa
you know skat oaueea oaaoar, altaeea replied. Ik aoae instance* X mold
be clod to, we bees a pretty olear eeldasee Ik regard to pips smkara.
deked, >sepio f>mdf>SeOereay> ba a sredtar Iktldsaee af aaaoer auu
pipe asokert bos tkat la jsst oao of tka faetars wklek you bare fooad 1
your studies, wimesa replied, yea, but if ke did not aaoke tke plpa
ke muld sot gat tke eaaoer. tkat la all, dated, is it true tkat you el
flad aaaeer of tke luac euauf people wko dea't aaoke at all. witness
replied, yes. daked, tt*e alas true you. find oaaoer of tke luaaaoma
people for wkoa you did sot dlaeoeer lk tka klstory of tkolr ooeusatle-
or baakcrouad or aaytklaf else tkat tke lte kad beam irritated 1a ear '
way whatsoever, witness replied, beesuse we eaa't find it dees net
does nt exist* Tkay baos found oanoar of tka luac la rook aaeaa* rTT,
true tkat kar tkeory tkat Irritants produce eallfBaney dees nee follow
tkrouck 2k all oases* dt tke tlae of tkla aaa'a first admlstlos to tka
kospisal ska did not fora tko opinion tkat ke kad aabeatoals* Ske was 01
vacation during July of tkat year* On June 23rd ka was lk Her offlos aa an outpatient, be mm not aotifiaed to bed tkat* dt tkat tins ske reoat*< tka history she ban stated* Hr. Botkwsll was still la tke kospltal wnsa ske returned froa bar vaeatioa La July, dated if me made an axnalaatlos
of kla or assisted or supervised tko asking of an examination of hla as
tkat tine, witness replied, yes* On tkat particular admission he ,
9-
30tkS#U (dSO'dd
am. July OB, 1952* Ska did mt prepare * dise--rge diagnosis
tlM AitM, mi tiara ona prepared aid T*** of ?*
!
vltaua rtvUc^ tiara nut la* Asked* war--*t 7w-a JJJf*,JliIwi
witness rwpliedj do Joa Ml t taiumM tka irtltutnttrt >;
'tlat aoiLt la kalsfnl* 2 aw ka surge of tla oemrpasio--1 medical oil
I waoMMi tiait euu for adaUrslo* for diagnoatie *rud^*ad,'6*?*"
bet tlay go cw tie ward m a regular patlaa* ad *
!5ii
Z go around and kelp work tla oaaa out bat it** not w ultl--ta rasp
abowt want it written os tla start and mis It done to tla hotlaat,
it just tla asa--wlsa af tla kospltal* Sla taw tit w la lar offloa
Jana 23 &o wot later admitted to tla kdspltal, St mi admitted to tl
hospital ntl a taatotlrv dlagwntln* tarn it tla war i* la
oa tla mir* tkap U atwsaa >uMtBfta> will a guattli ti orlgl--1 of tWw luiltil r--ms*W jOM( as* 4a 70a find la tla
erigisnl raaar* nils natation waiar Jmly 204 --lak reads *flrrc Hatam
rtioaril Hospital raaar* of tkt* *4-year al* wllta aale wbo aatarw wits
diagnosis af *>mi1Mi ear--mu-- of lang* wit--as replied, rsa* Tla
fMStlao aark csaadm for pmllw* mantle--bis . Acksd* os twe tu* el
11a adwwtow ta tla koepttal* it -tiara tag rati win ta tla loevttal
raaar* af oaf otlettotla tlot joo aaa sew* wltoost replied* ta JUf 3,
It atyf kistsrr It eoopetlbl# wltl a tl again* of asbawt--ria tlaaa a
sot ar mm iatoi, --a* Z`* trying ta sat - it tain-, --a
firms qwavtlaaalla ^f**** that wi umwt tiara w--a
-tla* la tawacuag-tlos mewld aaao fro* roar swear* ta rin af 700*
iiMtitia aad ctwdytwg lla aw Jaw 23rd* wltwaao repMed,-->1 Just
expleiaed to row* tit adaiaiatrwtioa --n motHog ta 4a wltl met tlat 1
important, tiara are teennia--, resee--rw mad str iWf X dsm'O
Alatttt eptnion# to tbea. asked* aa
rsepansibla far aar of tla optnlnws
witness r--irsd* 1 emrtwttp-wrw--u
Amend -if tiara la car tarw ar tar rwa
replied. It would tw --foacmf taara ware aat law J daw** saw Ska
intn lata wy onilw* Sht loa rwaiBwad tla reaord, Hera la aa
rratrwaat far tla dltaoaa ad aasaat--lw IS- la a program-- ** -tt
wttiacs oar rraatwawT lew to at* Asked* wOws would 1c sow --n af
wouw xraym an. aw imdlmld--l*wak--rm.witk referama tw tmis teadint
of MbutMls, wool4 It uBWlOlli dlotos replied* yva'-rm alkisgo
tla dlagnoslm. or ttmyitiu wllMIWi She tkaea--a radiation m
girew la tils ease for tla tmian of trainer. Sit rsaard oiowo tkU
aa did raoadwo tbs rap--la r--laft--i It raanlsed e-- 0 oucr of tJk Sla tklnkalabegma ta lava tdd m Um tii--d sW-- - la --da lot
xrays taken at ttt.mtwtim iawiMi* r*ri^_ Ok-* w fatt^la U nau
tm tlaswitwtlo af uicumb wmUB Iw dwtctwaatol ta lla laaofor 00
tla oslattoall audition is aanaaiwad^ itflf* reolldd* aa* I daa*t tdj
ona oaw drow ear auol ooaalalow* His Otm wo laLlaaa tut* lw foot,
oounsal sot# lar aa idea la tlat ttmaffif tlo tUcwa aiglt 4a aoaa 4
Tit tlarurautia xzwflag woo dome ta *kaow owl tla oaaoar oalXa* airlat
tla tlssuo and --da tla aaw sore laafoftafclo hatt aa oaa lot tla
of treating wltl tit Idas of sarllg Ha* It wot siaglr a ease of pasHu
off Ha 4ar of d--ei dtkad* ta If tit retard ttswlf Iwdleatat tlat tla
koapltai --a treating tilt ana for aaaaar fraa tla day of lit flrtt ado
tint it ao* witaaan rapdlad* at aoaa at tie diagnosis wot aa4a inked, c
sat nadt on tna flrat a4alstloawltaaat rwlle4a X tllnk tlat aat --da
altat July lock* Asked* vomldAft tkarafautla zrmys aaaaa na laaraasad
fllretls of tla lang(witaatt rallied* tlat woald dapand on low tool of ti
1--g --1 exposed to tlo redlatloa, uowally tils 2b fslrly looolixad
ssrsnz'.snjssi^si m as stsab'SS'slS rrw
aSt^iBfSSj
Asked if la tka traatnaat of mabeetoale wlara the Iro--Hal tubas are raduaad la slsa la order to alienate tlat condition do tier not adalniat a dilating drug for tils, witness replied* wa use it but lata not beaa ak to produoe ass good, results wltl asbestos!** Tley did aoc do It ia tbis esse be--use tier* --s too cual aaralaona. Asked, and tlat was apparent t yow fraa tla outsat oa tla flrat day you --sained kin witk tka aoUapaa o
tka lung* witness replied* there was s question but tlat is wbat tils wa
.10.
Ssthmwll (dee*d)
you hew* notes with you with reform## to the history that 7
received from him U to the ewloren* ow*r the years, witness resile
don't think thee* are uUafuurr;; they arc *7 wristenecrlbkled
She too 4*to la the*, she mo trying to go* a description of Sis
msk ao heat and frees insulator* AmJeed if too mote down allsae go
witness replied* one doec ass da all sans, tkmre are a good -may thi:
that a mm like thin, tails a* toot, are ass wtwa dsn, ?raelfl7l
ao* got don her* tka asset days whom ha worked for this oomomayrThmi
company* Asked, whan you first cmalned this ooa you wore t latoroi
fixing liability oa a particular individual isscaueh ao you were la *
diagnosis,witness replied* yes. Asked* emd it would b* important la
aaaimg a diagnosis to dotormimo tow lose the individual had boon ml
this particular Job* ultaaao replied* It dopm amt amu relsvwmt mum
a history that lo so laag 1* tiao ot exposure* Ska kao m4 them ka
in a star* aTtor askscl tn klo early ysiitfe as* wfclla still la aehme
worked for tmo years tmf tko Bootaa floating Hospital. Bo worked cs f
Press ao skipper also, lo sorted tkaro atom a year. Her mart notntio
tins he wortad at Vewmrty Hsatlig for am* year, faliasing that he did
aesem mart* km soaked off and on with tin grandfather Is. this nmo
He than started at mart he **n*s hemt mod frost lasulrdag msd did 1*
and on for about 30 years* be eat aod eased askootoo beard to fit pin boiler** etc. Sko wee interestsd m tnio 30 ymra* rnnis/weeir in tbia
particular txede. asked inaarar aa snot ka did wail* asrmag for a pee
of 15 aaatko far ona employer or ass ymur* far aaatksr --l eyar as thi
particnlar tlna whoa yon xsoadusd tnin am*ary ysm ssr non ton is*on
la finding out tko details of tbat*sitnaa replied* time's right* An
and nowhere la tko record. does it indioata bow suea aaeestao ks ease )
taot Wita walls m the employ of tka BaaereT* Coe wy amt mmkora in *
reward dooo It lndloaco ko eallber of tka aaoeeteo walls sawing far
Boneroft Company, tme** replied* yee* Wawmg sick aoooetoa regain*
aao to hare propar ventilation or tka searing of a naan and t*m x% ea
Aoae
Toanfar as kmr ssemrdo are anaesmeo aaa lain** kas w*
wails surwiiig for tke Janurort rrspmny ka sma out la tka span or m a
fined opaoe* smat tka situation me with refarenas *a vosctuatiam* Ska
oas this patient during his last adnlooioa to tka hospital -- tko lams
part of Sovemvor ami first* pnrrsf Deoemaer* She was sot tka rt^it'Pef
attending pkysiolaa at that tins? tno uan was on tae mud. She had ana
to do with tka preparation ortho death anrstfiemtor that ma done ky i
house offloor* Ska had
to do with tko preparation of tko final
diagnosis* Tke diegwslt of aobestasia thsatgaomt taa w--yeoed
mo questionable bat that antedated tko peotaorsasu Skat la tame ikaa: ao tko hospital raoord in --m--i-s.
TO C0TOE5S* 10ft TSCrSCBStQm looking at the slides followiv
autopsy she observed sons club-shaped* bvses soloisi kite of fiber*
beoauoe of their length and contour and duration la the bronaklal tree
lung oho ooaoludod they were asbestos fibere* Asked if oka had aa opiai
* *? skotkar they had keen there a pear or ton years,witness replied.
Aakod* they bad certainly had been there laager than a year in year owl.
witness replied,! don't think X gftvo jn n bpmiom on `tlna* lake*, the
fibers that caused the censer which produced the death had b#*a there a
longer than a year, that lo a fair statement, witness replied, step owe
eertainly mere than likely* Asked if la her oplnlosthat is srsayantness
yeplisd* I wish I eowld be awfully flat-footed but t*u eeiminly willini
go along with you oa that*
"--
TO eouxsa. fOH TBS CUIHiMT: Asked* the diagnosis of asbace^
kick ms placed on tko hospital record on at less* severe! meuloia^;
*"*""* **
a~* *r n, iwiana^iv*
. J* conea. POH THE UnCAJAoksd, la it a fair states*** e* ... tkat you have mo osiaian as to kow long Us ashsstos flberi 5Soh you vi ocoautrhsee sthliodseeswboaudldbbeeentkIne fhibiserssyswtehmic, hwpitrnoedsuscerdefphleiedo,anyoeesr.wAhalckh*eca.-Satl.
dsetk, m your opinion, witness replied^ no, you ean<t bring that into wn 1 ^Te k^* bssaus# tke asbestos fibers move areund. AskedT while they
opinion as to how long tko fibers which ska sew under the elide were in
the system*
U*
SbiimU W,4)
Couaeel for Utloa loaooud hie requewt that the quntou i uimri admitted de & be etrlokas fro* the e*oM saA Coemieaiofij they-be ailowPd la uutll tba.entire record had seen sufioltted*
At tba catlimed hearing bold la thla eaae la 3oatoa as ?i Jply 31*1953. tbs following ewldeaao wae more**:
AFP8A&UCS* L* loeke, .ftagirlro* for CUlsnt. I.JiKiowtlllat Sauulrw* tor UUlas'8 lanM Cnur. smwukwtu* leomire, for frorolars Xuunam ftssy
fi2ffll T. fiKSVBXi* thd testified
boob ttlsb bbsmsX boo Is bis banU fibs fasod tbs* is ttipodw at
la. that boob aad ball if abo rMopisw tt,witne*e replied*/*#* *1**lb
her knaUud'a*
.
Cou&ael for olaleast offered tbit fleaoroadaa Peak fortble
record at as Bxhibtt.ateclBg it la a work reeerd boat by *be tiaatsl
Monday, Oetobwr 28*1931 through Mnur 19% 1952% sbar is IS tbs
employee linted fits day to 4ar tbs wav* too* bo did* ttst ft is aqsae
thla sas bad aoso oort of soparrlowry vpaadty ws tbia jab* eoesesl fl
Btloo objected to tbs edalaelaa of tbit Maoorwsasa Boob; doaoaswldso*
ruled tba Xtsnslu Boob woe to bo aasittad do ms ItttMt esa-scsasea
la saved for eeunaal tor Dtleo*
.. ,
' JQU 7. 81X809* abOat sad goewtlaoad by aaoML far alalas testified bo y'i*fly Iftoo os Sort Stm
Dorohaotar* Ela oeowpotlaa lb tbst of aabootoa irttr. fio fa a oaso
tbo Soos abd frost
Worker*4 Cains* So bos worked os uSom
worker about 35 years* (Ceoaua1 far olslaass otasod bw wos offa it >a
tbla aoa an r export sixmo*, ear ttarmntar af afsc aaifloal During this 35 jtara bo bao works*-a# Saamlator os bellepl9M^oset*
oad etaaba* Z* doing this work bs ealr bod to six up the aaouotas tCtS
water that 000 tbo only <T4f bo did* So bbd done that ora hlssokf.
Zs tbot trade he bsl oooootbs to- oub eylladera of prepared
atortala. Mo has dooo tbot work fclaaelf* Bo 111 bleabod boilaro^Asas
taam stubs hisaalf* (Ceauaal fir dlalaawt agslm ttatoA bo ofToxs h*j aas oa as 0x900* Atasa as tba trod# of aabaatoa tenter and bass od 3 laeulatias oa.) ai--a flaa 00a port of tbo intulatlag Job* The aa
starUl ass aat alsit aoed to blaob 0 floa* Share are a ocrtols Has
sueber of oatariala uaod for bleektag * flue. A*l*i that aro tbo sates used for Ueoklag a fits* witneae replied* 65 po** dost fiapkaoio would b oao; air odIX board would ba oaatbar - tbla lb just as aobaataa popart oad appliaotias of wagaaala oaaost alooa without V ooktig* Aabod* is os
of tboaa three laaulatlac saterlale that you have Tat atflotad la osb used, witaaaa replied,yea* Zb la uaad is tba otbiiti, Saab of tbo oatarlslb waa uaad apeelflodlly is laaulacta*, far boat uvis| 7bof ml* uaad as aebaatea eeaaat* dated if a particular type of flue regufrwd a
particular oaa of tboaa four laaulatlsc aotorialat witaaaa replied* yea
baked* ubat would be the olrouaataaeoa usder wblob you would uoe tbs aabeeeoe oeaeat* witaaaa replied* la 90 per oeut of tba eaaea you uaad *
aabeetoa eeaeat for fialablac* baked* bow la that aebaatea eeaaat prepuj
witaaaa replied* it oooea rlgat from tbo plnae* They get 16 la bags and
drop It lato a atxlag bos asd apply water* Aakad* la it tba euatoo of tl
(*aU*d>
trtia of a heat tad fsust insulating u sad asbestos woruar, la 1- *
f :ut tr*<# tktt the urn on tu job mis this
eeaem* as the
It (ohjeatloa by aouasnl fop Gtiaa as being isaoterlsl. question 1U0
witness
ys, Ha has done that htaself,
30 --*** I'.MiiwwHiMg xshod to tall whom ho ectoslly observe
whom uti sexons vu sized, witness rapUsd, tbn dnst naturally mao.
whan tha sunt itrlku the box.
.
TO C0U1B& POB THB CUIXAJff: Bloehtr* a boiler Just aeon*
applying tbo insulation, That la dona la the saaa naaaer aa Hooking Wham *u*g a hollar yon gaaasully ossa tbo insulation dlreotly in i
tin bollar beoanaa as ala apaaa nan sailed for bn la a Han thej
uti aa ala spaa* lata ta give air spaas vasg llMlrtac It* Bm m|' ms the air vp. Aakad* yon sail la oswar ta a wriwi suaosiex that 5 Mr eo* of the tine the ntsrlal used la Wasting flaw mm tain asl aaawat weald tut aaa figure apply la Wanting a baUar sr aaalA It differ** m upsstins, vltass* replied, aa, tan saaa thing, Mm non say tut 9# ytr saaa or* tba tint tkay nan* tain ashtotaa aanant ta fia la otter aaaaa tbay non* tba uSntM iian ta nitt tka Wanting ta bailor an tba* ana mot a pml tmtlas vttk anary paraas Aska* ta baa ba would ga aheos aavna&ag a staan plan, manna* rapllo*, a atnaa^ ay tn tsa taehea la gaaarmlly ataat aa wtta pasta* Sba tanalxkXng aana is taasrsHT --p*^*- dnkod* la it lease ntflAl or Sana ti sane 1m fora or a orl*mv nstaaaa replied* na* ia.*g a aiMt meWU Altai toll mat bn nanaa W that,vitaesa nsUaS, it snaps taaiMX fa**.' VlMtlatsly taaa listen oat taaa nodded la aogaoaaal (ua flat t laanso on, la aaaaa it aanoa irs sifts ttay an anon to na It ta fit,
diked* aa tba aatorlal that y9u naan n curs any laiel an attar tag m
what tba aatsrlal la aooposa* oflobjsotlon aatan by senanal fan Btisa^
baon of four aonpanleo. no suaxusvs tamo.* nsrisl usoy an* bloom
b Raxarm* Tutus nssiTMa Ability*Canny; lam Senates.MUA,if yi
aaaor7 soffleiaatiy strong rslay an yoa could tall na tansy naaa nppan*
tbn labels of tbr asldod papa annmTig pinsusad by nay nr tbaaa four-
Msafssnms (ebjoetlom noted by aaaaaal far fftlaa. gtwasioa sllssnS)
witness rppllad, 85 par sens nsgasals and that la nil* am*ask, Sana It
arming them obo ana* tba atbnr 15 par aast la CA*re,vcneee rspUa
aaonr season, to ny kncWsdgn*risked, sawn *osa tbn pmuee ' snaring n
boiler* rofor tnmtaoas- ropiliw* ttat la alaaly flaublag tp tbn oozK*
^akan, nbat ir tbar aaMtansn Vmmt la nan* lx. Mat oparatij^axtaosa
rotlla** aabnataa oanatzzs, littS, m xr 'ttv'pnBaae*Uttju2ag flxtlagx
aimyatnaan rapliaa putting aa tbn aibratna
ana oaxsomag*
TO COQPSIL rot TSATSZ2B3: Ka SLlda't know Hr. Hotbaall nay s Bo na ob tbo Sana job wltb bla bat noror narkan niraotly vltb bla. In aoror aorbob 4lrootly wltb bib aa bo manor ana ohat work ba ban bans n
b*bn4* tUrs art a lot of tba 4uloa on tbla job tbat nrn not dusty, alt rapllaS, 1 vaolb not say a Intuit** really a dnsty jobOobod, yan nan
asaettg la taaty9ltnaaa repUad, oroa tba oppllaatlcot la dusty, -Mfrad, aftnr yon baoa alxad tba near oitb tba aatsrlal that la la tbla bagtb shat you apply It It'a oat and tbora la aa dUst, la that rtbt,slUsu ropllad, aa. than is daat ukKs.fou apply it, liKsd. wbaa yoa vat it,
\ oltnaaa rapUnd*ynu*ro aot appljfnd.a vat staff to tba Dollar or flan.vl yan apply it to tba nsgaaalo blook !* daaty, Thay pat tbla bag natoru U* pall or tub ad pour votor an It, Tbo* it*s vat* Tba mixing oan ba
daao lb a fan aUassaa, Than tbo on bo arn going to uas tbnt tuba son a aortar board or poll, Tbsy nao o toaval. fkaso nan tabs sons in n buob
and than apply It vltb a travaU Oan aan aon als anoogb for 109 ana. On aa aysrngn Job tbara^would oa ton aan* On ana, la ana hour, ooald nix enough oaaant for alltbs saa for tbo day, Sn tha other ulna man oould re to too tun and gat a pall or ouafcat full of this aatsrlal aj* tabs it to vhara they vara working and apply It with a trowsl* That is tho usual way it la dona*
TO CCuSSBZ* POB UTICls Ba was not working up In fort Bant* ftau
with Hr, RSk?#U; ?e **! Mt 0,1 thMt
B worked with hln at 5h# Lr
Bousing, Shat nay have been two years ago* Xt van sonatina La l9|I* r`
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3otSwell (dee*d)
There ere different kibs of applying iraulstiou to * boiler.
dlffereat type* of insulation used. As*ed,
'Jtr. "*
ppio* of tiae Hr.Sothwell using asDestos to y.eur iaowledge 7
imwj^tBun jgpiied.no*
1 doi
TD y g ojcam: Vaa one is anplyisk this wt
JOT'TB grtS iSs S *?T SSoTd r ^
dry surface you^lag bsok the dirt* He did state the used as the finishing ooet. As e general rule it ** 25 cm top of soaethiag else. Asked, want is the usual
pJJ?? `
put os before the asbestos ee*snt, witness replied, ****!*** *S*
uasaU* Asked. As that as the for* of s prwelded *"* lilt also m the for* of a wet Wese*wltaes replied, go.g**^*,?* z\
it's iasaldad fan* Seside* the sns
,^2^.^^,,25^*1
auetihc of the esterxsl is dotty?
/uu*ve wl*B it, it s dusty. *j
sued would It mkm say diffaretes where yea warwlastalllsg these ealdes
settaofi* ss to the extent of the dust that would (! os yet. would earn
alsoes he core dssty the* other*,witsass rnlied*7sa*asL opes ewastrusti
ttere would ho tore wish. That would, take At tore dusty. Ashed, how sbo
Ins"ta* lling insulation cn pipss' *tha"*t * ere 'id.*th*e ce* lling* , Jbstwees ooaa _ --- Wt
aamM7 ~
w * n
<--<>- .'selling it as*
you*re not betttc* e selling the* yamre appim* that, yn*ro ossa r^-^-^T* At*s betwwea. The vifl lag.-rasn the job is seepletwd, ysa*ro is 4 opt* wees you apply it. the fleer aoeee it la pises. Aekdd, yet*re work;
aoere against e floor,witness- replied,yee* Asked, Xe that wort sore duel
the* other work or less dusty, witsess replied,! think the-snsr-
luat shout the saao.
--
Job.
so coudssi. job aa cttca: that
t
TO C0GH5SL USB IBB CUZXAKt Asked, at ifl uadaretsad juu
answers, there are three parte or the work sees are dusty, one of it it of the aahevtee oeasnK the. seeand. is uses yea place the asbestos
eeeeat against the assassin* also* sad- the third it ans 70a out the sodaad secwests to put on pipes, As these way other pars of the went tun is dusty, witaees replied, ss far as dusty, ass ss 2 uadsretandOhas question to he is the word dusty. yes, At*a daety hoar 2 won't say it*s dusty for all materials. - s______
TO SB SOaxasiBSna Sh work was daaty ** ha usad that*
asterial la. tiring ot
or applying#
TO COUHSSL yoa TBAVBLKBSiAsksd, oa these jobs there you wro applying or this aatertsl that you were cutting, there was s ooastdorabl dust that was not as result of your ssterlsls, is that true,witness aplA that is true, I said yes. Asked, in other words on hollers that yoa mgs*
so working on there eey he s think ooet of ordinary house or building ear so.osUsd, is that Sight,witness replied, yes. Asked, sad sa pipes that
*?*** ooeenngor repelring there sight likewise bo thfofc coating of h. or building dust,witness replied.yes. Asked, sad when you say the job was Junty you Man in your operations you disturbed and knocked looio a 1<
of this dust m arouad there,witness replied, no, in ay stateness.** Aakec { *? ih that the procedure won you apply satorisl either to a boiler or
* Jf!!*
you ****<!*** the dust that was oa those pipes, witnesi
.a Bii!**s*srK.
:sofi
r~- *-- * / wr. 4MTU4Tm baa use or Mt.iMai ,,i ; rT;"T
j
-lb-
^odnraU (dee'd)
sejorlty inrolwed arterial up to tea inehes, witness replied* on the
I followed it bu been without oioth, eoa J
t
hue been larger work. Be wouldn't too*
Che larger word op with oars up to ted lanhes* A,*e*j at,
witd astir* up to ten inches it wou&d o* corereo wits clotth,itt.nesi
replied, it
pa*
mw% eeweot wee applied to a toiler os* oth<
object with a trowel* When that a dose, it w a* applied only a sewi
at a tins* That answer does not apply when it la applied to the
insulation on the boiler* They apply the insulation on the boiler fir
and then fialah with the eenaat* Ashed, on the stuff you apply direst
to the boiler you put that on direetly with a trowel and. that is wot, witness replied, ao*datodt you put that on with bloods,witness replle
yes. After ha puts the blnoW on, then he pM on the wet eensss* The
we earns in
^ K rriisal , Sun they put on on* part at a Tin
if^i so the only pert of the boils* that you touah whoa you put on *
wet esnoat with that renal in that part whiah beeoaes vet, you don't
touch any other part.witness replied, tha wot shostr hits ona tart of tha soUer *ad laturlahly disturostha want that in m than* Shay esc
these aided form with h sew. Hired, ad when yon eut tha with n
do 70s anally put tha doa a smashing and saw tan on tha.witaasi
replied, 2 would say 'no* to that question. That la penally dona by li
it down an a flat surfsee and ousting arose lt*lt is dans Ilka a a ia4 out aaroaa* It outs easily*ASted, and tha mtarlal that you
cut is usually ensured with sloth, up a ta inches,witasss rspJLiad*ye
dated, you don't tern whether hr^Bothwott. used ay ananal ow ta
thetas or at* witassa replied, not definitely*
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` ' D8 JAK53 STSWAXT 800UT, onZXed aad questioned by eowaael f< eiarsatvtesttnewi Cnwlarleatloa
adnlttod as pathologist) he has had tho Jpppurttmiejr ta review tha resom of Massachusetts Oenejal Sowpiedl and the mtopoy raeaad Uf tha
Haasaehusetts fiasaml tespltah, pathology departaags* fla haa foraad sea opinion a to the onus* of death in. tUduease* Xa hia opinion thin nan's death was eaased by adnaosarotaosn ocf tha logo -- that was the mediate cause of death -- with extension .to^pAa heart, pldam, dlxpkn
rstroparltonaal tissue a the left, adrenals, htdasyw-uad tha lyana nali
Asked, was there any other pathaloglealkaadisia this nan had waioh mi , eastrlbottag factor la his death (objection noted by oeunsel for Qtlaa,
his exception is asrred) wltaea replied,there were other oontneating faotors*Asked, what were they in order of loaonnaeo,aasu replied, thie am had ubestosls with pulnonary fibrosis, congestion of the ileus lnflanantioa of the eftsrnai surface of his heart,laflaaastloa of bin r: Inng, external ty, and he had approxiataly a quarter of fluid m his nga ehast* Asked to tollvrwhat there Is la the hospital nested wniesr1--`rT to tha opinion this* aea had ssbeeteats, witness replied, in the atcrease steel nation ^ his lung tissus the eharaoterlstlo nodu)ar shaped bodies
one tees is ssbastosis ware present, these are diagnostic of aabestoeia*
Asked if he baa an opinion aa to whether or not there is any causal relationship between the aabeetoeis aad the cancer from whioh this nan died,witness replied he ha* Bis opinion is tha due to the longstanding ohronio imtaslon*a* result of the inhalation of asbestos fiber*,that t)
is a adequate cause for the dereiopneat of his oaaoer whioh lad to hie
Asked, did the eabertotta itself, spate fnu tts effect in produeias
the earner, did the aebestoais iteelf piny any pert m his death etch* tina that he died,witness replied, I don't think so, no. Asked, I wane y<
\ to aasuae that this eopldyee sorted for Av V, Bancroft Cecpany between Cecenbcr 17,1950 cad lud 19* 1952, that during that tice he performed the regular dutlee eg a haatt and frost insulation worker or asbestos
worker as it is ordinarily defsrlbed. that thta work, and speeifleallr during the period from October 2d, 1952 aad February 19, 1932 Laelused day
dart in w&ioh he finished fittings, that la'these operations he^PIni,
aulatiag naterials, taoluded aaoag whioh would be asbestos oeweat, he used
***** d aoldcd segments, that in connection of eoee of pipes he had to cue and saw the asbeetoa board, that he had to out lt^ti fit around pipes and fittings that earn with tha pipes that he ws oowlnj
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Bothwell (dee'd)
that this work was dusty, that she duat deluded duar^ *re* r2f_i2"v
*%terlal* as well as building dust which was ?rac. _*. __ _ _ _ -- jos* saad the widow testified as fash that he ^.oxighe ha washed contained test particles and I ** 7 JI*^IJ^miia^whicl
in January 1952 h* d*vul*ped ** onset ^ som la the sprain* ** predaotive of a saaJ- smart that shortly rSamrrasfrtfesr ha anaotlioceedd that oan exxeerrttlisonn^nneo^ *** s"tn:o*r*t Sor *
and bad a sharp boring pain .b..e...l.o...w.....t..h...e......a..n..g' le of his le""ft shoulder h-ac that ha was. out of work from February 21 to February 29,1952 and retj koasfroa thtee job which ho was doing away fraa rtoae and was t rested rc the dootor told hia * _grippe, that he then returned to work for a a
weeks aad ffiinnaallly eeased work for t--he B--a---n--c---r-o--ft C--oo-.uan-y,,,,oa. _ ara__ aad went to work for t ho Araawreug Coapasy fro* Karen 20#5* J* *J
1952, that he ooasiaw* to da tho work of a heat sad fro** *"***
forth* Anstrtng Co*paj*y, that he finally stopped work la Aorll l?5f
following coasultotlo* with a physician because of taste wyaotow da*'
before, namly, shortaasa of breath, oa axertio*, tala halo* him left
boulder aad cough, aow, aasuwlng those foots to he tree as to his wo:
history sad tha history of th* asset of his sywotea*. do you barvo an c
as to whether or not tha work this aaa was doing wadis la the **Plr *
a. v. Bsaonaft
that would be Z*>eae 17,1950 to Bare* 19.195
ms atusunM factor la producing the asbestosla and bresekegsale
carelaoaa7wfleh ha died*witness replied, toouasal for fftloa objected* a adjtttted de beat, his exaeptloas are eaved) I d It is hi* opinion- th
sonatina daring JL951 this aaa davaloeed a halloa**? of his lag an
secondary a his asbeatosis, the asoestoots as s factor la oonslng t
aallgasaoy to start* t hat Is as far as be can go* Asked, do you save a
opinion as to whether the inhalation of dust from insulating macrtal*
hia work during 1951 ** a factor, aggravating or preeipitntlsg fhoter, la the asbestosls aad thereby of tbe eaaeonoojeottoa noted by eewasel
for Utica,,his exaeptloa is saved) wltnss* replied, if ho labalad dams
containing sabeatoo during tho purled of tins at would sggnrrae* Us
condition* Asked, do 70U have oa oplnioa as to waetaer or not ad* work frea March 20,1952 *P to April 25, l952,for tao Araotmg Cock Casep,
aasunlag that ha Inhaled dust from insulating ms*rials an am work, Inotetlng asbestos* was m factor in tho aaaesteem aaa esneer fiwu whin.
died* witness replied. Z have an opinions It is hia ouiaioa that it did
not play any rolaw Aim to give hi* reason for that ouiaioa. so.soaao replied, because ha had eoruiaoaa prior to tha clan aad oaruiaoee woo ti
of the death. Asked, didn't the further inhalation of sae aseeste* hast
the last six weeks play any part in the agpataalog or worsening ala cox
witness replied, no, X don't think so. Asked, did it play any part in pi
dttntng th* death at th* tins that he dled,mtaeae repueo, 1 don't thins
70 COStgngT 70S TBS "Tresi Asked, you say that there waa a long standing chronic irritation dua to the inhaling of fibers walea yon say
waa an adequate cause for th* oaaoer, witness replied, that is eorreet. Asked, when you say longstanding caroaie irritation, can you t ell&s now
long, witness replied, I don't think anybody eaa tell you that; we do lou that oa* of th* causative factors in the prodnstlon of eallgnnney is a chrome irritating process, when that begins I don't think anybody aan narrow it down as to a week, or a aonth, wo know that earner takes a
certain laagth of tlae to develop, once It starts it depends oa th* looatl it depdataan whether It can be resoved or ait, this eta's .oanoor was too advanced te reaove, they took hia to the Massachusetts General aad attewp to reaove it aad found they could not because of the advanced stage, whoa his cancer began X can't tell you beeouse the line of deaaroatloa between
_.
...------they-opened hi* up at the
He cannot glvea$?iBt! 8aS*oa*t8at*ror l51^JPthiLSfitata0<,r la i952
the cancer. It eould have bem *9?0?a2^Jirsila\haIuSpaJ*?J5i?JlOa of
Aaked, lath,is!aaa, accordinbgiutlaootMh,athraepo,ort,i had a hlatorv Iatt first eosusenced, witness replied, I would say the aabescoaia had been pres for assy years, That la ao because of th* appearance of the lungs. Asked,
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fioctatsll (dec'd)
uiou that this w worked a* the aaae job auoseouett to Xarta to dpril 25, 1952, doing tbs >u ort of
C
anmoiii asd,aeca&d,ean*ar---------------... baa already nivared the question) witness replied, here* a aa wao b:
1952 was doomed to death tm hie aallgasnoy, hie mUgaanoy
-a
advanced, Z doubt the inhalation of anything further accelerated the r
of hie MUgnaaey* deiced, do you hare ah opinion ae to whether or not '
during that period of tlae ms detsiacntal to him (objection noted by
counsel for Travelers, doctor allowed to answer the question) witness
replied, there are certain patients with mllgsaaay that yna advise cm
niag their Job ead working until the day they die, there ere other patl
who eoupletely collapse one# yon tell then they have
and. net
return to work, Z don't think the work fhctor play* man of a role in t
advene--set of aallgaast disease* Asked* the aaUgnast disease was as?
was it not, by the inhalation of asbestos after fee
dieeese ha
started la his *ystcnpas It agvmmted by the asbestos hast, in your
opinion, witness replied, S tblak that oeoe his waligsansy began* that f
period of possibly four or five or sis months following the beginning o
his aallgniney he eight bare accelerated the growth e little bit by
labeling sore of the faster that was one of the causative agent* la his
MUpaai ooaditlOB, the aallgassey ones it started ms net aggravated
such by the further iTihsletlns of asbestos, that is la and at itself* l:
substaaee it's not known to cause death per so* ass--* aa--owls, witna
replied, yes, ashed, but your answer was that It wee not aggravated ver;
such, witness replied, X don't think it was aggravated very aueh by his
work after his sallgnsaey scare--* asked, but it night have been aggraw
soaewaat,witaese replied, allghtly.
TO C08X5SL JOS XBfflESBSsdaked, did Z waders cand yon to coy Is
your opinion the nan's work froa Barca 20th obU the date am
et
work, sunhaabestoe as ha sight tnve inhaled, if say, played no part in
either the aggravation or acceleration of the disease nor did it bring a
his d--th sooasr than It otherwise would have eooerr--, is that a eorree
stateaeas, witness replied, that la eorreet*
Counsel for T--aelsra aade a notion the alain against them be dismiss--. She notion was takan under adviaensat*
Counsel for olalsaat requested the Autopsy Beport of Deeeaber
1952 - Unit Muaoer 778205 - be sade part of this record. This is done by
refereaoa and --y be found in the Board file. The enatoeie diagnoses repc
thereon are: Bronchogenic adeaocarolnoaa, left lower lobe with
i^
left upper lobe, **--*e,j1flfT-lilTirh*cr,t,wt retroperitoneal tissue on Isf
and aetastasss to right lung, adrenals, kidneys, sad hilar, mediastinal,
left supraclavicular and pars--ortle lyaph nodes; Asbestoais with aoderac
pulaenary fibrosis; Hepatic congestion, moderate; Pericarditis, fibrinous
Pleuritic, right; Pleura effusion, right (600 eo*); (Pulmonary oateoarthr
fingers, slid).
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This hearinj- **? i*:..z it tf .*!.* **.ccn*r whe eeployee offered
m personal injur/ ariei.v - - .f an..
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r.f his -upicyaent and.
If o, whecner Ms death vc. e>*> . 'eia\*i sj
injur/.
The claim <* nrot^w ? **. .+> i'.irere Utlcm r.utu*l Casualty
Cospan/ which Cf-vere-i 5hr A t* r*v
.`vBjjnny and Travelers Insurance
Cospaa/ which o*>vrvd the frr.e. *0". `ark *VBpany,
The ecalry** wzrsrd fer me .*. v. :-aarofi Coupon/ from
Decesber 17, 195?/ to Kareh 19. 1751 *c5-i J*a worked far the Armstrong Cork
Company from Knroh 20, 1952 ta Ap?*l 25. .952* There Is evldenoe in thlt rueuro upon whl.?h I find that this
bd-yeer aid oeedaa? *tth a 2~/?ar work Hitter* e ns asbestos worker,
was last ei?;';eyed e a pipe .v. *-r*r r.^d nsat rr. frert insulator for the
two afore*.-.maned eot.panJ.es Til** * rk with the tw? insured firms
. entailed vn handling and lasizilaiioa e{ aitettzs
ii* co?ering of
pipes and also os on ir.rvitror e^nlr.ct h*st mod freer.in various fares
and under various condition*.
There la evidence upon which 1 find that ti;e decedent *
work exposed hie to the inhalation of tosestoc duet yarMclea* 2 find lie
did Inhale these partlole*
It Is also t fair and reasonable inferenos--and I ea infer--that
asbestosie is a disco** contracted ~siy by people who are exposed to the
Inhalation of asbestos fiber* in their work. It is eccaon tsowledge that
persons who are not ta exposed do net suffer frsa this progressive disease
for wbioh there Is no known cure,
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Eltlcnal vtf.er.cw thaf~ the- esployee-died on Oeoeaher 3,
evidence upon nloh 2 find that death woe due to
secondary ta asbeetoels*
2 aooept and adopt tr.t opinion of Dr. Harriet !# Hardy, under
whose supervision the decedent was treated during Me entire period of
hospitalization and who had an opportunity to review the entire autopsy
protoool and who saw sene of the patncioicni''naterl4l la connection with
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the autopsy. Dr. forty testified--.-.* l to find--the work the decedent
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performed am a y'.ya cutter u.ai * '.
vrj-'j'.r. v ? cvri tr.e fileee*? that
resulted la ftis Cecta * ."f 1. ;.*. tCc-MfterV
X accept art saapt tr.s ejiir.ian a* rr fasts .stewnrt rtseney, a
pathologist, wua te?*v.f**4 '**.*,it cv<ftt)s aurl.ts '.951 \.-.er. he ies eoriciho;
ford. V. Sanor-ift ^.a.rr.,' .:.i -ar j .**.: a uitil^raae?-tf hi* lun^ At
MOor.dor? `c hit r.cu-.tt'i'a :.* * .os:* ** z fxoicr in sensing the
laliccv-wtcr stare ' I find, therefore, tla? ,;.s artcc'ae <tu*t hsJm :.V rrpieysa
inhaled at his work resulted : *eestosir This, X find, constitutes a
psrtcnal lajury arising out tf rad 1a tii ccures of his esylereant X find
further that the aaatttotift caused a luas aaii*iano7 *hioh resulted ta ms
death ca Dressier 3, l?5i.
The fitors that cusr* :v- >. .nrer which produce! the draeh of the
epleyee had been la the repl-i.**'- .u^ah irnstr craa s jeer in the
opinion of Or. Hard*. "That it r. f/;.- *te??:3at,r -r. -'urf.;* '.citified, ,,
adding, *ti*t seTir c-rt*lulr *c.*r t.u.:;
e..l : -t* find.
This aeaald**eu e***!orl cpirtoa
tsfair.r relievo the
last insurer of aay mrpcr.il t* ilty fir `.ft- jr.yoaat - f ccapeaectlcs emao
It ras Is the fear of Mr death tw: ths enpicyre oc:var.i?*l work far tas ssoaad insured;
This opinion. too, ;a chares ly Or Moon*? He testified, srri I *o find, that *ths nan's verb froa "area 3 until the dote he finally stopped work; tush asbestos sc n itt ;>a?e inhal'd, if ac7, played an part la either the er*rat4'.iec or asvelei-atlon rf the s;**neea nor did it bring aoout his death caoser than l: Jtftrn.'ie* wruld Men occurred**
Dr. Boeary.wno 1 e prfaitsnt in *..v field of patnolcgjr sad uhao*
qualifications aare r.nattt*d her*.
it is his opinion tha oaaoer
started "subsequent to i?50. * * * I wcuiu *y probably 1951 fraa the desorlptlon of the cantor** X accept end adapt Dr.nsoatj* pinion end so
flsd The decedent was in the raplcy of the A. V. Sunsroft Cospcny, the
first Insured, throujftcut all 1951.
X find, therefore, that the Industrial injury K*ich rsaulted In a
lung cujoor and caused the esployee** death is sausally related to his
ft I.- > gOtlWSil 'iec'd)
espleyaent wits the ..-*
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f 'ere:i *j* *:"*e
"utusl
Casualty Cocpoay.
There in .`virtrrwe in the -.;rri V;*;r* tV.** repl^yer'e Inst working
tef vta April 2f, 195^. .'3tve**n th* **-- v.n m* esrlcysmt d ftls
death ft* wso tkr*e ti;;c: ..:s;r*v*: . . * ..
vd `r '.dnitica to
these three coaftertmts /*?.?!
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"Iv'ft in no evir.^a-it .5 **. ior.t.cr;-* sri e-i I iofer cni find
that the "rp^o.-ee uus ?.'*.. *iy ir.enr... W.i;*d f*r war*; between -p-il 25,1552
tad Deocsber 2, i?<2 lu? t? r*ie aJo/^sentloneo eotsensaole industrial
injury, nan*iy lung saaa-r* Tu* Utica ttatual Casualty Cospany 1* dlreoted
to pej total Incapacity ccapencation for the afeove-aentiened ported,
at the rate of *^30.00 a week, plus 215 00 a wee* for dependency* la the
total sua of 01^2-2 .71. (2eo .`.tunica's Ci*:, 65 f.aso, 51)
The Utica r.utual CsnvaMy Ceapnny it further directed to pax
the olaiuant widow the oua ef "20.00 weekly desc^cac? coaee.naatioa, frea
Deceaber 3* *r52 to date ana cbctl.uiin*,, subject to the provisions of the
1 Aet. The sua of O905.71 le duo to the filirg date of thia decision.
. The Utica ftutual Casualty -cspor.y lo alec directed ic pa7 the
olaiaeat widow the auu of C23.OO weekly 4Ap*adcney ccanenseticn, for tho
care aad support of five alaor children la accordance with the provisions
of the Act. The sus of $1122,14 if due la weekly oospenestloa benefit* .
for the children to the filing dete of this decision*
The total oua due the clamant widow under this decision to the
filing date, October 16, 1553* la $34511.56 which the Utica r.utual Casualty
Coapaay la directed to pay forthwith*
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The Utlea flutual Casualty Coapwny la alao directed to pay the
olaiaaat widow the addition sun o? *302.03 under Seotion 33 af ths Act.
The Utloa Mutual Cacur.lt7 Company is ordered to oake the payneat
of $500.00 to the State Treasury in accordance with Section 652C of the Act.
X fiat equity and justice required the testimony of Doctors Hardy
and Hooaey aad they ore each entitled to $50.00 under the provisions of
Seetloa 9A of ths Act.
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