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Chemicals & Polymers Mr Hoy N Johnson Head of Health & Safety Programs Gencorp One General Street AKRON Ohio 44329 USA Your ref Our ref BB/BGS ICI Chemicals & Polymers Limited Occupational Health POBox4 Hillhouse Site Thornton Cleveleys Blackpool FY5 4QD Tel (0253)861444 (0253) 861632 Direct Line (0253) 861370 Secretary Telex 67483 ICIPLH G Fax(0253)861861 Date 9 November 1988 Dear Mr Johnson REGISTER OF CASES OF ANGIOSARCOMA OF THE LIVER DUE TO VCM I wonder if you have been able to obtain any information regarding case US.36 in the above world Register, about which X wrote to you on 31st August? I am about to commence detailed preparation of the next edition of the Register, with information as at 1.1.89, and it would be very helpful indeed if you were able to say whether or not the man is still alive. With many thanks Yours sincerely /ln*L Dr B Bennett M.A. M.B.,B.Ch.,B.a.O. D.Obst.R.C.O.G. D.I.H. M.F.O.M. R.C.P.I. M.F.O.M.(England) GENC 008403 Chemicals & Polymers Hr Roy N Johnson Head of Health & Safety Programs Gencorp One General Street AKRON Ohio 44329 USA Your ref Our ref BB/BGS ICI Chemicals & Polymers Limited Occupational Health PO Box 4 Hillhouse Site Thornton Cleveleys Blackpool FY5 4QD Tel (0253)861444 (0253) 861632 Direct Line (0253) 861370 Secretary Telex 67483 ICIPLHG Fax(0253)861861 Date 31 August 1988 Dear Mr Johnson I keep and compile the world Register of Cases of Angiosarcoma of the Liver due to VCH and it has been suggested to me by Dr Dietz of BF Goodrich, Akron, that you may be able to help me concerning case US.36, an employee of your Company. As you will see from the enclosed copy of the entry in the 1988 Register, we have good information about this case, but we would like to know whether the man is still alive, and if not the date of death, please. I hope you will be able to identify the man from the details given, although there is no name, which we do not have. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely Dr B Bennett M.A. M.B.,B,Ch.,B.a.O, D.Obst.R.C.O.G. D.I.H. M.F.O.M. (England) M.F.O.M. (Ireland) enc. - 1j.n., . QNC 008404 Mr Roy N Johnson Director, Corporate Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs GenCorp 175 Ghent Road Fairlawn Ohio 44313-3300 USA Your ref Our ref BB/BGS ICI Chemicals & Polymers Limited Occupational Health POBox4 Hillhouse Site Thornton Cleveleys Blackpool FY5 4QD Tel (0253)861444 (0253) 861632 Direct Line (0253) 861370 Secretary Telex 67483 ICIPLHG Fax(0253)861861 Date 6 Nov 1989 Dear Mr Johnson ASL REGISTER As you know I try to keep this Register as complete and up-to-date as possible, and I wonder if you can help us in connection with case US.do- For convenience I enclose a copy of page 30 of the I989 Register and you will see that there are no initials against this case. Can you supply these, please? Also can you say whether this man is still alive, and if not can you tell me the date of death. You will see that the diagnosis was made in 1983.I I shall be most grateful for any further information. We are beginning to collect all the material together for the* next edition of the Register, for which the 'closing date' is 31 December 1989, but of course I would like to hear from you as soon as possible. V Kind regards Yours sincerely B BENNETT M.A. M.B., B.Gh., B.a.0. D.Obst.R.C.O.G. D.I.H. M.F.O.M. R.C.P.I. M.F.O.M. (England) enc "'Ok-'ORATE SAFETY NOV 17 1389 /'Nu HEALTH DEPT. 6ENC 008405 Page JSA Sheet 6 30 ICl CHEMICALS A PGL'iKERS LIVER Angiosarcoma Cases - (Review Date: 1 Jan 1939) UK system of dates DAY - MOKTH - YEAR VPX/ASL_2 - UNCIOCASES.W i it 1 |2 t3 | A 1S1 6 1 7 1 I COUNTRY AND | REFERENCE 1 1 1 NAME OR | INITIALS | DATE OF BERTH 1 l J COMPANY ii ii ii ( FACTORY | FIRST VC ] EXPOSURE | DATE OF DIAGNOSIS j HO | [ i ii 11 i ii J i i1 i1 32 |C H Clrotuc122-02-03 | Monsanto Springfield 15-10-51 | 00-07-79 1 1i | Hass ] 11 ii 1 1i ii 1 1i ( 1i 1 1i 1 1i ii ii ii ii t 11 tt 1 1i ii 1 1J ii 1 1i ii 1 11 II [ ii 1 ti ii 1 1f ii t 1i 1 1i 1 1i ii ii ii 1 1J 33 |S Fergu.on(08-10-27 j Arc t1 |Louisville 09-09-56 1 11-05-82 | Jnr I i ii i ti ii i ii 11 r 1t i ii 11 i iJ 3* |Hr Byru. (29-01-34 | BFC 11 |Louisville 1955 I 03-11-82 1 1i ii 1 1i ii 1 1J 11 1 1i ii 1 11 I1 I 1\ t1 1 35 I 1 1 109-03-12 1 \ vcc I1 iI IS Chacle-J 23-07-46 1 I8-07-B3 (stem | 1 11 1t t J1 ii 1 Ir i\ 1 1j tt 36 | 127-08-32 ] The Genera! |AshtabulaJ11-06-56 (21-08-83 1 1 [Tire and i i 1 1 (Rubber Co i i f r* f1 ( 1 tI r 11 f1 i 11 11 r i1 t i1 1I ii1 11 f i\ 1J a ACE AT DIACHOSIS 71 5* 48 71 50 9 1 10 1 11 ii * "i 12 1 13 1 14 | 15 [ 16 ` - 11 I l YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO DIAGNOSIS 28 1 YEARS OF 1 EXPOSURE 1u Kin PVC |autoclave fares) 1 | DATE OF | DEATH 1 (17-05-80 1 I[ | HISTOLOCICAL J ESTIMATED J 1 1 CONFIRMATION | EXPOSURE [ OCCUPATION | J LEVEL J ( f1 1 1 J An autopsy [1 [The death |1940-1951 1 | vas done and JcertIficatefVarloua jobsf immediate Igave [in polymer | cause of (Mr Clroux1 [manufacture [ death given Jusual ISUTYAR | as foccupacIon J LUSTREX [ I"Angiosarcoma " | aa "kettl e|1951-1964 [ [operator' [Various Jobs| litl Jin and | |'cheat cals [around PVC [ OTHER CAREER HICHUCHTS 1 | OTHER | COMMENTS I 1 J Information [given in [letter of 24 (February 1982 [from Dr [Walter C |&arnes of [Monsanto ISpringfield to [Dr A Hunn of [industry' [autoclaves [ [Monsanto 28 I 28 |Alive Ye* i i i i i i i i i r | i ( i | (1964-1973 | [Various | Iclerical [ [jobs in PVC | [polymerisation [facility/ | [Retired | f01-03-73, J [ [MulCiple | | (Job. | [including (Poly | (Operator + [Polycleaner. [Europe. i i i t i i i 1 [Prof Taaburro lletter of (12 Aug 1982 [Dr H N Johnson lletter of 128 Feb 1983. |27 1 io |0A,08.S3 (Yea i (Poly t1 (1965 left BFC |Dr H N Johnson j [Operator + [to become a [letter of i [Autoclave [Clergyman. 13 Nov 1982, i |Clesner (28 Feb 1983 i 11955-65. I i1 1 [and 9 Aug [1984. i1 39 l U 118-07-83 Ye* 1' 11 [High from 1 11944 to I 11955. \ [Medltn fronf (1955-1958 [ 1 1 | 1 (Dr Dacey [letter of 15 Sept 1983. f f 27 1 77 JAllve Yea J [Moderate 1 11956-56 | 1 1 i | labourer | ( 11956-57 | i [prod helper ] (12 Sepr 1983: [spotted at i 11957-70 ( Jmedlea l i [operator f |Hay [983. i 11970-75 ( [Testing i [electrician J i 1 1975-present[ (Cumne lie ed [Kay [983 1 [operator | (1 1 1 GEMC 008406