1 .unaware that the plasters that he used contained Page 570 2 asbestos. 3 His exposure may have been overlooked by 4 statisticians. 5 MR.

.expectancy?

1 number of operations.

1 A ' 96.

1 A Yes. 2 Q That made him sick and nauseous and stuff 3 and things like that?

1 A Yes.

Page 1981 1 MR.

Page 1811 1 Approximately when did you first start 2 reviewing meso cases?

PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT FD-1561 c Inter Office To: Mr.

TECH SALES, INC.

Oglebay Norton Company/1982 Annual Report PLAINTIFF'S exhibit Oglebay Norton Company/1982 Annual Report Oglebay Norton is a Cleveland-based raw materials and Great Lakes marine transportation company serv ing the steel, ceramic, chemical, electric utility and oil and gas well service industries with iron ore, coal and other minerals and supplying manufactured products used in hot metal processing.

March 11th, 999 ft* 9* Bator - tome Mine to ftatarlale Analyutiea Atlaa ftasto Afl* *e have revisaed the repeat witoittorl by Atlaa larte eith rafarance to the me of aetoctec waste arterial is the production of bricks* to net* the eonctoolowe ef the report are favorable (na the standpoint of wing aotoatea eeete naterlal for the Maofaeture ef industrial bricks* In 1987a w resalved a alailar report free a Mr* (toda ef Montreal aa a poaalble nan uae for asbestos aaete* Thia natter was felloeed to cepphtin bf Murles Blackhurst throng the Canadian Products Division nd after eeaaiderable testing of the brisk ssepias and uellboard angles the fallowing cenilualon was reached "lbs results ef tbs tests on th brick samples wars roepaisrf eith ASTM specifications for serious types of building bricks* The eaperiasntal brisks veto lev in crushing strength* high In eater absorption and shooed slgu ef spalling sad cracking aftar only 12 eyelet ef freezing and thawing* Based an ASTM ^edfiostlc do not asot the zequiroasBts ef the poorest grade building brick*" the wallbasrd avoplss far anoeedad the ASTM wsigbt specification for gypeun wall* heard being approxinrtsly toiee as heavy* Fissure strength was found to to lev, approxinetely 30-9QPC lower than ASTM specification*" 1 Me have forwarded the report ef Atlas Marks together with the letter ef Traneoeaan Machine Ccopaay lac. to the attention of John Trice and Mrorlee Blackhurst far their further eceuot* Me note that five test ^eclnsna of the bricks vase sent ftran Qamsny and would suggest that if you have save ef these woallhhfte you oend too ef then to the Besearch Carter* attention M*M Blackhurst* OV'sa Xladell Blackhurst - Besearch, Msnvilla Trice ftesesrch* Manvllle ft.

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