H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on Calidria Asbestos Potential Liability at the Bound Brook, New Jersey Plastics Operations (1982)

Internal memo from H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber, requested by Mr. Wolff, summarizing Calidria asbestos involvement in the Chemicals and Plastics Division's Bound Brook, New Jersey phenolic resin operations. It reports Calidria shipments to Bound Brook, employee examinations, four workmen's compensation cases, a third-party suit against Union Carbide, and the planned legal approach. A Table 1 attachment lists UCC Metals Division shipments to Bound Brook for 1965 and 1970-1973.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Memo from H. B. Rhodes to W. C. Thurber on Calidria asbestos potential liability at Bound Brook, NJ
• Page 3: Table 1: UCC Metals Division shipments to UCC Plastics Division at Bound Brook, 1965-1973

People and organizations

From H. B. Rhodes (E/R - Occupational Health) to W. C. Thurber (Metals - Section J1398, Danbury, CT).

• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• William C. Thurber (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• Chemicals and Plastics Division (named)
• Frederick M. Baron and Associates (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• Massachusetts General Hospital (named)
• Plastics Division (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos-Reinforced Plastics: Circuit Breakers, Switchgear, and Resin Pipe · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Johns-Manville · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · New Jersey Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-2080 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 3 pages. Production numbers UCC 015313 to UCC 015315.