J. S. Cornell to F. Beauvilliers and Others on Asbestosis Illness Recording History at South Charleston (1982)

Internal Union Carbide memo from the Safety & Health department at South Charleston, West Virginia. It reports that a number of asbestosis illnesses had been recorded there since the start of 1980, that most cases were not in the insulator craft, and asks other ex-C&P plants for their case counts and the work assignments of affected individuals.

People and organizations

From J. S. Cornell (Safety & Health, Silicones & Urethane Intermediates) to Mr. F. Beauvilliers; Mr. I. P. Blackwood; Mr. C. W. Carman; Mr. V. D. Dutcher; Dr. W. F. Gorham; Mr. V. H. Johnkoski; Mr. J. A. Leonard; Mr. J. B. Leverton; Mr. T. P. Raby; Mr. R. J. Taylor; Mr. R. C. Wise; Mr. J. L. Wyatt; Mr. G. W. Yule; Mr. T. E. Lawrence (copy).

• John Cornell (author)
• I. P. Blackwood (recipient)
• C. W. Carman, Jr. (recipient)
• V. D. Dutcher (recipient)
• W. F. Gorham (recipient)
• V. H. Johnkoski, Jr. (recipient)
• J. A. Leonard (recipient)
• J. B. Leverton (recipient)
• T. P. Raby (recipient)
• R. J. Taylor (recipient)
• R. C. Wise (recipient)
• Jack Wyatt (recipient)
• G. W. Yule (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Exposure in Insulators and Insulation Workers · West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-3612 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 1 page. Production numbers UCC 008372.