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L. J. LaFrance to S. E. Hine on October 1975 Asbestos Air Sample Results at the Linde Speedway Factory (1975)

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Letter from the Medical Department's industrial hygienist to the Speedway factory safety director reporting airborne asbestos fiber results for samples taken at factory locations in October 1975. The letter says the Shredder Room still had levels in excess of limits and needed further work. The exhibit also includes a November 13, 1975 internal memo from Hine to LaFrance transmitting air sample data, and a data sheet.

Author
L. J. LaFrance (Industrial Hygienist, Medical Department)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Linde Division, Medical Department
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4278
Date
November 21, 1975
Number
Bates A21668 to UCC 009379
Library no.
ACL Doc 18867 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18867
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-2: Letter, L. J. LaFrance to S. E. Hine, Nov. 21, 1975, with table of asbestos fiber counts by factory location
  • Page 3: Internal correspondence, S. E. Hine to L. J. LaFrance, Nov. 13, 1975, Subject: Air Samples, transmitting a data sheet
  • Page 4: Handwritten/printed monthly air sample data sheet (OCR illegible)
  • Page 5: Page of typed memo text that appears mirrored or reversed; OCR unreadable
  • Page 6: No OCR text; apparently blank or a back page

People and organizations

From L. J. LaFrance (Industrial Hygienist, Medical Department) to S. E. Hine (Safety Director, Linde Division, Speedway Factory, Indianapolis); P. J. Burtis (copy recipient); H. L. Phillips (copy recipient); R. M. Neary (copy recipient); B. Higdon (copy recipient); J. J. Welsh (copy recipient (Dr.)); K. S. Lane (copy recipient (Dr.)); L. J. Suelter (copy recipient).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Air Sampling · Indiana Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Industrial Hygiene.

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This is document UC-4278 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers A21668 to UCC 009379.

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L. J. LaFrance (Industrial Hygienist, Medical Department). “L. J. LaFrance to S. E. Hine on October 1975 Asbestos Air Sample Results at the Linde Speedway Factory.” November 21, 1975. Union Carbide documents, UC-4278, Bates A21668 to UCC 009379. Union Carbide Corporation, Linde Division, Medical Department. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18867. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18867.

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