Documents in our library describe Pyrobar (U.S. Gypsum) as “mortar”.1 They give it as made 1969–1972.1,2,3 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.
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What each document says
Every statement about Pyrobar (U.S. Gypsum) in the documents, in each document's own words.
The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981)
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (1986)
- Made at: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: 1969-1970, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 482
- Made at: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: 1969-1972, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 482
- Made from: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: First Produced 1969”, p. 482
- Form: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: Aggregated plaster”, p. 482
- Made until: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: Last Produced 1972”, p. 482
United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma
- Made at: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: 1969-1970, East Chicago, IN” (the plant: East Chicago, Indiana), p. 423
- Made at: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: 1969-1972, New Brighton, NY” (the plant: New Brighton, New York), p. 423
- Made from: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: First Produced 1969”, p. 423
- Made until: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: Last Produced 1972”, p. 423
- Form: “Pyrobar Mortar Mix: Aggregated plaster”, p. 423
Kind of product
We list Pyrobar (U.S. Gypsum) with refractories, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.
Trades that worked with products like it: Boilermakers, Drywall Finishers, Plasterers, and Painters, Refractory Bricklayers.
Refractories by other makers (51)
319 Semi-refractory (Johns-Manville) · 678 Semi-refractory (Johns-Manville) · 106 (Eagle-Picher) · Aerogun (North American Refractories) · Alumino-Hi-Temp (Philip Carey) · Narcogun Mc-339 (North American Refractories) · Narcogun Mcd-344 (North American Refractories) · Narcogun P-340 (North American Refractories) · Narcogun Pd-345 (North American Refractories) · Narcogun Sd-336 (North American Refractories) · Narcolite (North American Refractories) · Narmag OH Gun Mix (North American Refractories) · Refractory Bonding Asbestos Furnace Cement (Philip Carey) · So Good That Only The Dealers Sell It (Lehon) · Super 505 Hot Gun C (North American Refractories) · Thermo-Chem (Johns-Manville) · Thermo-Pac (Johns-Manville) · Thermo-Pac 2700 (Johns-Manville) · Vitricel (Philip Carey) · Windsor Brick (GAF) · and 31 more: all refractories
See also
- U.S. Gypsum: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- U.S. Gypsum on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 7.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Interrogatories in Dikun v. Armstrong World Industries (September 8, 1986), p. 48.
- United States Gypsum's Answers to Plaintiffs' Master Interrogatories in the Northern District of Oklahoma (June 20, 1988), p. 42.
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