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Pfizer (P. Bartels) to D. L. Engle, Union Carbide Texas City, on Asbestos in Talc and OSHA Limits, with Texas City Stores List of Asbestos Items (1977)

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A February 9, 1977 Pfizer letter to the Union Carbide Texas City plant manager described OSHA's asbestos exposure limits and proposed reductions, advised dust control and monitoring for workers using talc, and reported tremolite and asbestos content of Pfizer's California and Montana talcs. Attached are an August 13, 1976 Texas City purchasing memo asking how to handle asbestos items in stores and a two-page inventory list of asbestos gaskets, packing, rope, paper and mittens. Handwritten routing notes on page 1 asked who used talc at the plant and replied that the items were used mainly by maintenance.

Author
P. Bartels (President); J. L. Christensen (Plant Purchasing, Texas City Plant (author of the 1976 internal memo, pages 4-6))
Published by
Pfizer Inc., Minerals, Pigments & Metals Division (pages 1-3); Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics, Texas City Plant (pages 4-6)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1125
Date
February 9, 1977
Number
Bates UCTC 17183 to UCTC 17188
Library no.
ACL Doc 16302 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16302
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-3: Letter from Pfizer Minerals, Pigments & Metals Division (P. Bartels, President) to D. L. Engle, Texas City, Feb. 9, 1977, on OSHA asbestos standards and asbestos content of Pfizer talcs; page 1 carries handwritten routing notes and received stamps
  • Page 4: Union Carbide internal correspondence, J. L. Christensen to D. E. Deese, Aug. 13, 1976, 'Asbestos Material in Stores', asking what handling procedures to follow
  • Pages 5-6: Attached list of asbestos items in Texas City stores inventory, with code numbers, locations and descriptions (gaskets, packing, rope, tape, paper, mittens)

People and organizations

From P. Bartels (President); J. L. Christensen (Plant Purchasing, Texas City Plant (author of the 1976 internal memo, pages 4-6)) to D. L. Engle (Plant Manager, Union Carbide Corp., Texas City, Texas); D. E. Deese (Texas City Plant (addressee of the 1976 internal memo)).

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This is document UC-1125 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers UCTC 17183 to UCTC 17188.

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P. Bartels (President), J. L. Christensen (Plant Purchasing, Texas City Plant (author of the 1976 internal memo, pages 4-6)). “Pfizer (P. Bartels) to D. L. Engle, Union Carbide Texas City, on Asbestos in Talc and OSHA Limits, with Texas City Stores List of Asbestos Items.” February 9, 1977. Union Carbide documents, UC-1125, Bates UCTC 17183 to UCTC 17188. Pfizer Inc., Minerals, Pigments & Metals Division (pages 1-3); Union Carbide Corporation, Chemicals and Plastics, Texas City Plant (pages 4-6). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16302. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16302.

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