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Philip Drinker, A. J. Lanza and E. R. Hayhurst Letters on Silicosis Suits Over the Union Carbide Tunnel in West Virginia (1933)

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Five pages of 1933 correspondence among industrial hygiene and medical figures about silicosis claims from the Union Carbide tunnel job in West Virginia. Drinker reported a call from a Mr. Davis about respirators and silicosis suits; Lanza replied about the suits; Hayhurst and Lanza exchanged letters mentioning the same tunnel litigation and an upcoming silicosis paper.

Author
Philip Drinker (Boston, Mass. (signature block, 58 Van Dyke St.)); A. J. Lanza, M.D. (Assistant Medical Director); Emery R. Hayhurst (Consulting Hygienist; occupational health consultant)
Published by
Correspondence among Philip Drinker, A. J. Lanza (Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.) and Emery R. Hayhurst; not a Union Carbide document
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1721
Date
March 9, 1933
Number
Bates 000723 to 000727
Library no.
ACL Doc 16798 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16798
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-2: Letter, Philip Drinker to Drs. Sayers, Russell, Lanza and Pancoast, March 9, 1933, re Union Carbide tunnel in West Virginia, a call from Mr. Davis, respirators and silicosis suits
  • Page 3: Letter, A. J. Lanza to Philip Drinker, dated March 10 (year garbled in OCR), on the tunnel suits and silicosis
  • Page 4: Letter, Emery R. Hayhurst to Dr. A. J. Lanza, April 1933, on an AMA paper on silicosis epidemiology and his expert testimony on the tunnel outbreak
  • Page 5: Letter, A. J. Lanza to Dr. Hayhurst, April 17, 1933, replying to Hayhurst's letter of April 12

People and organizations

From Philip Drinker (Boston, Mass. (signature block, 58 Van Dyke St.)); A. J. Lanza, M.D. (Assistant Medical Director); Emery R. Hayhurst (Consulting Hygienist; occupational health consultant) to Drs. Sayers, Russell, Lanza and Pancoast; Philip Drinker (Boston, Mass.); Dr. A. J. Lanza (Policyholders' Service Bureau, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.).

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

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This is document UC-1721 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers 000723 to 000727.

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Philip Drinker (Boston, Mass. (signature block, 58 Van Dyke St.)), A. J. Lanza, M.D. (Assistant Medical Director), Emery R. Hayhurst (Consulting Hygienist, occupational health consultant). “Philip Drinker, A. J. Lanza and E. R. Hayhurst Letters on Silicosis Suits Over the Union Carbide Tunnel in West Virginia.” March 9, 1933. Union Carbide documents, UC-1721, Bates 000723 to 000727. Correspondence among Philip Drinker, A. J. Lanza (Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.) and Emery R. Hayhurst; not a Union Carbide document. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16798. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16798.

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