A. L. Barefoot to W. R. van der Hoeven Transmitting the Final Major Hazard Survey Report on the Normal Paraffins Unit, Texas City (1973)

A confidential transmittal memorandum forwarding the final Major Hazard Survey report for the Texas City plant (the subject line names the Normal Paraffins Unit; the body refers to the Linear Alcohols Unit), followed by a report cover page and one interior page of the report. The interior page lists OSHA implications, including an item that insulators were seen not wearing proper respiratory equipment when applying asbestos (?) insulation.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Confidential transmittal memorandum from A. L. Barefoot dated January 22, 1973, forwarding the final Major Hazard Survey report
• Page 2: Cover page: Process and Operating Safety Review, Normal Paraffins Unit, Texas City Plant, with survey team members
• Page 3: Report page 28: end of fire-reporting discussion and a list of OSHA implications, including insulators' respiratory equipment with asbestos (?) insulation
• Page 4: Page with no OCR text; content not shown in the OCR

People and organizations

From A. L. Barefoot (Team Coordinator) to Mr. W. R. van der Hoeven (Texas City Plant).

• A. L. Barefoot (author)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Brownsville Plant (named)
• Texas City Plant (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-4038 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 022255 to UCC 022257.