331 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”, page 9 of 17
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Court case · Ohio Court of Claims · July 9, 2009
Beany v. Ohio State Univ. (2009)
…risk is not enough. Causation; Employer and Contractor Liability, and Workers' Compensation; Loss of Consortium Worksites: Ohio Union, Ohio State University; Ohio Union, Ohio State University, Columbus student housekeeper Ohio Union, Ohio State University Columbus 1981
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Court case · Illinois Appellate Court · June 22, 2001
King v. Paul J. Krez Co. (2001)
…Edison Dresden station; Equitable Building; Union Oil Lemont refinery; Equitable Building, Chicago; Union Oil Refinery, Lemont; Dresden Powerhouse pipefitter Equitable Building Chicago 1964-1970; pipefitter Union Oil Refinery Lemont 1964-1970; pipefitter Dresden Powerhouse 1964-1970
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Medical study · Medical research · 2000
Proportionate mortality among unionized roofers and waterproofers
The United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers (UURWAW) is one of the 15 building and construction trades departments in the AFL-CIO. The U.S. roofing industry, including both roofing and waterproofing applications, both…
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Court case · New York Supreme Court · July 10, 2007
Lasky v. 63 West 38th Street, LLC (2007)
A dental services operator for union members and their dependents rented the 4th floor and part of the 5th floor of a building. The owner, 63 West 38th Street, LLC, was renovating it to convert it…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Proportionate mortality study of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
…but not in 1987 or 1995. Despite the limitations of a PMR analysis, study results indicate mortality related to asbestos exposure is, and will continue to be, an area of concern for members of the union.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2005
A proportionate mortality study of bricklayers and allied craftworkers
Mortality among members of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (IUBAC) is examined. Bricklayers and allied craft workers may be exposed to cobalt, epoxy resins, pitch, lime, and to lung carcinogens such as asbestos…
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Court case · Texas Court of Appeals · December 21, 2006
Gilcrease v. Garlock, Inc. (2006)
…award even if the credits offset it. Punitive Damages; Fault, Apportionment and Settlement Credits; Asbestos Trust Claims in Court; Venue, Removal and Transfer; Wrongful Death and Survival; Settlements and Releases union pipefitter and plumber 1957 onward
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Court case · Ohio Court of Appeals · December 14, 2006
Rettig v. Gen. Motors Corp. (2006)
Lee Rettig, a union electrician for forty-two years, was dying of malignant mesothelioma. He sued General Motors and Toledo Edison, among others, claiming he was exposed to asbestos while doing electrical work for contractors at…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · August 8, 2007
Roberts v. ACandS, Inc. (2007)
…party judgment or settlements, and applying that release to the Estate did not violate the Indiana privileges and immunities or open courts clauses. Fault, Apportionment and Settlement Credits; Wrongful Death and Survival union insulator 1957-1994
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Medical study · Medical research · 2002
Safety and health of heavy equipment operators at Ground Zero
This report came from the head of an International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) safety and health team that arrived at Ground Zero, the World Trade Center site, on September 17, 2001. The team collected about…
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Court case · Washington Supreme Court · August 9, 2007
Herring v. Texaco, Inc. (2007)
…bankruptcy to a claimant's union when the debtor had no knowledge of the particular claimant's claim. An unknown creditor is only entitled to publication notice, and notice to the union would not be actual…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
A cohort study of mortality among Ontario pipe trades workers
…and sprinkler fitters. Increased risk was observed among workers joining the Union as late as the 1970s. A random effects meta-analysis of this study and the two PMR studies found significant increases in oesophageal (RR…
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Court case · Indiana Court of Appeals · April 6, 2004
Roberts v. ACandS, Inc. (2004)
…or a paid judgment, not when the employee settles with just one of several third-party defendants. Employer and Contractor Liability, and Workers' Compensation; Fault, Apportionment and Settlement Credits; Settlements and Releases union insulator 1957-1994
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Court case · Rhode Island Superior Court · March 26, 2008
Dyer v. Aurora Pump Co. (2008)
…alleged that Mr. Dyer, a union insulator from the late 1950s until he retired in 1994, developed malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related injuries from exposure at jobsites across Rhode Island and New England. After amending…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2008
Asbestos disease in Australia: looking forward and looking back
…and practice in Australia and introduced related pieces in the same journal issue. They described the trade union campaign to "Make James Hardie Pay", which ended when James Hardie shareholders approved a compensation fund in February…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Asbestos production increases despite WHO opposition
…asbestos production had not declined despite national bans and World Health Organization (WHO) opposition. It stated that more than 40 countries, including all European Union members, had banned chrysotile (white asbestos), the only form still mined…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Man-made respirable-sized organic fibers: what do we know about their toxicological profiles?
…are identified and some fundamental tenets of fiber toxicology are discussed. In addition, the European Union, in their recent consideration for banning chrysotile asbestos fibers, evaluated some organic fiber substitutes and compared them to the hazards…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2005
Assessing truck driver exposure at the World Trade Center disaster site: personal and area monitoring for particulate matter and volatile organic compounds during October 2001 and April 2002
…as well as area monitoring that was conducted directly on site during October 2001 and April 2002. In cooperation with a local labor union, 54 drivers (October) and 15 drivers (April) were recruited on site to…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2001
Free radical activity of natural and heat treated amphibole asbestos
This was a laboratory study of two amphibole asbestos minerals, amosite and crocidolite, using standard reference samples from the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer (UICC). No people, animals or cells were studied. The authors calcined (heated…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Participatory mapping of occupational hazards and disease among asbestos-exposed workers from a foundry and insulation complex in Canada
…complex in Sarnia, Ontario. The Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers and the Canadian Auto Workers union did it to support compensation claims. Former workers drew 'hazard maps' of their workplaces from memory. Foundry workers described…