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miologist from the U.S. Public
In offering his opinion of the case an epide
Health Service stated:
our estimate of
marize the information on this case, both
indicate that
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and
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Working Level Months (3220
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CASE NO. 53
while minin
had quite high exposure to radiation
of cancer
time
the
at
(56)
young
vely
uranium. He was relati
g to lung cancer We
minin
um
urani
of
start
from
time
The
t.
opmen
devel
nosed} epidermoid( »)
19 years. The cell type of this cancer was {diag
panel which reviewe ihe
by {a pathologist]. However, the pathology
n of 2B and IC in he
natio
combi
a
was
slides said that the cell type
cell type asneutral with
WHO classification. | would therefore regard the
and decide causation
case,
this
in
ttes
cigare
and
respect to both radiation
.
ounds.'
~v. Union Carbide Corp.
Claim No. WC 2-190-100; SF 176277
ee) ae Sabon,are
he
ae)
Type of Injury: Epidermoid Carcinoma of the Lung.
Colorado Decision: Compensation Granted.
Date of Decision: 1970.
deciding etiolo
minimize both of these items as factors in
ion exposure incurred by
radiat
the
that
on
ft is therefore my opini
uranium was probably the cause of his lung
Facts: The occupational history of the claimant showed that he began his
.
nee
of cell types
relatively light smoking habit and the mixture
gy. —
exposure to “radioactive dust”.
t
ewe ee
type and cigarette smoking
" ‘ilof the above facts except the cell
of his lung cancer. Bie
cause
the
‘as
ion
radiat
d
towar
ly
strong
point
tend to
Claimant's Allegation: That he becameafflicted with tung cancer as a result of
mii career in 1937 at the age of 24 as a heavy equipment operator at an
open pit copper mine. He workedin this capacity until 1942. From 1942 until
1950 he worked in and around copper and other hard rock mines about four
years of which time was spent working underground. He then worked as an
underground miner in various uranium mines until 1963. From April 4, 1962
to September 3, 1963 he worked underground for the defendant corporation.
He continued working for the defendant on the surface operating heavy
equipment until he left work in August 1968.
An estimate of the claimant’s total cumulative radiation exposure in
uranium mines was given by the medical director of a field office of the U.S.
while mining
cancer.
an
of the Division of Labor approved
Colorado Findings’ The Referee
n
reaso
The
.
Fund
ance
Insur
ensation
adnussion of liability by the State Comp
tone
sure
expo
s
ased
decre
the
ugh
altho
for accepting liability was that
n Carbide was small in proportio
daughters while in the employ of Unio
> dered to be a
of what was consi
‘es
excess
In
was
exposure elsewhere the exposure
injurious exposure,
cafe level? and was therefore deemed to be
Public Health Service as 3,220 Working Level Months. With respect to this
amount of exposure he said “this puts the claimant in a rather high risk group
from the standpoint of lung cancer.” A report of working level exposures by
the respondent employer indicated an exposure of 64 Working Level Months
while in the employ of that company.
A review of claimant's smoking habits showed that he began smoking
cigarettes at age 17, that he smoked about 10 cigarettes a day for 38 years and
that he occasionally smoked a pipe.
On August 12, 1968, claimant underwent a thoracotumy. Surgery revealed
squamous cell carcinoma (WHO 1A) (World Health Organization} of the right
upper lobe. Due to the presence of extensive metastatic node involvement the
prognosis was indicated by his physician as unfavorable. The claimant died on
October 25, 1969.
i Workkmen's
in
s
sec Vol. V, Studiiees
i
tion
‘omments on cell type and causa
Ee
Javernick and
v.
nich
Javer
68,
No.
, AEC 1969, Case
an
Compensation and Radiation Injury
Studies in Workmen ore
See also Vol. VI,
2
Javernick, p. ISI at 152.
v. The Go en “yele © PO
Case No. 55, Floyd A, Trone
Radiation Injury, AEC 1971,
ieeWLM nom oetna ve
mmen
reco
il
Counc
tion
Radia
al
11n 1967 the Feder
!
and no mo
per
twelve month
sutive
i
Radiation Hazards in
Medical Evidence: The death certificate indicated the cause of death to be
bronchogenic carcinoma. Pertinent portions of the report of radiochemical
8, Guidance for the Controt of
thee month.veriod. Report No.
mel eiiiseunsion of the probiem of last injurious exposure see Vol. V, se
64,Rice
tion Injury, AEC 1969, as No,
Work men's Compensation and Radia
a } 2. pibid Case No. 72, Dwyer v.
imax Urani
analysis of samples taken from deceased’s body is as follows:
43,
Golden Corporation, pp. 142-1
ada ion njUry,
in Workmen's Compensationan
al 160. See also Vol. VI, Studies
Corp.
de
Carbi
Union
r
and/o
r
Tucke
Carl
ss v.
E971, Case No. 51, lmer F. Andre
169
168
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