Employment History
Exposure & Health Evidence Record(4 verified findings)
up to 70 fibers per cubic centimeter
Population: Dry dock workers · Unknown
Limitation: Reitze WB, Nicholson WJ, Holaday DA, Selikoff IJ. Application of sprayed inorganic fiber containing asbestos. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J. 1972;33(3):178-191. DOI 10.1080/0002889728506628. This paper studies sprayed asbestos fireproofing in general construction/shipbuilding; it does NOT name or study Charleston Naval Shipyard specifically. The 70 f/cc figure is not a Charleston measurement. This citation does not support Tier 1 classification for this yard.
$70.8 million verdict for Navy machinist Robert Whalen in 2014
Population: Navy machinist Robert Whalen · 2014
$40 million verdict for Navy veteran Walter Twidwell in 2018
Population: Navy veteran Walter Twidwell · 2018
OSHA’s 1988 health-complaint inspection identifies Commander, Charleston Naval Shipyard, Code 106, and lists one current “Other” citation under the asbestos standard, 29 CFR 1910.1001 D07 I.
Population: Charleston Naval Shipyard establishment; OSHA inspection record · 1988–1990 case record
Limitation: The inspection page also lists a deleted asbestos citation. This record describes only the current citation displayed by OSHA. It does not supply a sample result, individual worker information, historical yard-wide conditions, product source, medical causation, or liability.
Verification standard: All findings on this page are sourced to a primary record (PubMed PMID, NIOSH DOI, EPA site ID, or NARA accession). Findings from law-firm marketing sites, secondary summaries, or unverifiable claims have been excluded. Read the full methodology →