Employment History
Exposure & Health Evidence Record(3 verified findings)
Edward Merwitz, a 62-year-old shipfitter exposed from 1965-1970, received $7.25 million in 2014 after developing mesothelioma.
Population: Edward Merwitz (shipfitter) · 1965-1970
Multiple named asbestos products identified by workers at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in published appellate opinions (Taylor, Junge, Gross, Taliferro)
Population: Civilian shipyard workers / Navy Yard employees · 1941–1984
Limitation: Litigation product identification; no fiber-count measurements in these opinions
OSHA’s 1989 health inspection of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard lists current citations under 29 CFR 1910.1001. The linked asbestos sample search reports a 90-percent bulk result (Lab B38219) tied to the inspection.
Population: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard establishment; OSHA inspection and sample-record entries · 1989
Limitation: The 90-percent result is a bulk-material result. The OSHA display does not identify an individual worker, task, or location within the yard and does not establish individual dose, historical conditions across the yard, 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 →