Facility Overview
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation is a commercial shipyard located in Quincy, MA. Operated 1905–1997. Peak employment: 180,000 workers (1943). Tier 3 evidence.
Evidence Records (5)
7342758: 4 out of 5 workers (80%) showed lung damage linked to asbestos exposure | 7342758: 86% of ship repair workers, including those not directly handling asbestos, developed asbestosis | EPA CERCLIS ID MD0000605049; EPA ROD 2004: Sparrows Point Shipyard listed as EPA Superfund site (CERCLIS ID MD0000605049). Contaminants of concern include asbestos | EPA RCRA ID MDD053945432; Sparrows Point LLC (formerly Bethlehem Steel Corporation), North Point Blvd, Sparrows Point MD 21219: Bethlehem Steel Corporation Sparrows Point facility (3,100-acre Patapsco River peninsula, Baltimore Harbor) subject to E | 417776: Bethlehem Steel shipyards included in landmark U.S. shipyard asbestos disease survey documenting mesothelioma and lung c
Machine-Readable Provenance
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Documented Asbestos Products
Products identified at this facility: 85% Magnesia Block Insulation, Marinite Board, Transite Pipe covering, Aircell Pipe Covering, Armabestos Block Insulation, Limpet Spray, Unibestos products, Raybestos cloth.