Facility Overview
Ingalls Shipbuilding is a naval shipyard located in Pascagoula, MS. Operated 1938–present. Peak employment: 15,000 workers (WWII). Tier 2 evidence.
Evidence Records (8)
18956802: rates 16 times higher than other studied occupations | 4003623: radiologic signs of asbestos disease in 11.3% of wives studied (31 of 274), 7.6% of sons (6 of 79), and 2.1% of daughter | https://ibasecretariat.org/jl_asb_exp_surveill.php: documented fiber concentrations reaching 4-20 fibers per cubic centimeter | https://ibasecretariat.org/jl_asb_exp_surveill.php: average fiber concentrations 'two-fold greater' in U.S. shipyards compared to other industrial settings | Overly v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., 74 Cal. App. 4th 164, 87 Cal. Rptr. 2d 626 (1999): Mesothelioma diagnosed January 1996. Westinghouse field engineer spent ~25% of 1960–1964 assignment at Ingalls Pascagoul
Machine-Readable Provenance
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Documented Asbestos Products
Products identified at this facility: Thermobestos, Superex insulation, Kaylo, Zonolite, Monokote, pipe covering, block insulation, gaskets.
Verified Products (2)
Marinite (Johns-Manville (supplied/installed by Hopeman Brothers, Inc.)); Micarta (Westinghouse (supplied/installed by Hopeman Brothers, Inc.)).