Facility Overview
Long Beach Naval Shipyard is a naval shipyard located in Long Beach, CA. Operated 1940–1997. Peak employment: 16,091 workers (WWII peak). Tier 1 evidence.
Evidence Records (4)
294186: Chest x-ray survey of 6,640 Long Beach Shipyard employees (88.6% of workforce): 1,061 (16.0%) had asbestos-related radio | Dept. of the Navy. Record of Decision/Remedial Action Plan, IR Site 9, Former Long Beach Naval Complex (August 2005). LBNC IR Site 9 ROD/RAP: CERCLA Record of Decision for Former Long Beach Naval Shipyard IR Site 9 (Building 129 spills); addresses PCE/TCE/vinyl | Kilburn KH, Lilis R, Anderson HA, et al. Asbestos disease in family contacts of shipyard workers. Am J Public Health. 1985;75(6):615-617. PMID 4003623. DOI 10.2105/AJPH.75.6.615: | OSHA Chemical Exposure Health Data asbestos query for U.S. Navy, Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Inspection 18192260; Lab B41577 and related 1989 records: OSHA’s asbestos sample search identifies 1989 bulk-result rows for the named Long Beach Naval Shipyard at Terminal Islan
Machine-Readable Provenance
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Documented Asbestos Products
Products identified at this facility: asbestos insulation, asbestos-cement pipes, asbestos cloth, asbestos floor tiles, ceiling tiles, wall insulation, sprayed-on fireproofing.
Verified Products (2)
100% amosite asbestos blankets (Not identified in primary source); 85% magnesia + 15% amosite asbestos blocks and pipe sections (Not identified in primary source).