01.造船厂历史
History
关键的高速公路造船厂was located on the southern side of the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland, from the 1820s to 1982. The shipyard was established by boatbuilding brothers, William Skinner Jr. and Jeremiah Skinner.
内战期间，造船厂专注于建造帆船。在关键高速公路造船厂的工作继续建造了几种不同类型的船舶，包括树皮，大篷车和湾蒸锅。
Bethlehem Steel Company took over ownership of the shipyard in 1921. At that time, Key Highway Shipyard became a repair facility. During World War II (WWII), Key Highway Shipyard repaired more than 2,500 ships and employed 11,000 workers. Asbestos products were also frequently used in shipbuilding during WWII.
In the 1950s, the shipyard began the process of “jumboizing” or “jumbosizing” a ship. This process cut the mid-body of the ship and added a larger midsection to increase cargo space. Cutting and sawing含石棉的材料可能已经为附近的工人造成了风险。
The shipyard closed in 1982 and all operations were transferred over toSparrows Point造船厂。如今，造船厂已被丽思·卡尔顿（Ritz Carlton）和港口景观社（Harborview Communities）取代。
关键的高速公路造船厂History At-a-Glance
- 其他名称：钥匙高速公路，伯利恒的钥匙高速公路院子，伯利恒钢铁钥匙高速公路造船厂，斯金纳船厂，上院，威廉·斯金纳和儿子造船厂和drydock Company
- 地点：马里兰州巴尔的摩内港的南侧
- 拥有者）：伯利恒造船公司，伯利恒钢铁公司，斯金纳家族
- 运营年：1853 - 1982
- 战时操作：Civil War, World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII)
- 在职员工人数：第二次世界大战期间11,000
- Size of Shipyard:35英亩
- 值得注意的船：Steam Tug Baltimore，USS星座，USS Bellona，USS Diamond Head，Uss Avenge，Indra USS
- Noteworthy Personnel:Lt. Ambrose Wyckoff, Captain William Turnbull Burwell
- 类型of Ships Built/Serviced:叫,帆船,湾轮船,登陆艇repair ships, ammunition ships
主要高速公路造船厂的许多工人可能会暴露于石棉。工人的亲人可能也经历过secondhand exposure。As a result, many people developed asbestos-related diseases, such as石棉病，，，，石棉肺癌，，，，胸膜间皮瘤万博专业版andperitoneal mesothelioma。People who developed an asbestos-related disease may be有资格获得赔偿。
著名的船只建造和修理
Beginning in the 1920s, work at Key Highway Shipyard commonly consisted of ship repairs and conversions. Two notable ships converted here in the 1940s were the USS Bellona and USS Diamond Head.
贝洛纳号号
1944年，贝洛纳号号飞船维修船贝罗纳（Uss Bellona）在芝加哥桥和铁公司（Chicago Bridge and Iron Company）铺设。然后，她被搬到了主要的高速公路造船厂进行转换。贝罗纳号号航空母舰在第二次世界大战中担任硫磺岛的太平洋舰队的一部分，但失去了扎根，被宣布无可侵犯。她在1946年被摧毁。
Asbestos was used heavily in shipbuilding and conversions in the 1940s. Workers who came in contact with the USS Bellona at Chicago Bridge and Iron Company and Key Highway Shipyard may have experienced exposure from asbestos products on board. Crew members who served on the USS Bellona may also risk developing mesothelioma.
USS钻石头
The USS Diamond Head was an ammunition ship constructed at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. After the ship was laid down, she was sent to Key Highway Shipyard for conversion. The USS Diamond Head was decommissioned in 1946 and became part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in Galveston, Texas.
1951年，USS Diamond Head被推荐，并在越南战争中服役，赢得了三位竞选明星。1974年，该船被出售为废品。
From the time the ship was constructed to the time she was scrapped, asbestos was used on the USS Diamond Head. Anyone who worked or served on her may be at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases.
02. Shipyard Asbestos Use
石棉在关键高速公路造船厂
石棉具有高度耐热性和耐用性。因此，它被用于船舶建设。Shipbuilders usedasbestos防止火灾并控制重型设备释放的热量。
关键的高速公路造船厂was very active during WWI and WWII. During this time, asbestos use was very common. At Key Highway Shipyard, asbestos was used as insulation in walls, boilers, incinerators and around pipes. As a result, workers came in contact with many products that put them at risk ofasbestos-related diseases。
在关键高速公路造船厂的石棉暴露
美国军事和平民的成员在造船厂和船上提供劳动。石棉用于大多数造船厂，，，，including Key Highway Shipyard, and aboard most vessels from the 1930s to the 1980s. This likely exposure putsNavy veteransat an increased恶性间皮瘤癌症的风险万博专业版。
在此期间，那些在此期间建造或维护树皮，大篷车，海湾蒸锅，降落船维修船和弹药船的人很可能很可能暴露于石棉。这些人经常在空间约束和通风较差的区域工作，这可能使更多的石棉纤维保留在工作区域中。例如，SteamFitter面临石棉暴露。
Starting in the 1980s, most newly manufactured products did not contain asbestos. However, anyone who continued working in the shipping industry risked exposure to asbestos. That exposure could occur through legacy asbestos materials. Many shipyard duties, including insulating the ship, maintaining boilers and installing pipes, exposed people to asbestos.
03.石棉诉讼
石棉诉讼和定居点
任何在关键高速公路造船厂度过的任何人并患上石棉癌或其他与石棉有关的疾病的人都有潜力compensation options。The companies who manufactured the products that exposed these people to asbestos can be held responsible.
如何补偿个人取决于负责公司。A万博专业版间皮瘤律师可以通过诉讼，解决方案帮助受害人获得赔偿VA索赔和/或信托基金索赔（或这些选择的组合）。
持有石棉公司负责
Some asbestos-producing companies are still operational and have not filed for bankruptcy. Individuals can still提起间皮瘤万博专业版诉讼反对这样的公司。石棉诉讼可能会导致判决或定居点。
例如，人们由于提供的泵而被错误地暴露于石棉FMC公司其中包括包装或含石棉的垫圈。这些泵放了pipefitters，Steamfitters，机械工程师以及其他有可能患有石棉相关疾病（例如间皮瘤）的工人。万博专业版
另一个可行的泵供应商，布法罗泵公司，，，，put workers and crew members at risk of asbestos exposure through their products. The pumps were regularly supplied to ships and shipyards during WWII, putting thousands at risk of asbestos exposure at this time and for years to come.
一些受害者已针对这些公司提起诉讼。
04.提交石棉索赔
石棉公司信托
自2000年代以来，有100多家公司在暴露于石棉和最终诉讼后就破产了。其中许多asbestos companies必须创建石棉信托基金弥补与石棉有关疾病的当前和未来受害者。
Asbestos was a common职业危害for shipyard workers. If a shipyard worker developed an asbestos-related disease, that person can file a claim with that manufacturer’s trust.
石棉公司信托基金和合格的就业年限
以下公司提供的石棉产品to Key Highway Shipyard. After facing many asbestos lawsuits and exposing innocent people to asbestos, these companies filed for bankruptcy and created trusts to pay victims. If an individual worked at Key Highway Shipyard and developed a disease such as万博专业版，他们可能能够提出间皮瘤要求万博专业版反对这些公司的信托。
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| 石棉公司名称 | 资格开始日期 | Eligibility End Date |
| AC&S Inc. | 1/13/1964 | 1982年12月31日 |
| 阿姆斯特朗WI信托 | 1955年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Babcock and Wilcox | 1/1/1930 | 1982年12月31日 |
| 纤维板 | 1954年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| GI Holdings (GAF) | 1971年8月18日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| Harbison Walker | 1965年8月30日 | 1974年10月17日 |
| 欧文斯·康宁 | 1953年1月1日 | 1982年12月31日 |
| 波特·海登（Porter Hayden） | 1/1/1934 | 1982年12月31日 |
| 美国石膏 | 1/1/1937 | 1982年12月31日 |
