Thanks to Pam Dowd for sending the following from the evidentiary files
of breast implant litigation.
CAB100170364
HANDWRITTEN NOTES
HC 1/13/84
NOTES ON MCCUNNEY/GREG VISIT TO TUSCOLA JAN 11 84
Backgrounds
Dr. Robert McCunney
Medical Director of Health =E2=80=93 Cabot Corp.
Re****ts to R. Champie
BSc Chem Eng =E2=80=93 Drexel Univ
MSc =E2=80=93 Univ of Minnesota
MD =E2=80=93 Northwestern Univ
Occupational Health/Medicine =E2=80=93 Harvard Univ
Aug 1983 joined Cabot 50% time
50% Goddard Memorial Hospital, Staughton, Mass
341-0700
Runs program on Occupational Health
Set up programs for ~100 companies
Dr. Douglas Grey re****ts to Don Rivin
BSc Science/Administration =E2=80=93
2 years ROTC commission =E2=80=93 Chem Corp/Health Physics
5 years Aerojet General in late 60=E2=80=99s =E2=80=93 Industrial Hygiene
(Sacramento)
1967-72 Industrial Hygiene/Toxicology =E2=80=93 University Cincinnati
MSc Industrial Hygiene =E2=80=93 theses solvent eva****ation
PhD Environmental Health =E2=80=93 thesis =E2=80=9CCharacteristics
of=
Cascade
Impacter Collecter=E2=80=9D
1972-74 Northwestern University
Trained MDs in Environmental Health
1974 =E2=80=93 Los Alamos =E2=80=93 Aerosol Research NIOSH/OSHA
Olin Corp =E2=80=93 New Haven =E2=80=93 Mgr Indust Hygiene
Had 5 hygienists working for him
1983 =E2=80=93 Univ of New Haven
McCunney/Grey visit
McCunney initial comments on Klosterkotter studies on R972 & H20.
1=2E Feels no toxic effects rats died from dust overloading lung system
i=2Ee. physical effect (obstruction). Reduces lung efficiency =E2=80=93
an=
imal
becomes more open to lung infections.
Effect of dust particles on lung tissue =E2=80=93 inflammation =E2=86=92
macrophages =E2=86=92 fibrosis =E2=86=92air sacs become hardened =E2=80=93
=
lose
efficiency.
HC Question. If lung gets more and more hardened scarred tissue =E2=80=93
does lung capacity increase again in time as new tissue formed =E2=80=93
McCunney not sure
General Comments on Tour =E2=80=93 D side/Pilot Plant/1BC baggine area
=E2=
=80=93
clean
NTOTS Production =E2=80=93 protection procedures sound good
Gave health safety =E2=80=93 MSDS sheets NTOTS, COS, COGIIG =E2=80=93
both
ACTION Next meeting, tentative Wed 8 Feb, HC confirm
McCunney will
1. Review article on Oregon study
2. Locate other industrial studies on animals showing death from
obstructive means
3. Conduct a medical survey for X stalline (sic) silica =E2=80=93
he
feels this is worst case situation
** 4. Review of hydrophobic silica studies =E2=80=93 Dugussa =
=E2=80=93
brochure refs =E2=80=93 Barbara Davis
NB/Don Rivin wants Grey to become involved with things such as SASSI
