American Cleaners — Binghamton: public asbestos record and work-history research
This page starts with a specific public record, then separates what that record documents from what still has to be investigated about an individual person.
What the public record documents
A documented starting point
NYSDEC’s pre-design investigation documented an asbestos and lead-based-paint inspection of three structures at the American Cleaners site before demolition. The report states that eight samples contained more than 1% asbestos and quantified asbestos-containing material identified on site.
What this record does — and does not — tell us
Documented
A NYSDEC pre-design investigation for the American Cleaners site in Binghamton reported that eight sampled materials contained more than 1% asbestos and identified approximately 2,297 square feet and 82 linear feet of asbestos-containing material in three structures slated for demolition.
Scope
American Cleaners site structures evaluated in the cited pre-design investigation.
Not established
Does not establish conditions during an earlier worker’s employment, individual exposure, causation, or liability.
Questions that move the investigation forward
Which building or work area is remembered?
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What years and job duties place the person there?
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Was the work cleaning, maintenance, construction, demolition or another trade?
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What records or coworkers could corroborate the remembered work?
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Primary source
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