USG Sheetrock drywall

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 9, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

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1report to CPSC
Feb 9, 2012the latest report was made
Feb 9, 2012the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: USG Sheetrock
Maker: USG CorporationMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: DrywallIn a finished buildingCPSC’s product type: Drywall in a Completed Structure (code 1897), in Drywall: Drywall

By month

1 report from March 2011 to February 2012; the most in February 2012, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
February 2012	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

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Hospital admission
Made Feb 9, 2012, sent to the company Feb 17, 2012, published by CPSC Mar 12, 2012

The product, in the report: Same Barcode throughout, pieces, all pieces broken with barcode attached, bagged for disposal but not disposed of. It has a blue/pink hue throughout the consistency with tiny magnifies black specks.

This is an addendum. I initially reported defective drywall in April/May 2010 upon my Husband being released from an almost one month stay in the hospital due to this American Made/Domestic Drywall. Upon doing so, there was an Engineer Stamped Report, by two Engineers, Rimkus Engineering that sent our drywall to an Independent lab where it was found to have Strontium, Carbon Disulfide, Carbonyl Sulfide, and various impurities, Reactive Drywall. The CPSC did a thorough investigation minus any testing of our drywall for this particular year [REDACTED]. There has been no resolution to our issue with this Toxic Drywall as two Disabled Americans who are now living in a tent outside of our home due to this Product. My, our safety concern has been from the beginning, the illness caused by this Toxic Product. I have a new issue however, a new PRODUCT SAFETY concern, can you tell me if drywall, any drywall is supposed to EVER be blue or pink in color? No. Is it EVER supposed to have black specks within it ? NO. Our board, all of it or I should say 30 bags of this Hazardous Waste does just that. It is not Chinese, it is not anything but what is already reported, all barcodes through and through. Is this even more hazardous now? probably. What chemical or mineral, etc. would possibly turn drywall or make drywall pink and blue ? I would like this question answered as to these particular chemicals, metals, etc. that are within, all throughout in consistency , our drywall. Having just gained this knowledge of this via some removal, we are even now more in fear for our Health. Already Poisoned from the Carbonyl Sulfide, Etc., this is of GREAT concern now and we would greatly appreciate a response. It also begs the question, is this already Hazardous Material even more Hazardous now as it pertains to the Health, and Safety of not only us but the Environment ?. [REDACTED]

Model
same barcode throughout ...on the report .
UPC
081099000355
Bought from
Banner Supply
Bought
Dec 1, 2006
Where
Wimauma, Florida: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 54, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
My Spouse
As this report names them
Brand USG Sheetrock, made or sold by USG Corporation
Reports CPSC links to it
20120918-2AF7A-2147463672
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Hospital Admission

The company’s comments, in its own words

(9/13/2012) USG Corporation: I am responding on behalf of the manufacturer to complaint no. 20120209-ED9C8-2147470381 regarding the drywall in the homeowner’s home. We have previously been in contact with this homeowner, visited her home in April 2011, and reviewed the test results from third party firms chosen by the homeowner. In short, the drywall in this home is fine. Indeed, the third party inspector hired by the homeowner herself concluded that the home “does not exhibit the known effects of the presence of defective or problematic Chinese drywall.” The third party inspector added that although the homeowners were “adamant” that their home contains defective or problematic drywall, “[n]o evidence was found to substantiate.”
Another inspector – again, chosen by the homeowner, not us – found that the drywall in the home did not off-gas hydrogen sulfide and had “no sulfur-containing gas odor.” Moreover, no one who has visited the home, including the third-parties chosen by the homeowner, has indicated any blue or pink color, black specs, or other abnormalities with the visual appearance of the drywall. It is notable, however, that all parties who have inspected the home -- including the CPSC -- observed that the water in the home has a strong sulfur-like odor and may be the cause of pitting observed in the bathroom fixtures. This is consistent with reports from the Tampa Bay water supply authority that the water in the county has a relatively high hydrogen sulfide content, which can cause a “rotten egg smell, affect the taste of the water, is corrosive to metals, can cause black stains in laundry and tarnish plumbing fixtures.” See http://www.tampabaywater.org/facilities/lithiahydrogensulfideremovalfacility/Lithia_QA_101310.pdf. Finally, we note that the CPSC did not conclude that the homeowner was “poisoned.” Rather, as we read the CSPC’s report to which the homeowner refers, it is clear from the context that the CPSC was merely intaking the homeowner’s complaint. We believe that we have acted responsibly in investigating this complaint and reviewing all of the available information, including that supplied by the homeowner’s own inspectors. The only conclusion from that information is that the wallboard in this home is not a problem.
Sincerely, Michael R. Lynn Senior Manager, Product Safety & Quality Assurance USG Corporation productsafety@usg.com

CPSC report 20120209-ED9C8-2147470381. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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USG Sheetrock drywall

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