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ETHYL GASOLINE COHPOPATIOH CEHYSLEKHJILBIH& ,lew York, August 6 1937 Circular Letter Ho. W-231 COPYPOH ^^ -- TQALL DIVISI. M&MGER3 Gentlemen: This is to report we hare had another serious accident. Again, there is some mystery surrounding the case, hut the facts are briefly theses I! Gulf was cleaning a leaded storage tank (no record of blending) at Cleveland, July l6th. Our safety engineer again went over tank cleaning instructions with the management four days before the tank was cleaned. Of the three men that went into the tank in violation of our regulations, one of them died and the other two wers seriously ill. The reason we are writing this xs^ not to try to place the blame on anyone for neglecting to carry out the rules promulgated by our Medical Department, but to inform you of the facts that you may take measures to prevent a similar occurrence in your territory. ' I do not believe publicity should be given thjis or any specific reference made to the company or place or number of men in volved. We must take it upon ourselves to supervise personally, by being in attendance, the cleaning of all tanks where there is any question of a blending record, and as many ordinary leaded gasoline storage tanks as -it--W possible. Very truly yours, J. C. Taylor Wj GCL ecS Members of Safety Committee Messrs. H. Bevan Les Boberts Allan Tully 001 iyra^t6, 1537 Mr. 'i. V. A. Sevan Thane-3 House Milibaah; London, ->'.1 1, Lnglanci Dear Hay, 'o have today sent ont the attached letter to ourdivision sanagers. It lasy "bo Dr Keno or this office t i l l have further informtion for you boss time in the future. Va: raly yours, WsOCL Enclosure- '\; * , . y / . cc Dr. E. A. Kehoe Dr. G. E<3gar . . Mr. H. W. Kaley . Mr. John Schaefer The above letter was also sent to Mr. Llan Tully and Mr. Lester Roberts HE 0017625