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340 Clematis St. ?cnse.cola, Florida 32503 February 28, 1974 Mr. Vr'llliam Gordon Area Director for OSiiA Occupational bursty 2 V-t useum Dr. oui uo ` \ Hazard Administration f.X't KUsC-Um i'lSZa Jacksonville, Florida Dear Mr. Gordon: KJS: AIR PRODUCTS A CMEM I CAL CO. Pace, Florida r<< ( - I feel that past and cuirrent conditions at the Air Products and Chemical*plant at Pace, Plorida, warrant a thorough in vestigation by a professional industrial hygienist from OSnA. I bane my opinion on the following facts as I know taea and alno in light of tnc- recc-t ironical reports from D. P. Goodrich do., in Louiville, Kentucky, which have made- me more determined t.--n ever to writs to CSKA, i'he delay iit my calling this to your attention v/as due to the gathering of information, which I felt would serve to con vince you taut my request is Justifiable. I now feel, however, that time is of tuo essence. My husband w..s employed with this company as Design Super visor for nine years duri..;i which tiro ho gradually acquired periodontal difficulties leading to upper teeth extraction in February, 1973. Me vise started to have some hair loss. . .y recent study has pointed out that certain chemicals con tribute to this condition. My husband died July lu, 1973 fro.* c-rcinoii:u of the lung. .. ft'.'jvp. There have butu two other deaths oiVem..loyeea from lung ci.:toor-m-ITovu..:b-.-v 1973 J-nuary. 1974. There have been doatns of c_, ;loy..as fro,, c-...cn 01" the brain, intestines, and stomach, mars vat at least one c..ac of tonic poisoning of tus liA r ..it., the. patient surviving. These I know about -- there may be others of which I an not aware. The Company incrcuseu. the burutio.. between chest X-rays for their employees from uvn.ually to every otner year, tr.orsi'ore lowering their medical requirements. My husoand was not "duo" to have an ,C-ray until tills a..st Movomoor. The natui'o of chs chemicals produced at this plant are car cinogen causing mid without proper controls ana pollutioncoutrolli.;.; facilities c-n pl..cs the lives of employees in j00 my. I ia.vu a plant description of the Nitric Acid Piunt and it does net have a catalytic abatement facility (decolor- AP00026954 iser only). They one-rat o ur. Aminea, PVC, Axunonia, Ammonia llitrite, Nitric Aciu ana a Urea x'luat. Their Kethchol Plant ha a Lee... roue-iv.tusl. I .iooe tia..t you will dee :x it iuutii'ioble to inspect thie pi-at thoroughly Zjv ~ox ic route fix l.o bciuo emitted ii: excowo ox OoIol'a Lii.-..oifiCw. sio..o. If :xec^b;.i:ry, I can request y.'iu </>-' 0*i '^.Lv bO to join v/ith ue in auxin,!! for a con^icte iuoyectio... -o, hr. 'Joruoi:, o.:. bo hi 1f of uy 1-.to liurjbaud who euid to iwo, "iio-.cy, you don't iu noi.iuthii.cj at tho pl^uit yot lo nu;, do you?" did i *li? Sincerely, 0*1/' I.iru. illian T. Vance (Tel: U04-433-2513) AP00026955 29 January 1974 Occupational Safety & Health Admin. Labor Department Washington, D. C. 20210 Gentlemen: Please mall us a copy of BLS Report No. 412, "What Every Employer Needs to Know About Record Keeping". This report refers to OSHA record keeping. Thank you. Very truly yours. /JFOijar J. F. Odom Personnel Manager AP00026956