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ms>R em ir , io n R e m i n g t o n a r m s Co m p a n y , In c MANUFACTURERS OF SPORTIN G FIR EAR M S, AM M U N ITION r`0 & T 2 Z S ARMS WORKS, LION, N. Y, AMMUNITION WORKS, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. 5RIMSDOWN, MIDDLESEX, ENG, CABLE -- HARTLEY, BRIDGEPORT-- ALL CODES t r a ps tar gets K IN G S M ILLS , OH IO PETERS CARTRIDGE DIVISION WORKS, KINGS MILLS, OHIO TRAP AND TARGET WORKS FINDLAY, OHIO Mar c h 3, 1943 Rober t A, Kehoe, '<1. D. Ke t t e r i n g Labor at or y of App l i e d Phy s i ol ogy Col l ege of Medi c i n e Ci nc i nnat i , Ohi o Dear Dr . Kehoe: We ar e s endi ng y ou enc l os ed her ewi t h, c l i ni c al r ec or ds on i ndi v i dual s upon whom we ei t her hav e or wi l l s ubmi t s ampl es of ex c r et a f or quant i t at i v e l ead anal y s i s . Thes e f or ms ar e us ed b y us f or our l ead wor k er s and we bel i ev e c ompr i s e t he us ual i nf or mat i on des i r ed. Shoul d t he i nf or mat i on be i ns uf f i c i ent , we hav e c ompl et e s t andar d phy s i c al ex ami nat i ons whi c h c oul d al s o be f or war ded. i vee of t he men, ancl ar e " t u mb l e r s 11 t hey oper at e a t umbl er wher e l ead bul l et s l ugs ar e dr i ed and c l eaned. They al l wear r es pi r at or s . Thes e t hr ee men hav e been r ec ent l y empl oy ed, ^' he r e mai ni ng me n wor k i n t he s hot t ower wher e s hot i s made. The f ol l owi ng i s gi v en as a br i ef oc c upat i onal hi s t o r y of t he men. Wo r k e d i n' s hot t ower f or ma n y y ear s . Pr es ent oper at i on, c hi ef dr opper . Was r emo v e d f r om t h e s hot t ower i n Febr uar y bec a u s e w<3 f el t he was get t i ng i nc r eas ed exposur e. Has b e e n doi ng gener al wor k ar ound s hot t ower s i nc e 1939. . . Fr om 1914 t o 1917 was bos s of t ower . Aec ent l y i n l as t s i x week s b e e n dr oppi ng shot . Pr i or t o t hat had ' been t endi ng ket t l e f or t he shot dr opper s. Si nc e t he r et ur n of y our r epor t hi s j ob has been changed f r om shot dr opper t o gen er al wor k at t he b o t t o m of , t he t ower , ^ handl i ng pi gs of l ead. Gener al wo r k i n pl ant s i nc e 1939. I n s hot t ower s i nc e J anuar y 29, 1943. 0018504 Has wor k ed about s hot t ower f or many year s i n al l phases of act i vi t y i nc l udi ng s hot dr oppi ng and al l t he k et t l e wor k . Al s o i n manuf ac t ur e of s c um ( met al i c l ead ox i de c ompound) . V (2) Wor k i n g ab o u t s hot t ower f or a nu mb e r of y ear s . Has not r ec ent l y been dr oppi ng or over t he ket t l e. Hew empl oy ee. Has b e e n c hi ef l y en gaged i n ma n u f a c t u r i ng l ead s c um ment i oned abov e and t endi ng mel t i ng ket t l e, addi ng ni gs of l ead and scr an s'" ot t o mel t . ' W' e hav e v er y s t r i ngent r ul es c onc er ni ng c l eanl i nes s , was hi ng t hor oughl y bef or e eat i ng, c hange of c l ot hes et c. , wh i c h we enf or c e on al l t hes e men. Res pi r at or s ar e us ed by t he dr opoer s and b y t he me n f eedi ng t he k et t l e as vi ei l as b y ot her s who ar e ex pos ed t o l ead dust . As s een f r om t he oc c uc at i onal hi s t or i es , s ev er al of t hes e me n hav e wo r k e d i n t he shot t ower f or y ear s . Howev er , r e c e n t l y t he wor k has been s uc h t hat i nc r eas ed ex pos ur e t o l ead f umes and dus t has p r o b abl y occur r ed. Shoul d y o u des i r e any addi t i onal i nf or mat i on on any of t hes e men, pl eas e adv i s e us. I t i s i nt ended t hat y ou ei t her hav e or wi l l r ec ei v e ur i ne and f ec es s ampl es on al l of t hes e men. V/ e wi s h t o t hank y o u f or y o u r c o- oper at i on i n t hi s wor k . I t i s our i nt ent i on t o c or r el at e Dr . J ohn l ' oul ger ' s bl ood pr es s ur e s c or i ng s y s t em i n c onnec t i on wi t h t hes e men. REMI NGTON ARMS CO. , I NC. Ki ngs Mi l l s Wor k s N. H. WI NDE ' WORKS MANAGER RCAB/ l t K 0018505