Document 37QGzQnag9d8V0kdVY4oqvnrO

Dwoeu-tiwr 22* 1941 PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT BRK-48 2r. Thns* P Ksirrtf 3upt Division af Sa/sty and Hygien The Industrial Commieoion of Ohio Colusbuo, Ohio la re> National Tub* Co. Lorain* Ohio 1* On Deoss&sr 16, the writer visited the abort nomad oo*ipeny* plant te ohook oonJitlam under whloh a olaicaat* Oasiadr Cttrek, bad worked* Z, Contact <ma made with J, A. Denial* Manager ef Industrial Relation*) X* North* Safsty ^Supervisor) H. A* Catty* Casualty Agent} Al Denson* .Safety Inapaotor who speal&llats in dust* Turns and gases* 3. In the foundry tho ooapeny tmkea Ingot noIda and othsr eastings that ara uoad ia ths Lorain and othar plants of tha ooapeny. 4* The foundry la located in a building approximately 300* x 175* x 30* to tha orans and consists of one aaia bay and tvs olds bays. Tha ingot acids on ahich tha claimant vorkad ara larga molds, 6 or nora fast in baight and 3 or aora fast ia disaster* Thaaa nalda ara uead to pour natal into) this natal cones aut of tho ope* haarth. Tho ooras of tha a olda ara aada by planing a layer of aaad arouse a ratal core* There la* of course* another layer of sated next to tha flask* The nolle ara aada and tha natal ia poured during tha day* The noId ia allowed to coal during tha afternoon shift aad tha shake out takas place at tha 11 P*il to T 1*H ahi ft* Tha voids ia which the ingot noIda ara rads ara upright whan thsy are cast* 5 (a) In tha shakeout operation tha first step ia tha raaeoval of ooras by erroe jehea tho ooras ara lifted frets tha naldo a aloud of du t is visible. Tha first sample was taken at 12<55 P*U* whan tha acaployaas vara ,ust eonplsting the d#**oorlng operation* It was taken in the area trw they era following tha crane| this was about SO1 from the east end and in tha oentar bay of tha foundry* The saxple taken contained 2*2 million partidea of dust par subio foot of air* It w*a observed that at tha tine tha s&cple wao taken, tha flow of air was cooing in frees cotr< ends of ths building* A sand elingtr was in operation about 123' from ths esapling point* Other employees were aheking out stool f leak rails about 30* trim tha point at which ths sample was taken* (b) following ths renewal of tha core from tha mold* tha flask io laid on its side by the crane* Employsas than "split tha flask" that is, reuowe the top half of the flask with ths crane* The neld is then resowed from the lover half of the flask and loaded on a oar where it is taken out side aori the send dinging to tha easting is renewed* Tbs next serple was taken be.'ir.r.iiv nt 2>40 A*U** Seoember 18* At that tin esployees vara re - olds l`ro- Vue lover half of the flask and brushing the sand fro Jo., id of tha flask* This Sanple contained 4*7 "II11 fry r r..cn-.- : .-.i er cubio foot of air* Visible clouds of dust vara was lifted cut of the sold end also when the .-o ".o flask joints . < k. . ,io pie s the writer eelked arouna in the area in which ths 1 us t-v-t: ...I.. . he was careful net to aaxple wicibls clouds of o.-crveJ tmt cetployess in their work avoided breathing ir -i ici.-. v.oVjis clouds of dust* A such higher ooold would haws , of c-*iree, if air oontaining these clouds of duct had bean > rtw:i t .r^ tie inpingsr* It should ba painted out that tha employwas tioticj.nf-. tic presence of Ur* Benson and tha writer probably wet down the jiuL in tiw foundry acre aftso khan is usual* Ths above description par- talus to tha easting of isgot aside* It should ba pointed aut that as 11, r eastings war* being shaken out at the seas tine aad that work was also being dans m stools oa which these ingots sat whan aolten iron or * stool is pound into thsa* Past of thie oharaotar has beau found to National Tubo Co* Loralsi 0 Pago 3 7* Inaanueh aa th* ooopaay ffiaialo ore Tory intaraatod la tho dust eon* dltloaa la this foundry end aro working toward axtoaaivo iaprowocaata, no opoolfit roooBsaindations aro oado at this tiaa* It should bo poixrtod out that tho oonpeoqr baa its own sldgot ispiagor apparatus and la soour* lag a sot p for a sdoro-projootor* Eoapootfully sabnittod* Ptfilitt Huffcan, Safoty &giaoor DDHlULH 22, 1*41 \ Modlfl Dopaortasnt Tho indaetriai nl**i*n of Ohio Colonhao, Ohio JB ro 0* S2UHU Co*lair sswok o* ation*a* On owahor Ad* th* viWr vioikoi tt Motional Ytibo Coai>eayr Lorain, Obi*, to ohook conditio** nadar did th* abort nonod *l*Jsaat vorksd* This oonpany nmtfaoturo* lngat *old* m& aihor castings ***d io th* Lorain and sthsr'plant* of th* cipf wy la th* foundry* Th* do Irani** Jot non th* ahaklat out of lagot aol4*. Thin work 1* dam on th* U P8* to T Ad* ohift* Th* OXalsant oarkod in thi* Oopoolty on that Job fhr a foriod ff appradnutoly Lt yooro. Th* sold* nra aado and ponrod doqrii* day turn and Odod daring tho afternoon shift* th* ohfthtdgl token plat* Ot night* th* first rtop In th* sfaakoovt i* th* ranoraltjf ***** fr*n th* ingot nld* Th* largo flsfck* nro than turned oa their aid* and. th* flask* or* iplitj that is, th* top half of th* flask is ramrod* Th* sold 1 dm ronotod ft*on th* casting sad taken outside vbora th* *sad 1* olsanod frm it* Th* osgiloyooe then ro-a**oabl* tho floats nod olhn* up th* floor* In *11 *f the** operations. Just la areat*d* A mapla taken daring tho ramoral *f ooraa froa th* raids oon taLnad 2.2 nllUon partUlo* of dust par oaldo foot of air* 1 aanpL* takon during th* rMoral of outing* oostateod 4*7 alUlon pnrtiolo* of du*t p*r cubic foot of nir 'hjat of thi* diaraoto* has Hon f*nnd to ooatoin apprtecj.. a t :1 v i:> w 'J) ' free ailios* Tory truly your*, DiVitt Ouffnan, Stflty tagimor >wfrv; ,Dooosfcar 22 1*41 Sational Tab* Co* Loraia* Ohio OoatlAaatu toff of a voport o*ai*U4 * m * Hr. &o*nt* foffinn la oMloood for ywr Ufirartin if * l Mpihiaf fuvttoar tola civioloa ooa do to Mlat kiadly Ul w kaoor* ary Irwior yor** ftqporJatoadoat \ :.C * .........> .