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H r. L. 2 . Pieck H r. A. J . Baldwin Esso Standard O il Co. Ith a c a , B.Y. Elmwood Tank C le a n e rs -C o n tra c to rs Hew York E astern Region June 13, 1954 /" Dear Van: I.e a re q u o tin g below lo b Hampton*s rem arks on h is ta n k c le a n in g r e p o r t dated June 12, 1954 covering tan k Ho. 22, 21,000 b b l. c a p a c ity , f o r Esso S tandard O il C o ., Ith a c a , H.X. This ta n k was clea n e d on June 11th. and th e t e s t s i n h is rem arks were made th e same day. ' "To make a l e a d - i n - a i r a n a ly s is o f t h i s ta n k , I u s e d Elmwood E l e c t r i c 's s a f e ty equipm ent. Soon a f t e r I p la c e d th e mask o n ,th e a i r coning th ro u g h t h e hose b u rn ed :ay n o se and e y e s . I was i n t h e ta n k about f i f t e e n m in u tes g e t t i n g a sam ple o f - a i r , a l l d u rin g t h i s t i n e -my eyes u rn s a . /n e n -i came ouu o f th e m entioned, ray e x p e rie n c e to Hr rxekey. ne saxu :hc a i r coning o u t o f tire hose burned h is nose and ey es rii en he was i J-1, ;rao lie saxci no\ ro me u n t i l I m entioned it. n r . Heager also s a id th e re was som ething burning h is fa c e , a f te r he cane o u t o f th e t a n k , He m entioned th e c o n d itio n a f t e r he had b een i n th e ta n k ab o u t two h o u r s . Hhy he s a i d n o th in g ab o u t i t b e f o r e o r why he sta y e d in th e ta n k w h ile th e a i r burned h i s s k in i s n o t known to me. Due to th e i r r i t a t i n g a i r coming from t h e h o se and t h e s m e ll o f1 d eco n posed p ro d u c t, I d ecid ed to make a l e a d - i n - a i r t e s t o f th e a i r coming from th e h o se. l a i r t e s t shewed a re a d in g o f between 12 15 n ic ro - gram s. As soon a s I g o t t h i s r e a d in g , I c a l l e d o u r H r. B aldw in i n our-Hew York O f f i c e . He in fo rm ed me he would be t a l k i n g t o !2r* C. H itc h co c k , P r e s id e n t o f Elmwood E l e c t r i c Company, B u ffa lo , H.Y. and in fo rm him o f o u r f i n d i n g and s u g g e s t t h a t he f l u s h o u t th e h o se mad make s u re t h e r e was n o th in g in th e hose to contam inate th e a ir . On Sunday, June 1 3 th , H r. 'H itchcock c a l l e d me a sk in g f o r d e t a i l s on c u r f in d in g s and r e p o r te d t o me t h a t H r. R u s s e l m eager had c a l l e d him r e p o r t in g he was fe e lin g i l l and running a te m p e ratu re. I c a lle d our H r. Bald w in and r e p o r te d n y c o n v e r s a tio n from In'. H itch co ck to him . Ho su g g e s te d I c a l l H r. H itch co ck Sunday e v en in g to f i n d o u t how H r. H a g e r was f e e l i n g . A fte r noon Sunday, our. H r. B aldw in c a l l e d me, a sk in g t h a t I c a l l Ik*. H itchcock and have him g iv e u s f o r c u r in s p e c tio n th e tlire e le n g th s o f hose u sed on th e Esso ta n k c le a n in g jo b a t Ith a c a , H.Y. I c a lle d him and N 25046 r i-T. L . It. - 2- Ju n e I S , 1954 he s a id we c o u ld have th e h o se f o r o u r i n s p e c tio n . I w i l l p ic k up th e hose and send i t t o o u r Hew York o f f i c e , a s soon a s p o s s i b l e . A fo llo w up on t h i s r e p o r t w i l l f o ll o w .,f Under Item 27, on th e fa c e o f th e ta n k c le a n in g r e p o r t, neb has shown (2) as the reading fo r the a irlin e hose te s t . I an sure th i3 is an erro r sin ce h is v e rb a l re p o rt and ren ark s gave th e read ing as 12 to 15. ue have a d d itio n a l in fo rm atio n re c e iv e d , sin c e above re p o rt, by phone. lo b Kirapton picked up fo u r le n g th s o f hose Honday morning dune 14tli, and took them home. A fte r th e y had been in th e sun in h is back y ard a couple o f h o u rs, he hooked them up to h is mask blow er and took an o th er a i r sample which a lso showed betw een 12 and 15 .micrograms. lo b th e n looked th e hose over c a re fu lly and found one len g th th a t could be con s id e re d in poor c o n d itio n . lie removed t h i s s e c tio n and made a n o th er t e s t on th e rem aining th re e s e c tio n s . The le a d - in - a ir co n ce n tra tio n was s t i l l between 12 and 15 m icro g ran s. I e x p e c t to be w ith lo b Ib n d a y , Ju n e 2 1 s t, when we w i l l a tte m p t t o 'wash out one len g th and see i f i t can be cleaned. A ll hose w ill be re ta in e d and can be chipped to c u r H ed ical Departm ent i f th e y w ish to do f u r th e r t e s t work on i t . die have p rom ised to re p la c e a ry hose we r e t a i n , which i s e n t i r e l y s a t i s f a c t o r y to C a rl H itch co ck o f Elmwood Tank G le a n e rs . I ta llie d w ith C arl Hitchcock on honday, June 1 4 th , and he re p o rts th a t H a s s e ll .eager had o n ly a. c o ld and was back on th e jo b . C a rl had ta llie d w ith R u s s e ll* s d o c to r who d ia g n o se d h i s i l l n e s s as a l i g h t c o ld . C a rl a ls o r e p o r te d t h a t tiro sane crew was now on a ta n k c le a n in g Job f o r Sun O il a t Renova, T est V irg in ia w ith duPont in a tte n d a n c e . C arl had re q u e s te d theca to t e s t tire hose ccraipacnt on t h a t jo b -and fo u n d i t t o be OK. ' Today, J u n e '1 7 th , 'George 0 C onnell i s o b s e rv in g a ta n k c le a n in g jo b f o r Esso a t P la ttsb u rg h , U K . w ith mother crew o f !Iitchcock, s . I asked George to t e s t th e a i r from th e hose on th a t job which he d id and got a re a d in g o f f th e s c a le o f o u r a n a ly s e r, lie hooked up th r e e le n g th s o f ' E t h y l s " hose to c o n tr a c to r s b lo w er and sam pled th e a i r p a s s in g th ro u g h i t . I t was p r a c tic a lly a zero re a d in g . George s e le c te d th re e o r fo u r le n g th s o f c o n tra c to r rs hose t/hich th e ;/ sa id were th e newest and had them v;ashed th o ro u g h ly . 4 sam ple th e n in d ic a te d u n d e r 4 m icrogram s. Hose w ill be rewashed and r e te s te d . The o th e r le n g th s xri.ll a lso be washed and te s te d a id p a t back in se rv ic e i f and when th e y can be considered safe to u se. Very tr u l y y o u rs, AJB ;gh CC: DR. K. v . K i r s i n u i a R. G* P . ROSSER IIP.. R. U. KlIPTOI; HR. J . S . KRICK x. o .r a la w in '1 E T H Y L CO R P O R A T I O N ApprovetW orRegion >: V- . TANK CLEANING REPORT 4 By: (Including the entering of a leaded gasoline storage tank for any purpose) ^ . Region. Eastern s tW ': LVV&i : - ~ *, * er or Operator of Tank:. cation:. I t h i c * i * ork Authorized by 8. Date This Report:.:ijfoan!g-_12-I f l - ; - i * 'Jmsh: ; 9. Date F irst Entry: . J u n e 1 1 l j f f ii -.IW'JS ; * 10. Date Job Completed a i m ________ dentification: ?2; J5. Classification:.S f c o r a g a .. u .* th l l . Total W orking D ays:--___ . _________________ - Type of Tank-Horizontal__VerticaUFloating R oof.-O ther- 'V' ?.*1n2.V.'TETlt.ih.l.y--ll A Jt.tie._n_Jd_a_n_c__e_.aLtwFi_i_r_sjt_ TE7_nitr y : ^.TY Tes-..-Xn rNo Capacity in B arrels:--_ 2 i* _ A.-- *' 13." Total Days A ttended:_:____________ -.-....-l__ * 14, Tank reported to be below combustible vapor hazard before en try fo r cleaning .(or re p a ir): ' 15. W hat method used to remove vapor: Before Cleaning f..^ D uring Cleaning . Steaming .. N atural Ventilation . > , Suction Type A ir Mover . .Y es.._--N o -X - T J n k n o w n J H i^ ^ A fter Cleaning : s <l : , 2wi -/ -i. - - 't Blower . . . -. Other ..-- ------ --.. 16. Did foreman understand relative.significance of. `^ead yapor hazard" :, . > . ,v , . ,. X ? v,. .'4* . Yes.,..*--N o_._TM`H 17. Equipment in good condition and inspected by responsible individual before work began: . . . . . . . Yes X No...?.'2g- 18 Sufficient.prescribed equipment on hand: . .. . . . . .... Yes__X--N o-___ 19. Did E.C. lend any equipments (If "Yes", list under REMARKS) . . . . .. If "Yes", did forem an .O.K. condition: .- ij-,, | . ... . ... I Yea------4 o - X - i > | rYes__ --.No-- .20. If tank entered, fo r w hat purpose: . . . - Cleaning.--X _ _ _ . Repair.-- O ther--- 21 If cleaned, for w hat purpose: Routine- . Change of Product__X... Contamination--___Repair.. Dismantle__-- Other. . Comments: .(* ).--:____ ____ _____ 22 ETHYL TANK CLEANING PRECAUTIONS. FOLLOWED IN EVERY RESPECT: Yes.X-- No_ REMARKS: - -je jt ..,1-............................................ ' ' ' * . (If "NO", explain under 1|,1; ' . .aV V 23. A t the conclusion of the cleaning-- , \ . , , .- . - ^ 3:,r a. Were all sludge and nonadherent m aterial (including loose scale) th at had been in contact withsludge A removed: . . . . .. . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ., *- . . , . . . . Y'es...^^. ..No------- b. Did E.C. representative enter tan k : . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . . . . YesJSC__No--. ,'M c. W as an "E thyl" Lead-in-Air A nalyzer te st made: (If "Yes", record data under Item 27) . , . ;. . . . Yes-JC..--No.... d. Was tank safe for e n't r y without pro"tective equipment from standpoint o.f...l.e..a..d hazard: . . > . .. . . .1, , , . Y e . s.X __ No..:____ ,4jJ & 24. Did or will men re-enter ta n k :.... Yes..._.--No--X-- (If "YES", for w hat purpose; describe under REMARKS and sta te fu rth e r precautions taken or recommended.) 25. W hat service is ta n k returning to: Leaded-- 1-- Unleaded__ Dismantle..., ....; Other...rXL.,,` (If "O ther", explain under A"/-.*f{S'.t.iif'. r e m a r k s .) "V .> , , a. If "UNLEADED", do you recommend th a t Ethyl Tank Cleaning Precautions be followed on next cleaning: Yes.. h. I f "YES", has U nit of A uthority been notified: . V . V r^ ' / V i V V ':/ '.'''-Yes,. --.No-- 26. D ate and tim e cleaning completed:-- -&D18.~1 1 I P S h ---- -- i(.s.30-PSi--- .........-- ----------------- ------- -- i. - "V 2L RESULTS OF "ETHYL" LEAD-IN-AIR ANALYZER TEST Test Number D ate and Time of T est Micrograms of Lead P er Cu. F t. of A ir Remarks : 4 'Vk'r*k*, -6 /1 1 .6 -8 -2 - --& -- <1 ). -- &) :4 ~ - ~ ---- 5 -K'u< K) T e & t - o n ^ r l d ^ e i r o a b l c ^ r - b o x in 28. REMARKS: L ist name o r badge numbers (both if available) of all individuals who entered tan k and to ta l tim e spent by each 0 \ person, as well a s other pertinent inform ation not elsewhere included. tfen who entered tank 2 -3 A Iw* -M '" , (*) This tank wi^X be placed in fuel oil service if Esso doed not get Aviation contracW^S I if they get contract it will go into aviation service. ^ V I# (OVER) Safety Engineer--R ^K .K im ptW V -- ' safety S<Ha;'.kftr:* - tbo 1k ^ >raed s y :nose'r ' ; ' -Jgetting; S, AArt*-****'' ' but f . 1', . . . , ................................... s ............ . , ooaingout . 1 6 ^ -laji noa-and^3^^rt-1- b u th esaid "` Mi: } f l ^ . ^ B H ^ SOB^ ^ t h ^ ' ,,^ ' g& si cf thetan k XXXiX. '/, 7.7. " ' T ' ............................... . ., ^ about two hours#Why he said nothing about i t before ,or whyhe Siadd; in . tank while the a ir %or^>'fciii?Jdrfj&^ m PMP to V ' Due to the ir r ita tin g a ir ooa&ng treat the hose andthbee ssalliliioff>'d3eeoea^pi^osedds|' 7'^,r^ ,' ' **'*' product I decided to makean lead and a ir t e s t i s of tthhee a ir comiinngg'frrooi*a tthhe-v- $*r, *:*'' '?^$*- hose. . j ^ a ir .te.3t .8howed.;a ` As soon as X got W ^ f ^ - P f W ' m `4 ^ thia reading I called ur JfaV Baltd3wvi-.i.>n,~:7fri. n<7a-,oi''u.'rJw'iWUeSattro-VYri.o';-r*-f.jirr'J_Oy_ft._!frrii\ci.foe^^.`i ;i ..pfe'- ' "i he inforaed nae he'.would-be..,.t.a.l.k.i.n.i.^l^.'ifr^CVBiichcoek.President ofSliarbod . Electric (toaqpanyv Buffalo*;!.,' .aiid^iiUf^i.'bi;^ oar.^findid^^^^bbgiswit`the# , he flush put 12>e hose and make sure therw iraa nothing in the hose td^contaMnate' xV vl -: the'air. L ~ 'i ~`> - / ' ^ j ^ - } ^ r is i -<> y.`3<* ^ s w ^ i . ..K .aiiv$.K .,i,, ^ . a K \ , . As 7^ . ....; :; trr 7 r - v - ^ 7 7 i ^ -7-^V7;7;7 7 '<7^.otsaA^r.<- -:?'-:0n>Siaaa^';Junb -13tfc> B r; H itc h < ^ 'f o r d e t a i l s sock oa oui- , *, $ fin d in g s, and re|ported t o m th a t Mr* called M was feeling. 1^; a temperature,;<I .called oinr-^iriBaldwin land'reported .`7 \ . . my..coftversta^ )tttcbcdcj^t^|i^fi,J^ i S ^ a ^ d X call itr*LHitchcock Sunday eV eniiig'to fin d m t hOT l^ .^ B B H B w a s f e e lin g ; * * r _ 3 ":i ' After noon'Stmday* Our Mr.^Baldwin-called ob', asking that I call Mr. Hitchcock ^t ' and .JiaVehint' give /ussfor''d ^ i/:iAd^cfiito*ithd'.'tKMe'rj;idh^lw';'0 'hose used On the;;..", " ' hose for ,,our''inspection.''^sill pick up the hose and send'it tbtbtop New -York ' r/''-p ^ office, as soon'as possible;''siU --= ' ' '- * ki^ :'i?ihi'r:a'4^Xij'f.O't.."?54d',-'^fv1< VAtte-JSl'fi&T-.tt/' ` t fnTTrnr nvi .n ------. . . a. . t . . ' A.'-. - -w ` / ,, iV L l < a k ^ k oouuao,