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OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE SH OULD BE ADDRESSED TO TH E DEPUTY COMMISSIONER JMMISSIOKERS J EWELL W. SWOFFORD CH AIR M AN J OHN J . KEEGAN Un it e d s t a t e s e m pl o y e e s ' Co m pe n s a t io n Co m m is s io n LONGSH OREMEN'S AND H ARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT FO U RTH CO M PEN SA TIO N D IST R IC T 1261 CALVERT BUILDING ^ ___ BALTIM O RE, MARYLAND E. V. P arker xr t sr Tr BW W KM ' DEPffTT COMMISSIONER In reply refer toFile No. . 555-1042 A p ril 7, 1943 Dr, Robert A. Kehoe, D ire c to r, K etterin g Laboratory of Applied Physiology, TM iversity of C in cin n ati, C in c in n a ti, Ohio* Dear Dr. Kehoet I hav e b e f o r e me a c la im fbr com pensation f i l e d u n d er o u r s t a t u t e w herein th e c la im a n t, a sh ip y ard em ployee, a lle g e s t h a t due to h is work as a n a c e ty le n e b u rn e r b u rn in g p a i n t from s h ip s -which w ere u n d er re p a ir i n B altim o re, he s u sta in e d an a c u te le a d poisoning* Two h e a rin g s w ere h e ld b y me on th e c la im , t h e f i r s t a t w hich testim ony was given by th e claim ant as w ell as by fellow -w orkers and th e s h ip y a rd o f f i c i a l s w ith r e s p e c t to th e k in d o f w ork w hioh was. perform ed ahd th e c o n d itio n s under which i t was donei a t th e second h e a rin g , h e ld in Roanoke, w here t h e man h ad gone f o r tr e a tm e n t, te s tim o n y was ta k e n from th e p h y s ic ia n who had t r e a t e d him , and t h e r e w ere ob ta in e d copies o f th e h o s p ita l r e c o r d and a l l o f th e la b o ra to ry t e s t s w hich w ere d o n e. The em p lo y er, B ethlehem S te e l Company, h as opposed th e c la im on th e ground t h a t th e man d id n o t s u f f e r from le a d p o is o n in g ; a h d , f u r t h e r , th e Company h as been co n ce rn ed ab o u t th e c a se b e c a u se o f th e many o th e r em ployees w hich i t h a s engaged i n s im ila r a c t i v i t i e s . I have f e l t t h a t i t would be o f c o n s id e r a b le a s s i s t a n c e to me i n a rriv in g a t a f a ir d ecisio n i f I m ight have th e b e n e fit o f m opinion by you a f te r you have review ed th e re c o rd , i f you would be good enough to u n d e rta k e same. The t r a n s c r i p t o f th e e v id e n c e c o n s is ts o f 166 pages of ty p ew ritten testim ony, double-space, on ordinary le tte r - s iz e s h e e ts . I assume i t would take you an hour or more to read t h i s . W ill you k in d ly a d v ise me i f i t w i l l be p o s s i b l e f o r you t o r e view t h i s re c o rd and g iv e me t h e b e n e f i t o f y o u r r e p o r t th e re o n I f you w i l l n o t i f y me t h a t you a r e a g r e e a b le , I w i l l th e n sen d on th e record to you. Of course, your usual fee fo r services in m atters of th is kind wpuld be p a id . I w ill aw ait your r e p ly , and t r u s t th a t i t may be p o s s i b l e f o r you to a s s i s t me. Very tr u ly y p u rs, EVP:R E* V* P a r k e r , Deputy Com m issioner. KE 0016764