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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT / XRDDSSRIAL EI0IXK3 JtXPORT SSKFXTH ISSDOX COMPART, DULUTH, HTTESOTA Lieut. Coedr. 0. V. Bergs&n, Supship tTflC D. X Wright, Personnel Director t<\*s Marsh 19, SO, 1943 LT. (jg) X, W. KELSOP USHR Regional Health Consultant Division or Shipyard labor Relatione United States Marltiae Comleslon This docusent oontalne infcreation aTfeotlng the national defease of the United States within the aeaning of the Espionage Act 50 u.S.c., J1 and 32. its trenanieelon or the revelation of its contents in any Benner to en unauthorised person is prohlbitled oj lev. i  BKXttfgTDATIOrS 1* It ie rcooBBcnded that summaries of all injuries whether lost tine or not, he compiled is the first aid station wonthly and be classified as to type of Injury. 8. Salamanders for beating purposes should not be need belo-.v decks or in confined spaces of the ships* 8* Anti-flash goggles should be distributed to ell welders for wear under welding hoods end to helpers who must work in the vicinity of welding ares. 4. Snail poi'i..-*ble chiding screens should be used whenever practlceble to ebleld welding ares. 6. Periodic physical examinations should be given crane operators. (See seotlon 8-8*8 of the Minimal Bequiresente for Bealth fc Safety in Contract Shipyards) REPORT General Description The Zenith Dredge Company is currently engaged In the construction of Bell T&ry tankers an! eaploye approxi mately GOO man. Employees of scb-oostraotora operating within the yard number about *00* Shlpe are built in bertha and launched tideways into the wntere of the St. Louie Bay* Too e-hour shifts are worked. Workmen's compensation is handled by the American Mutual liability Insurance Costpany. lieutenant Coaoandsr G. ff. Berman USER is l?avy. super visor of shlphuildii^. Safety activities eome under the supervision of 'tr. D. E. tright* Personnel Oireotor* Medlesl Facilities Minor injuries to employees are treated et the first eld station looated in the Accounts Building near the yard's main entrance / The first aid station has a tfcall welting room, one bad, on* ays treatment fbalr, and the usual stool of dis pensary supplies. The bad can be sereened off by drawing a aaacvaa eurtain. One disadvantage of the station Is the aanner In i&ioh the waiting room Interferes with the aaoass to the bad. The transfer of a stretohor ease froa the out side onto the bad would Involve awkward maneuvers. Though the dispensary Is loeated near the yard entrance, no point within the yard Is at a greater distance from the dispensary than reeamnended In the Klnlsua Requirements. Mr. Carl Caarill, foraarly ehlef orderly at St. Luke* a Hospital, aane the first aid station during the dey shift* First aid eases oeeurrlng on the night shift (about COO wor kers) are handled by the guard at the gatehouse* 111 eases requiring e doctor's attention on either shift ere sent to anyone of a number of Duluth doctors or to a physician of tbs patient's tholes. Eye specialists are consulted on eye -5Injuries involving imbedded foreign bodies or other Injuries of like seriousness. City or hospital ambulances ore sailed as needed. Pre-employment examinations ore done at a clinic in the elty. There are no periodic exanlnatlons. A female visiting nurse sakea calls to hones of all ah* senteea to offer aaalstanos In the ease of Illness or Injury on the pert of employee!. She also eoeiplles a report on absenteeism froa all eausss which Is suhsilttsd to ths Person* nel Director. According to Mr. Tlright valuable Information h&e been obtained thus on causes of ebsenteelam and has an* ebled management to cope with ths problem more effectively, figures for reeent months lndloate that non-industrial illness end lael-jment wmather have been the greatest oostribeting feetore. SfiUiSfi The number of eye flaehee resulting from exposure to I! welding iMi oould not be determined sine* bo r*TTner1 ti of non-lost tlM injuries are Bade* Ooeaslonallp* howsrer, eye flashes have bean lost-tla* asol&ents. Distribution of antl-flesb goggle* to welder* and ethers exposed was fair* Screening of ere* In wort ease* bad aot been done. Aeeording to **r. Eaarill oosplainte of fcaea by welders bad been rare. The few oeses ao reported were sent to physlelans. X. \ (toggles are sterilised before being reissued. Zinc ebrosate Is tbe prlser paint used. Only outside Sprsy-palntlng is done. Bisks and MS.A "Coafo" eartridge respirators baring tbe eartridge* ocrered with replaoeable gasse filters* are issued Individually to tbe painters. Tbe observed use of respirators was good. V1 ?lbemiass Dolfir.it e cements used to attach fiberglass bolts to bulkheads are of the non-toxic, infloanable variety. AabcatoE Shoo .tti asbestos shop is operated for the aianufecturin? of insulatin'* Materials. Three :.en ere employed, and all cutting of wotcrialc it done by hand. General appearances and examination of rafters and v/lrin^ T&erc dust :ii/ht hare collected Indicated no dust hatirfi to be present. 3*everthaleSo, the *.;orkers should be eaeouroced to nolsten aebeeto6 materials by spriahlinr them vlth cater oc is the usual practice. Duct is thereby I:cot at an absolute nlalraia. Ventilation Thrse aten in the electrical .Maintenance department horc ehorse of placing nd servioinr bla"?erc use; for renti- lation. There arc 40 blor/erc of about TCC cfn caoacity on hand and ZC add'tior.al bloverc on order. 3on~the of store _ ----------------- it: _ . pip* arc fitted to the diaoharge aid* of tha blowara and ventilation *ff*ot*d hr foralng air into anvsntllat*d portions of !m ship. Obearvad ooadltlone indicated that ventilation waa fair. ruaea of galvanised pipe waldlng in tha shops are ntrolled by looal axhauat arrangamente ebleh operate affectively. Bracing in the pipe shop is done under a hood. Ordinarily the bolls era heated during cold weather by unit ateaa beatera. There ear*, however, numerous ealaaan&era being need on one bull. Salaaaadere should wot be need below dtofcs or in eonflaed ooaparteenta beoeuee tbeir bapbasard oonstruotion and oparation aay product auffielant oarbon aonoxida to ovtrooaw wan working in tbs naa area. Such aeeidaats are known to hart happened in other shipyards panlovee-ysedln* Os* 2arse lunch rooa and anall lunefc roans is indi vidual shops ara available whtreln voters may eat lonobes brought fron boas. Bo food le earvad within the yard. Canteen dispensers of candy are available. A aaall lunch stand in a fa soline station last outside the yard entrance la heavily patronised by workers. Water Supply A Sewage Disposal City water is used by the yard. The sewage from yard toilets passes into settling tanks and the effluent is discharged into the bay. toilet facilities Toilet end washing facilities are adequate. /