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FILE NAME Corning OC
DATE 1958 DOC OC017
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Internal Report - Special Hazards Survey
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S SPECIAL HAZARDS SURVEY
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PREPARED FOR
ILLMECILMECHS HILLMSECHS
DEVAMI H. J.
BY
F. K. SKL cx
J. K. BOEURON April.25 and key 2 1958
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EXHIBIT
EXHIBIT
ONES LES
KAYLO DIVISION
HOLIE HOLIE
N.
N. J.
April 26 and May 2 1958
Purpose The purpose of this visit was to determine
to dust in production operations
the employee exposure
Contacts Mr. F. W. Schl and the writer
Harper Mr. Justice Personnel
contacted 1. Pfeiffer Plant
dr.mie dr.mie
Director Mr.
Production Superintendent
Caesario
Personnal Assistant
SafetyDirector for Illinois
Also present were Mr. Gardner
Engineering Representative who ser, viacneds Mtrh.isPapullaSnhtoe E- na Safety
Procedures
Smith
Air samples were taken
using beth the starlard Greenberg-
impinger and the midget impinger using isopropyl alcohol
collecting medium Dust counts were made on
as the
procedure as outlined by the United States PubalilcigHhetalftihelSdefrovlilcaeding the
Air
:
Sample I. 1 - Main Mxer Charging - Asbestos - taken at
luval of the operator on his left aide
6.3 million particles per music foot of air
the
;
breathing
Air Sample No. 2 Jydropulper Charging - taken at the
to the right of the operator
breathing lovel
4.0 million particles per cubic foot of air
Air
Sample
51.8
No. 3 - Horizontal Splitting Saw - taken at the
of the
breathing level .
operator separating the pieces as they came
through the DIT taken between the saw and the operator
million particles por cubic foot of air
Air
Sample 46.3
No. 4 million
Matware Finishing - Charging and leval of operator feeding flat ware
particles per cubic foot of air
taken at breathing to the trin smr
.
Air Sample Ib 5 - Flat vare
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Finishing Turnover at Rubber - taken at
^'
breathing level of operator
* @
. 9.5 million particles per cubic foot of air ^' .
42.007 42.007 0002 .
Air
Sample
11.5
11.5 11.5
No. 6 - Packaging - Taken at the breathing
between the two mon filling boxes
million particles per cubic foot of air
level
midway
Air Sample No. 7 - Router - taken at the
;
level of the two men discharge end at the broathing
pieces
applying cloth wrapping to the
.
16.3 million particles per cubic foot of air
Air Sample No.
8 - Molded Pipe - Trim Saw B taken at
of operator as he fed sav
breathing level
5.1 million particles par cubic foot of air
Air Sample No. 9 - Tubular Hold - taken at breathing level between the
off and slitting sawB
9.5 million particles per cubic foot of air
Air Sample No. 10- No. 2
Stripping Line - taken at breathing loval on right side of line to the left of the first operator 10.2 million particles per cubic foot of air
Air
No.
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Sample 11 lelevveellCoarf mUennloading - taken in box car in breathing
piling Kenite onto pallets
.
20.0 million particles per cubic foot of air
Air Sample No. 12 -
Mixing ~ Tubular Mold - taken at
while operator weighed out and breathing level
batches
mixed up two complete
7.5 million particles per cubic foot of air
Discussion we
would
To
like
assist
in
the
interprotation
of
the
above
dust
counts of the dust
to point out that the maximum acceptable
which
is
100
free
silica
or
100
asbestos
concentration is
particles per cubic foot of air
siderably less than 100 free
5 million As we know that the dust hero is con-
silica
acceptable limits
or 100 asbestos maximum
for
an
operation
generally
of this
has
been
established
as
10
million particles
from the
air
sampling
type show that
with
reference
to
the
above
our results
a mumber of the counts are above
the _
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the limits Air Samples Nos
limits and several are closely approaching
are acceptable as is also
1 and 12 which are the mixing operations
Sample lk 2
did note that the bagged asbestos 129
While taking Air Sample No. 1 we
This would help con-
were actually dripping
quite wet in fact some
dust dam
In discussing this
siderably to keep the amount of asbestos plant had received a
large shipment of asbestos thorughly the rains had thoroughly
matter we found that this
so that
to store this outside
asbestos .
and it was necessary
to wet down all bagged
wet this material
If it would be possible
in the
mixed
we
feel
that
the
dust exposure
would suggest that this
before it is openewdouanldd be greatly reduced We
mixing operations
be considered
is Air
dangerously high count In the operation here -.
No. 3 shows a
a band ear the man removing the
which the splitting of flat ware on dust is due to this handling of
pieces separates the two pieces and the create too great a problem as
the ware The band saw itself does not
is working quite effectively
it
is
equipped
with
a
dust
collecter
which
installed which will renove
exhaust system should be
He noted that
the man
We feel that an
of
this comessive dust from the breathing area Use of a respirator for
wearing a respirator
this operator was not
this operation should be mandatory
discussed shows a high ecunt also As in the operation
but
Air Sample No. 4
the dust is not due to a cading operation
in the above paragraph
The operator in placing the
rather to a handling of the flat waro
dust The smr collector
flat ware on the line stirs up considerableHere again wo feel that an
the
itself appears to be working offoctively
of the dust from
should be considered for removal
exhaust system breathing level of this man
At the time of this visit this operator that this is essential for this work
was waaring a respirator and we feal
the threshold linite
} <Th>e results of Air Sample No. 5 are approaching it leaves the No. 1 rubber '
At this point a men turns over the fat ware as
off the flat ware
dust The rubbers are a sanding operation which smooths
loose
Recently a brush was
installed
on the
No.
1
rubber to remove
to be quite
effective
from the top surface after sanding
This appears at the end of the
We did note that there had been an exhaust hookup
If such wore
belt of the No. 1 rubber and this was nroitghctobnneercteedducu edp still further
this is
connected we feel that the dust here
and we feel that
The man working here was using a respirater
a desirable practice
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Ai,, r suple No. 5 was taken at the
'
men ware placing the flat
packaging of fat ware Hore two
were in cartons Again the dust was due
mainly to the handling handling operation
be made for
He would suggest that further
removing dust fronths are as it
studies
Perhaps additional brushes here could
cases off the No. 2 rubber
mn on the line was
eliminate most of this dust One
man wearing respiratowresarfionrg a thirsesoppierraattoironW- e would like to see both .
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Our Sample No. 7 was teken at the
three
men
were
applying
a
cloth
discharge end backing to the
of
the
router whore
sample here is above the threshold
pipe covering Our
due to the adhesivo
linit but this high count nay be
we noted that the parstpircalyesbehiandg applied to the pieces In our counting
would indicate that the
a tendency to bunch together which
For this
adhesive spray was also scoring on the
reason we are not overly comerned with the
count
results hare
Thisoperation Air Sample Ho 9 was taken at tubular mold
is performed by one man who
finishing
on the sam there is also operates two smis Besides the collectors
This fan was not running wearing a respirator
a mall mhaust fan in back of the mashines
during our test The operator here was not
here might be
With the exhmust fan in operation the counts
to wear a resprierdautcoerd enough so that a man working here would not need
A Air Sample No. 10 uns taken on the No. 2
count in only 10.2 million
stripping line Although the
that
the
amount
of
dust
particles bare
per
cubic
foot
of
air
we
feal
to set
is greater than shom We
up our oquipment to get a true
were not able
breathing level of all men working here
sample of the general
There appears to be an
forfodmust stirred up when the mids are broken
and excessive amount
sax We were told that
open
the ware removed
system for this operation
consideration
We
has
been
given
to
an
extmust
here
but
in
the
meantime we
would feel
very much
like
to
see
one installed
were being used at this time
respirators should be worn here lione
~\
handling In the box car
bags
unloading
of Konite
Air Sample
No.
11
the
men were
dust here
This is a form of free silica There
bags
due
breaking
to in
the
type
of
bag
used
by
the
shipper
was considerable and also due to
the car It would be desirable if
be made with the
suppliers to use
arrangements could
in the car so that
a leakproof beg and to stack them
they would not be broken by the rovement of the
The men here were all
all times for
wearing respirators and they should be
car
this operation
worn at
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provided mixing We checked on the respirator program at this
Ches not come up to Cans Illimis
plant We find that it
with
standards The im are
respiraters but they ching their o~-n filters In the
departent we found e respirator in a carton
dusty area Tho cover
en a desk in quite a
was not tight fitting and dust could
in contaminating the respirator ib are
scep
propan be reviewed with the
recommending that the respirator
Illimis standards
purpose of bringing it up to
wot
In discussing the ray program we find that
to dust are given rays once
production workers exposed
every two years
a year and for all other employees once rays are sent to Dr. Trido at Jaranac Lake for
interpretation There has been no reported cases of either
or asbuutosis at this plant
silicsais
.
:
Attached are a list of
conditions at the
recommendations which we feel would inprove
plant and decrease the occupational disease
exposure
J.Lkobinson J.Lkobins:o:n
form
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ON ENDES KAHLO DIVISION
HORLIN N. J.
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1. A review should be made of the
ftoolblroiwnigngit up to Chans Illinoipsresstaenndtarrdesspainrdatsohropurldogirnacmluidneotrhdeer
A. Two respirators should be provided for
to dust so that one
each employee exposed
sterilized while theroestphierraitsorbecianngbue sceldeaned checked and
storage B. A clean duct cebinct should be provided for of
respirators at some convenient place when not in use
C. Somone should be assigned to handle this
basis
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possibly the
plant
muurse
cleaning on a daily
D. Respiratore should be worn in all dust
include take at the
producing areas which
unloading box
splitter charging of flat ware line
cars molded stripping ware line and packaging of flat ware
between rubbers on flat
of 2. A study should be made in
exhaust
regard to the possibility
installing
systems in order to remove the excess dust from the
breathing zone where flat ware is removed from the
operator's
flat waro is charged on the
splitter where
stripping operations
finishing line and on the No. 1 and No.2 .
;
3. The section of extaust should be connected up at the end of the balt
4. Would suggest that consideration be
cleaning system
given for providing a vacuum
of overhoed . to eliminate hand broom sweeping and blaring dom
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