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HE 0017643 CO,OofOw b3|t-* w Oco aMs o ooa < M oH M c o CoO o *1 s >*Tf o %> a o t-< M as > <V Tank Incident Number 9 Tank Number ? Brief Summary Standard Oil Company (New Jersey)^ Greenville^ South Carolina November'1937 Reports of conditions of tank and precautions are conflicting. Machle understood the situation better but took history from a somewhat irrational patient. Frampton took his history from a psychologically normal man. Frampton reported work in tank as 8-9 hours per day and that masks were only worn "twice" and that a handkerchief was tied over.the nose the rest of the time. It is quite likely that the time factor lies somewhere between Machle1s and Frampton*s reported time and it is quite likely that masks were not used full time. This tank was steamed and probably had a leaking bottom because a concrete bottom was poured. A firm diagnosis of CNS lues was made on one of the sick men and the symptoms of the other man were ascribed to neurotic tendencies. In retrospect since^m^^ returned to a normal psychological state and returned to work and since the symptoms and concentration of lead in the urine of 17 days after job was finished were very suggestive both cases should probably be regarded as cases of tetraethyllead intoxication 5 men on job. 2 men were sick, and recovered. 3 men might have had minor symptoms without our knowledge because they were not investigated. Factors responsible: 1. Failure to wear masks. 2. Tank steamed.. 3. Bottom probably was leaking. 12-31-1963 Lester W. Sanders^ M.D. KK . 0017644