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'Bcnrmtow 29, 1966 Burma of Vorfcoen's Ccgpmsfttloo Ohio Departnontft Building Coladbus, Chio kJ21$ Attention! Mr. Phol <J. Dragon* Boforoo imi y& Bet 0. D. 81*39^22, Aubrey Moody Cta loTowbar 17, 1966, ft 1*1% was node tojkt Inland Manufacturing Division of Oenotml Motors Corporation. 2Tf7 I * nd to tbo i Tandalla. Ckdo, evaluate condition* ddrii tbo abovw ftlalmnt hod vorkod. Tbe olalmnt woo, sadis, a plaubor. Bl* snplnywsnt wparlenoo with this oampuy 1* ** follows* >>9-65 * 7-26-65 Main float an Inland Avenue 7-26-65 - 9-27-65 7udalla float 9-27-65 Still working at Main float Tbo following intonation 1* also of intermit 3-15-66 - U-U-66 >15-66 - 3-22-66 U-ll-66 Off lb hospital Still working bat not pomlttod to work oa.fc In hla application to tbo Ofmisoino tbo ftlalmnt otatoa that be quit work on account of tbo dlooooo eowplolnod of oa February 1, 1966. Tbo r.odlcal records of tbo Cn--lioolon woro stodled and it mo noted that there are fire axrtrlee before February 1, 1966 and nineteen aotrlee after that date. Most of those entrlm woro for wheeelng and aslbnetio attacks. In the Main Plant on Inland. Avonne. tbo oagtaagr mnuffcotureo fom rubber strips, steering wheels, ball joints (kith plastic inserts] Burma of VbrlMn'a Conpanaatloo -2- 89, 1966 iod aotor mata. Zia tha Mala Float tharw la 4 roan approartnatoljr lSD'xlSO**!?1 to tha v sailing la adrUh ara looatad four faaner hood* for tho application of M tolaano dllmtyunata (TDI) 00 an eoparlnantal baaia. Thor* la a var/ Zabomto agrstaai to ranom TM vapor* fwn thU root, la foanara war* bolac operated at tha tlaa of thin rlait ao It we* not pomlbl* to taka aagr aaB^loo. Tha oaavtaagr.faaa ,takan:>amlaa and no doubt amid mke a tha ramlta of tha taata available to Tha Comlaaloia tpce raqueet. 2a > all probahllltjr tha raaolta mold ha bolaar 0.1 HI 2h tha Vandal la Plant safety (aznah)pada are amfairtarad froa TDI. Thera ara approximately aarm foaner haarta la thla plant. Baaplaa takm la thla plant an January 11, IP63 ara aa fOlloast loantlm PPM* 1 Breathing aone af Xa. I fn--ir operator aa vaat nanfrla* loan than .01 8 Breathing aono af operator mlnaiHng foan pacta fron aSU at itqw aftar tha fben had gone through tha area laaa than .01 3 General aanpla all foanlng uatta lam than .(XL U Gormtto fcasdng men, also of reoa being appraartnataly 20**JQ*x80',fcad loaal aadanat ventilation laaa than .01 <TK Parta par Million of TDZ Aa a plariber, tha alalmnt'a lob au toooeaalooally ohanga foaner handa. It la aatlmtad that ha night hare wosfcad 00a hour par weak changing thaaa haada. HI# aapoewr* would harra baan about tha mne aa oplognam operating tha hndi and thaaa oonoantratlaao ara ladlaatad by tha aanpla reading* aa flvan abora. Tha Threshold Unit Valna far TDZ la 0.02 ppn. (tea# an individual has been aacaltlsed to TDI therein no kaoioi TZAT. Thraahold Unit value rafara to aln-boxne ecnaeBtratlooe of ahbotaaaaa and ropraoect condition* andor which it In hollanrad that nearly all wortcara aay ba repeatedly axpoaod, da/ aftar da7t without adverae affect. Beoauae of vide variation In lailTldaal uooeptlbUlty, oapoearo of aa oocaaiooal individual at or amc balow tha thraahold Uadt nay not prevent diacoefort, aggravation af a eoqditian, or occupational Ulnaaa. ft n 1 -> to TDI in 1* ' ' . v, l, 5 - * . - -> iVl1'1 ` ' > ; %, V ' i .! r.*1 .O /* *f'o * >. *'5* Bcnroabtr 29, 1966 Mr. Stanley 3. Vrlgbt Safvtjr Director TVi1*fl 2727 Inland krmno Dayton, Gbio 4A17 ifTTy Dtr Mr. Vrlgbt* V are enoloolng a eopyof ear letter to Xht Burin of Cg>en*nttott reporting 0. D. Clal 9k39^2, Aubrey Moody. Thin oopy la for yoar Infomstlonand file. Alro --ilo--d faryonr Infornation la a copy of the Hygienic Guide Serlea on Toluene Diloocyenate (TDI), aa dieouneed in oar report an the 0. D. Olain. Pleone let aa know efcooeverthin Biviaion eon be of aerrlee to yrcr eeqpny la the field of Industrial safety and hygiene,. Tears Tory truly. DeWltt Buffoon, Assistant Chief Engineering sad Hygiene DHiJC Hjm, 2 A STUDT OF complaints affiARoiNo oajgcr ionable ouoas "r.- f-L2iwirv la a stu iy performed at inland Kl'g. I;* *\* x. of -*sn*ir**l 'otors Corporation, Dayton, Onto, fdr the .rpone ~f review. * -.xtrplalnta regarding objections!)le odors v.a* r.3v- sris-o relative *o :orialn area# of the plant In tnr eyt few no-f'.s. ^ ir objective was to determine first 1: *r.e actual number of complaints were higher In cartr. .'eej m C'vnnarei t" ilr.tr i and If so, for what reason. .-*v ' LT J ; "w ar< ~S olar* were studied :.'** hull li ngs r.eretofor denote, as "Hill* and "Vanlalia". "ne :omPine.i number of employees studied was 51*62 of which ?i,62 were 'n the Hill and the remaining 1000 at Vandalla. The onororlmate percentage of women was Hill 70< and Vandalla ?-<. lata waa collected from the dally log of nurses notes from the period starting January 1, 19o6 and ending dorll If, Iwte {nurses were on duty 2ls hours a day and all visits to --ileal were recorded, the nature of the complaint being written out). Work done In the Hill area was chiefly tnat cf nanilLng strip rubber, both unprocessed snd In the fln- ehoi form. Vandalla operations consisted mostly of handling fr f *. -d sK %* 'autsmoMl* instrument safety pada). N itber of employees studied Percent of employees complaining t j Medical .'omplalnts registered per 10)0 employees HILL 2&2 1.61 17.3 vahdalia 1,000 l..*x 10.0 comcl"^: v >*.: K2iAHF3r T hr* vari**'.c* ir. this study nuke It extremely difficult to rr- '-U* ar-a of the plan* to another In relation to th lie,-*' -.J-rs. The area iu question Is the "Hill" and Inli.! ; is :v,, '* rsr *ra. le" ccun'erpart in order to properly conduct. i a* ) : . *' relative complaints. Women are much more ant to omplai". .o :>.? rg art and s'nee the "Hill" ar**a la p^eion: nan.*. Ly w-.rtrn and Vandalla predominantly non this probably a/oo mts for :.# higher rate of complaints In this area. In r,. area we manufacture foam rubber products from the rubber latex, and coat with rubber cement. In addition w- orcceos crude and synthetic rubber through banburys and runbr mills. All toxic materials are well exhausted where r.anuled by the employees. Complaints have come from rubber odors. A LI complaints have been investigated, and almost without exception it is not possible to find any basis for a complaint. At Vandalla, our chosen "control" for this study, *k v oar oroduct Is autoauoile instruaent safety pads, brake lining, brake hose and foaa seat pads. However, in spite of the difference in type of work and the difference in the nuuober of woeen in each area, results showed tnat less than 2^ in both areas have registered any complaint whatsoever. / M. B. Gibson, MB Medical Director Inland Mfg. Division, QMC Dayton, Ohio DIVISION or SAFETY AND HYGIENE THt: INI >1 STKlAl. COMMISSION OF OHIO SPECIAL SERVICE REPORT Date of Visit Name of Organization or Firm IaUod M**tarlnc Ompmy XJfJngg___ 2727 Inland Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45417 fCltTl (Ttmm) Names of Parsons Contactad Position or Tide k______ Itiaisy C. Wright i)tractor ot iafsty May 17. 1M4 # Who hiitktod tha contact? Carl Han i of Contact (give m otial f } '' Reaolts (or planned) ) Chaohoa eealoyoas --plaint. -- tha emit a# caatlaaa4 nililm L < flaws to Payarfaata tl and M, ttgardlag fwea shUl Mh mlaraai strt. 9m -- tha fart that tha plant vas dawn for Imranfry no ana waa working, Mr, UrUM that tha awpany 4--tar, Dr, Marla Olhoaa, would have a aa--lota report aC hla flillTa raaiy tha weak of Jane 1 asf a oopy tout ta Mr. Earn aal a sow for tha Peyton sflflffi j'Tkne Involved Hours : ef^.* $vkl otnr porm n oktail--uss oms Report By -------Claranaa G. Marta Data of Report _____ 1/1TAW roa Aoomosuz. wtormatioso omabar 1, 1966 Mr. Vlncnxt J. Cubtp Industrial Hygiina DapartoMot Qeoaral Motor* Corporation 12 Mil# tad Moved load* Hirrm, HlahlgMt hS090 Daar friend Tineas .. Thl* latter will eenftm oar iwmwttifli of Oetobsr 18. Qa Moradbar 17* 1966, at or abort lXMO? an, Z *111 nsst a raproasartrtlTs of toot rt^artnanl at tha Inland Manafactarii* Ccapany, 27*7 Inland Avans, Dayton, Ohio, to chart on tha follartng too Itanat 1. 0. 0. Clala 8k39*&0 Aubruy Moody*. Thla la a elaln by a planter a11aging axpoaors to TDI fron foaaa? hands. 2. A complaint fron tha onion that "tha air la ary bod In Papartnant 710". I bar* obaekad with Safsty Diraetor Stanlsy Vrlght aboot tbaaa two ltans and ha aald that ha talkad lth ypo aboot thou last waak in Chicago. It la probable that Thonaa 1. Ananla, Zadoatrial Hygienist nth this division, nil ba nth aa whan this Tlrlt 1# Made. lours rry truly. Dili JC DaWitt Huffuan, Asalataot Chief Engineering and Sygiana T S* n nn