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FILE NAME: Chrysler (CHR) DATE: 1966 Mar 17 DOC#: CHR125 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Inspection Report with Letter from Michigan Dept of Health to Chrysler I G IIA 16 tICt. # , GHanw STATE o r M ICH IG A N DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC 1300 N lOGAM IAMSING. MICHIGAN 4 * U HEALTH eplv tc: v.'ayne County h e a i t n Cect M.erriman Scad L l o i s e , '.-'.icnigan u.e 132 harcr. 17, 169 Chrysler Cnemicai v ision Chrysler Corporation ;u37 V.est J e f f e r s o n T r e n t o n , . i c n i g a n ua 133 -\t t e n t i o n : Mr. t a r. l e v C . L n d e r s , G e n e r a l Manager Gentlemen: Cn F e b r u a r y 1 3 , 19~ we c o n d u c t e d a d u s t s t u d y o f t h e v a r i o u s re p re se n ta tiv e o peratio n s c a rr ie d out in the manufacture of orake lin in g s. I rtir samples were c o lle c t e d in the b reath in g zona of the workers io r dust content anc compared to the lim it of 5 m il lion p a r tic le s per cucic foot of a ir . All of our.samples c o l l e c t e d , e x c e p t t ' . c , ..ore below t h e maximum a l l o w a b l e c o n c e n t r a t i o n . -<:>ere :. .e empl oye e was dumping t h e a s b e s t o s mix from the can into m e p r e s s f c r d is k braxe p a d s , t;.e dust count was s i l e n t l y aocve the l i m i t . The o t h e r sample where t n e l i m i t was e x c e e c e - , ..-as on th e c r a x e l i n i n g g r i n d e r in bay 3-6 wnere tne v e n t i l a t i o n to tne machine was cisccr.r.ecteC . C u r i n g o u r v i s i t we c i s c u s s e d t h e s e two m a c h i n e s anc found t.-.at c o r r e c t i v e m easu res were goin g to be tak en on the p r e s s and t.-.at tne v a n t i l a t i c r . to the brake g r in d in g machine would be re c o n n e cte d . U n til th e se changes are made, r e s p i r a t o r s s.-.ould ce worn to p r o t e c t the workers from o v e r- e x p o su re to asbestos dust. *e plan to v i s i t ycur plant within the near future to examine t n e c o n t r o l m e a s u r e s : l a c e d on t h e new m i x e r s i n s t a l l e d t o prepare the cra/.e lin .r.j m aterial. If the co n tro ls are s a t i s f a c t o r y , i t snoulc re i v ast improvement over the batch type u n i t now in u s e . Ml (fallll 'Equal Health Opportunity for AIT |f*f* U O h ry sler Chemical 0' v ision I f you hav any q u e s t i o n s r e g a r d i n g t h i s r e p o r t b e fo re our next v i s i t , p l e a s e f e e l f r e e to c a l l on u s . Very tru ly yours, DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH , i. Marvin M. Schuman Regional Chief MMS : ams cc: ^ ilr . ton Lscheltaeh, D irecto r, In d u stria l hygiene S e rv ic e s, C h r y s l e r C o r p o r a t i o n , P . 0 . Box 1919, D e t r o i t , M ic ni ga n *8231 Mr. t l f t e r Lombard, S a f e t y A d m i n i s t r a t o r , C h r y s l e r Ch em ical D i v i s i o n , C h r y s l e r C o r p o r a t i o n , S*37 '..est J e f f e r s o n , Trenton, Michigan 8183 . -ysior Cor,or- t C tw siak. Dv Lo l T r e n t a , Michlg.n '< {- t f C 9 0 ,\TA S B S 2 T ^ oasle Ho.. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LO Looitlon and m r l a M lllloai of P a r tis i or oa. f t . of t ir SW l MPst>SZ SaFO T U IC U . . ______ ?*o_ Broothing eoo* - loodlng p ru a for dloe bruta a,d 3.7 | PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT Broothing sodi - olghlog aabostoo ix for tao dico b t a pad 4 .C % MkttfStyL. Broothing c o - operotor of tho 4.1 ch in o grlndor dico b n ta pad - Boocloy doublt grlndor Broothing sena - Incrostar a t tho 4.0 Bocslay doublo grlndor for tho dico d Bnouthing s o - opexster of tho 3.0 ta sta Linitu grlndor et A^-6 Broothing sono of tho forvine 4.6 oporstor bofero aurine of tho tasta lining a t Boy 3C Broothing s o - ine s ta r oo tbo 1.7 brsko liain g et Boy D-7 Broothing s o - grlndor opoistor 6.3 oo ta sta Llnlng e t Boy B-6 T ootllatlon dlooaonootod Broothing cono - n a t a piacine 4.3 unourod llnlng loto tta o t a and duaplag ourod lin ln gi f r a * tho o t a ,ot tay TF-245