Document RjaMVVy3jXYyBK50XQKgrRaEV

FILE NAME: Kent (KNT) DATE: 1954 May 25 DOC#: KNT014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Report - Follow Up Inspection of H. & V. Specialties Cov West Groton with Cover Memo Zadosed harwitii aro thr* copia* of a. roport hy our <mglnr3, H r* S i i am Co f t r o a i and K r. K arold 3 * * l * y ckx a r i a d t to t i abcnr* stabllshmenfc oa X*y 21, 1954 Tao, v i l i k in d ly n ate t h * t pr*M zxt p i Art* do n ot c a l i f a r r e d r c u la tin g i r f r a * th * d a st c a ll c t a r 0 th s t ou r parerle* coraring thl* mttr Bay b* v*vd. -tH ^ ,-V Toa v i l i note th a t t h * r * v a * oca Z -ray v i t i p c sitT a flndiz^pj Wlch l a b ain g fn r td a r atartlod by Dr, iL. Tane o f B o ato * Inewevrft a * th is a * * B atter ictiib ed hy yeur P lT iaio a, no copy o f th * report i * brlny swot hy u * to tfa* a p lo y ar* S B /b tb Sue Tox . fro m Su b ject: in te r view ed: Date o f v isit: Dr. Z lk iss H r. Camprocd. and Hr. Barley H 4 T S p e c i a l t i * * CcrzpjLrj't Vfart Groton H r. T . O' X a lle y , Su p erin ten d en t Mr. ? C . Haxooa, si^ lo y a e n t Manager Ksy 21, 1954 A. iollov-ccp v i s i t was aade to th is plant to check on ocrr prerLonaly sofcadtted recoamendations re la tiv e to the control o f xabevtos dost c t the pickin g and carding operation . According to Hr O rKallej', 3xrpcriiit*nd*o*, the com pany no longer plana to re--eircalate the air Witch la rxxust*d. fresi the pickwr Machines and the fira carding nachinea. The exhaaat for the pickers ^ 1 1 bo discharged directly to th dust collector which la located outside the plant. The Tent11atloo fresa the carding units will also be discharged directly to this collector. Therefore, oar reccasnendit1.no for a 'earning device at the dust collector may be ealved. i Plana are still being considered for a pneonatle cotrreying system to transport the Material froa the pickers to a storage bin on. the second floor share the carding aarhlrma are located. It ia expected that this sill be completed within the next year. It was learned at this tiae that a second picker unit has been installed and will be in operation in the near future. T M * picker i-i.; b-na prer/ii-'d 'it h .`Trd.il.rtl rn. *rd ' i l l d i sh *r ** in to the ee<-oo.1ary picker or blender. iLatardlai L ;t dropped into cr-.cc. < eeccririsry unit at the present te. The tracks are daaped into an enclosure at one end of the root and the blended arterial is stored for future use. He operators that rtuure and epty the tracks are provided with and required to wear approved respirators Wills perforaing this operwtiocu Hie total mnedng tiae of the pickers Is appraxiaataly ooe hoar per day. This will produce aoogh Material to operate the carding arfrfnes for twenty-four hours. , ill eaployeee (20) in the Asbestos Department Mere given chest * x -rK T jt, a sfaesfctiao ago. Xesnlts of 12 X-rays hare been received, ill X-raja except,one wars negative. The X-ray of Mr. George Oakes, card operator,, indicated a fine nettling in the loner pert ef the longs according to Mr. Baas,. Ssplojesct Xanager. Thin Men vae hired la 1946 and was placed ~ in the Asbentoo Department in Jane 1952. Awarding to Xr. S a n m , this eaployee had been a hard coal Miner for tea er fifteen year* prior to hie eaplcpnest la this ecapany. Or. 2. Taaoo af Boetea is handling the X-ray work for the esaqpe^r. * OK/beh