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ETHYL DORPORATION 100 PARK AVENUE BUILDING AT 41s t STREET NEW YORK 17, N. Y. October It, 1955 Dr Robert A. Kehoe Kettering Laboratory College of Medicine University of Cincinnati Cincinnati 19, Ohio Dear Dr, Bob: Attached is a copy of a "Memorandum to File" sent to us by the Central Region regarding tha^flHgPl incident. lie thought you night like to have tffi^xnfcrmation for your files. Sincerely yours LRF:ems Attach. T R. Fleck 0017244 MEMORANDUM TO FILS October 5, 1955 y&TilY DE/iaTMENT s- . ra Lif/ Ucw i v"'' lu 1 O' I MB \ REC'D OCT 6 1955 WSA 1 jgr | ! 1 FILED: RETURN TO E. M. SCHREYE8 Dick Husta called the writer on October 4 to advise of a reported lead poisoning case. This incident was reported to Hick, who was located at; Leonard Refineries at Alina observing the Tin- loading of a -hew:'cdr, ' Dui CilaytiaM',:s absence from the office because of sickness, the call was referred to the writer The Michigan Tank & Steam Cleaning Co. of Detroit cleaned S - 15,000 gallon slop tanks on September 19 at the Cities Service Pipeline Terminal, Toledo. Competition apparently was notified of this intended entry since one of their representatives was present, inspected and approved the equipment, and then left. one of the two employees of the contractor handling theclesSif!^* admitted being in the tanks about eight hours without any airline protective equipment. He complained of headaches and a general ill feeling and contacted his family doctor, who is Dr. Leslie Joseph, on this ill feeling. Dr. Joseph diagnosed his ill feeling as possibly a sinus infection, although he was not sure and reportedly tool? X-Rays of- Mrlad Please note that all of the above was; information repOTted foy :Mr .JSHH/Kbkto Mr. Husta. The writer called Mr to further determine information as to the family doc tojvsname and various telephone numbers and addresses which are as follows: The Michigan Tank & Steam Cleaning Co. 5718 G1inwood Detroi|;, Michigan Telephone: Tyler 6-8177 jstlort Street Detroit, Michigan Telephone: Taylor 5-7435 Dr. Leslie Joseph (family doctor) 4337 Westfort Street Detroit, Michigan Telephonet Taylor 6-4770 In the course of the conversation , he mentioned that actually he had been feeling sick about^^reek before he went to Toledo to handle the work, and that the symptoms of which he complained (headaches, etc.) began to bother him about a week .after the tank cleaning incident. This information was reported to Mr. Fleck of our Hew York Safety Department who referred the matter to Dr. Kehoe at Cincinnati. Mr. Fleck later advised the writer that Dr. Kehoe K 0017245 vStis ij- N21013.01 r*r- Page Two x was to call Dr. Joseph and then depending upon what he learned, he might call Mr This office has asked Mr, Fleck to give US' a' tepoift on the reson?of Dr, ICehoe*s investigation, into the matter. Just for the record, Dick Husta has the A, & If with the contractor, Michigan Tank & Steam Cleaning Co., with the last contact made there in January 1955. The A & If contact on the Cities Service Pipeline Terminal at Toledo is the responsibility of L. M. Slack and was made last on October 8, 1854, according to Central Regional office records. H. B. Greenup HBG/nv cc: L. R. Fleck (2)^ J. S. Maynard R. R. Mead R. P. Husta L. M. Slack K 0017246