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FILE NAME: Baldwin (BALD) DATE: 1942 June 22 DOC#: BALD044 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Inspection Report with Recommendations - Lima Locomotive Works, Inc. with Cover Letter otu k l I M t t t l f o r t ! 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O sotaet aas end* with JU B* B erta, Insures*# Superintendent 1* H< Boot Safety D irector H. T Roush* Foundry Sapor1stendent Donald B. H ille r , Aseixtant Foundry Superintendent* This oenpeny a a a sfa stsrss sastlngs for leoeetivee, pooor shovels, cranes, end ooaaorolol eastings* Tbs foundry Is loeatod in a building about 500' x 100' x 60* to t t e top of tho a s n lta r uhish runs tho f u l l length of the building. Thor ar* 5 exteas t fans a t t t e eaaJLend of t t e building a t ohish plaoe t t e shah.out takes plan There i s a ia e o a o v e r t t e teoteout* t e d fre a tte nolds is (hoped through a grating In to a hopper loeatod in t t e flo o r ate conveyed to the a n d preparation equip ment* Za th is equijaent t t e net r i a l i s sereened. m ix toned and pot through a n a ile r* I t is conveyed to tepporo froo ohieh t t e sand is valued into the flask fo r th s --*'" of aolds* Tte shakeout tekoe plane ot night at tte east end of t t e build in g te a rs t t e sand preparation nos bint Is locate Tte foundry sa s o rd tr ly but tte ro a as eansidarable dried sand oa t t e flo o r froa ohioh d aa t would o rlg lm to . B ill ted G riffith F teltlooo P arting Compound ohieh in a a ilio a parting ooapoend, i s auppliad to tt e I d e r a . Tte oleoaiag roes is leoated jba an extension to t t e foundry sod i s separated fTon t t e foundry by n portitlO B . About 30 oaployeee oork i n tho oloaning roon g rite in g eastings with pertabls grind era and about X employees are en gaged in the >4Ey in g o f eaotingo. Tte building in which they work i s about 120' x 60' x 60' to tte top of ths Boaiter uhieh extends lengthwise in ths building* Too exhaust fan* era looatsd in tte ands of tho building near the top* Considerable d u st was observed in tte cleaning rxxas and several enployeea waro weerii* re s p ira to r* . A ll eaployeeo oere wearing Boggles. Three statio n ary grtndere te ic h are not ventilated are leoated i a t t e oleaning roca and 6 r a t t l e r s ohieh a n ven tilated are loeatod in th is roon* 3 d b U o tiag i s dsns i n t t e open s h irty tr o enployses wearing te U e ts (not a ir lin e ) and Bursa* of B iate approved- respirator* they wso sand of larg e p a rtic le oiso* They s ta rte d sand b leatin g a easting whan th s e r i t e r oas present and tte of blank duet fro a th is easting ecapletsly o b lite ra te d t t e to e sand b lo rto rs fTOa view* I t son necessary to eloee the door i a the cleaning roea t o teep th is duet flron d riftin g in to tho cleaning roon* In t t e opinion of tho w rite r th is i s o vei7 bad send!tion ohioh should be corrected* Past Boaslta (a ) A saaple taken over a period of 5 ain u tes a t 8*23 P d i., while walking arow d the center of the cleaning roon and fo r the l a s t 8 or 3 a im itss of tho sanpls stan d in g on e c a stin g in th e c e n te r of t t e roon, contained 27.5 m illio n par tic le of dust p*r cubic foot of air* (b ) The next scmple oas taken fo r a period o f fiv e a ia u to a 'a t 8*35 P.M ., m a r tu* hak*out fo u r men o ere shoveling osnd through t t e 'g ra tin g covering tho hopper in th e flo o r during th * tia o the saaple was ta k e n . Far th ro e and oneh a lf minutes the o r ite r stood shore th* eirim bjsd passed h ia to th e point shore th e d-jst was o rig in a tin g from th e se , four a th e ro a a la ia g as and o n e-h alf n in u te he stood .Here dust f r o a th e four snn shoveling send would bo included tn t t e saaple. This saaple contained 13.1 a lllio n p e rtio le e o f d u st por cubic fo o t af a i r . Tte exhaust an th e shakeout was not running a t tb s tin e t h i s f__j- i. mms ta k o a . In te y 1939 Mr. L* M. M e rritt obtained a count of 16.0 Liam Loeetlwe fo rk s. Iso* Lis* 0 1 *. s .. ' , I 1 ' Mil l i on p artial* * jf dxripar^exhto foot o f a i i l a ap p ro x iaataljrth a suae loom bi* * t a ia i od OMb'-tta l thar* arm ao amn working i a thlm aestlem at t t a ro ca'o t, the time t h l i w ; i > was taken. . *. () Another sample m u taken fo r m ported a t f i r e aiautea mt 250 I,*., while mlkiaK ta rn th s im rtlf a t the foundry. This OampU coniclued 4.4 m illion periio lM of. duet par obU x foot of sir* U ) **oro lo a a n a ll brooo fevadry ooaBSOtod w ith t t a m i a fo tn d ry b u t eep i 1 ^ 1 portitleM # t t a sample M o o i a t h i s feuudry o to r a perio d at f i r s s la e ta o a t 9*10 ?*9e ooats lwed 4 4 a i i l i o a p o rtio lo o o f due4 par e u tla foot o f a i r . T iara a r t tm tr tanas a e ltla g f n n a t i i lo c a te d i a t h i s feu n iry which a re n o t headed t a t th e r e ora staoko i a tha s a ilin g ewer them. The w rite r p o iato d eat th a t shore ho had eaeeuatercd suoh in s ta lla tio n * o f th is type ha had fouad mb a sa tisfM to ry and t t a t th e hood should ha ploood over th a citin g furaaoooe . Aa attempt should ho a d d Ip tha earnligament to kaep the duet occoestrm tiea be low 3.0 a i i l io a p artial* * a t d art per oahlo foot of s i r and preferably below 2*0 The w riter i s y ro a tlr aoaaaraad about th e condition ia tha cleaning room end fas la th a t steps should ha takaa iaaodiatalp to out down the amount of duet l a th is roam. Ms also dates ta s a il tha attam tlsa of tha amnatgaewnt to seetloa 41. B ulletin 903. ta e w .e s VM foundry Gadat *3ee. CL. Vhera seating* ere eleaned or taippod i a aoldiag e r w o t ia g rooms there sh all.b * jroridod su itab le saraena, p a rtitio n s or o th er offooUvo mesas ta p re te st employees ag ain st fly in g ship* and aaoOsaiT* dasteea'* -s I t i s reoomaeadadt - . Is That a nw o lH oo parting oampnmad ho ewpplied to ths moId era . I . That th e oztaust a t ths shakeout he n o wham employees era hoveling and ub th a t point. 3. That a sand h laat cabinet ha aoaatruetad fo r ths cleaning o f e a stin g s. 4. That employees send h lao tlag easting* b* equipped with an approved air lias halaot. 9. That haoda t a placed over tha brass furamaa*. b i l e T is itin g t h i s plant i t was pointed eat th a t soaa d if f i a u l t y tad been an aountered from fuoao in a e y n id o pot oaoi fo r h eat t r e a t i n g . At th e jrsoem t tim e th is cyanide pot ia located ia a aaaLl building w ith th ree sid e* . The m a te ria l ie lowered end removed from the oyanide pot by a hand h e is t. I t Is rsoomeMnded thnt a eami-hocd wfaiah i l l not in te r f e r e 1th th a operation of the h o ist be constructed to which aa exhaust fan i s attached# Roopoetf o lly suhmittad O o fitt Huffman. Safety lag laser