Document VJqwnvD92z8XGzMz0Dr3jkn98

B* iU BEir L. j . sqim&sjji, h i B. ?. JEPPI . 0. 208? ' bssi ioi a a f f .- August 30, 1950 . ._ . ' ;v '. Bn* Phillips ?etrolaa epery Lep, Oklehosa On iriday, August 25, received & telephone coaaasiie&tioa fro Mr. U, <*. fiteger&ld of the AtlasTank Coap&ny, Ifclsa, that they hfed purchased two loaded tanks fro Phillips Petroleum Company *t "hidler,:Oklahosa. these wore tenks So. 2609 sad 2601, Both 2500 barrels is capacity sad both is aviation blend ing service until ehout 1915, . Mr, FItagarald .wsated to know whether1they,were:lead free, m cheeked car records and found that both had bfeej* defined is August, 1941, under-the ob servetion. of Mr, 1, Heck but ere not thoroughly cleaned from the steedpoint of s.lead hesard. 1 that tine tho teaks were entered s.rcly to ittfeis.il suction line m i vers pat back in loaded :service. ' In view of the fact there were no teak cleaning rsporfc in our files shoving these tasks to be thoroughly cleaned, -Jr, iltsgerald was advised they were still fcaeerdous. 5#- asked hi to notify as when theg tanks were to bs entered so we could have a representative present, 0a the sorning of August Z& m redyed e cell from Hr. 2-, a , Chappell, superintendent of r h illips at Lep, who stated the tanks had been cleaned uodey sornibg by Mr, litsgsrald and seasons else* Be stated'they v*jre la the t-sak lf hours sad had left the sludge or the ground, He reeommsnsjt^ the sludge h buries arcJ this was done, After this-.work was done.the e r m returned to fulfil* .and wo talked to Mr. Bitsf-srsld oa the saoraing of Tuesday, S-29* Ha told the writer he entered the tanks serely to 'inspect the bottoc and found there was a assail estouat of sludge preset (.2 bushels is each tank), which he rstsoyed, He claimed the sludge consisted of "herd5* dry scale8 ana there wes no dust involved in removing seae. Be stated he felt no after effects fros this work find did not *** while in the tank. He; remarked he was supposed to notify a s a s to when this work was to be dais but stated that in view of the very m a l l eesount of sludge he we same it wap; safe to eater the tanks. Ho stated ha alone vsnt. in both tasks and wee in each teak about If hours. He said he %tm not .going to su the Ethyl, Corporation cr Phillips and th&t the only one1ho could .sue wag1the &tlfcs.f&aS Csapsry, of which he wee the owner. (This, providing be had lead exposure),. . Ha stated he planned to proceed, to dismantle these s : .2 soon as possible, All work is to be don iron the outside* The roof s h < ta will be ressoved first end then the top rings, thence to the ground, t the afternoon of 8-29 we received a call froa, Mr. C. 1, Vheeler, aseis- t refinery' superin- tandent, advising the construction crew was ready to t ,r down the tanks, Mr.1 heeler stated he would not give the clearance uar il he had approval from us, the afternoon of the 29th will b speni jreciting the staging for the dismantling of these Tanks* Hi writer will be in. Lsp the oraing of the 33th to sake & thorough check os the condition |of these tanks. HE 0017287 f... Meso ~2-- Itig a st 3 0 , 1950 Preliminary inforestion v*.s. passed along to Hr. Schrsdin eriithe corning of the 29tfe* ive w&a vised the exposure took: place Sunday burning and thfct two days had slaps with apparently no ill efiWta to the'4n involved* Mr. Fitagorald stated ho fait very well end* of corsj didladt sgistion . the other party (whore nar.e has not be*/a detsrnined)ss he insisted he was the only one in the Following hr. 3chr<Sin*s advice* ye srfc going to fcysep clo* cheek on these 3 an for the next- two dsy od^ll furnish a report. ' jJi.C L R g 0017288