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TO FROM ETHYL CORPORATION IK TER-O EEICE MEMORANDUM CG: NE YORK SAFETY J. 0. BALZER 0 Dr. R. A. Kehoe li K . Ball DATE SUBJECT July 24, 1950 Eastern States Pet. Co Houston, Texas Referring to our letter of July 21, we are attaching hereto a letter from our Mr. Gerber which discusses a note received one month ago on this subject. In order that you may have the information on hand, we are attach ing hereto copy of tank clean! `' enc. KE 0017280 J E astern S ta te s Petroleum Go, Souston A lleged P oisoning Casa T u lsa H ouston July 21, 1950 Dear Mr* B a lls This w i l l confirm our telephone co n versation o f e a r ly i n th e day, and I am h e r e b y q u o tin g Mr* T en n a n t's n o te o f r o u g h ly one month ago* ,sJakeA Mr* Brown o f E a s te r n S t a t e s c a l l e d from t h e f i r s t a i d s ta t io n , Wentworth 1651* S a id ha had a no good n egro who c la im sd t o have le a d p o iso n a f t e r ha was fir e d was there* The o n ly chance o f a le a d exposure would have been i n tank 108 i f he worked on th a t job * To t h e b e s t o f t h e i r knov/ledge ho did n o t . Asked i f G erber had any re co r d o f t h e men who worked on th e jo b i n November* The m an's name i s S c o ft G erber on t h e a tta c h e d r e p o r t shows 8 men working in th e ta sk but S co tt was n o t one o f them. I gave t h i s in fo r m a tio n t o Mr* Brown and s u g g e s te d t h a t he c o n ta c t you i f he needed any fu rth er help or in fo r nation ." Mr* Brown a g a in c o n t a c t e d t h i s o f f i c e to d a y and in d ic a t e d t h a t Hr* Tholo S c o t t w as f i l i n g s u i t a g a in s t E a s te r n S ta te s * in su r a n c e Compaq* Mr* Brown req u ested ifaat our M edical Department b e n o t if i e d o f t h i s ca se and th a t no f u r t h e r a c t i o n b e ta k e n on o a r p a r t u n t i l a s p e c i f i c r e q u e s t has been made by Eastern StatesI I have ch eek ed t h e ta n k c le a n in g r e c o r d s on ta n k Ho* 108 th a t was c le a n e d i n November o f l a s t y e a r and sin c e t h i s a p p a r e n tly i s t h e o n ly p o s s i b i l i t y o f e x p o su r e f o r Mr* S<*ott * doubt v e r y much i f he h as c o n ta c te d any le a d p o is o n in g a lie d o e s n o t ap p ear on th e ta n k c le a n in g reco rd s e i t h e r on t h e a c tu a l c le a n in g jo b o r on t h e r e p a ir v/ork* T h is i s m erely f o r yo : r in f o r n a tio n and I w i l l keep you a d v is e d o f any fu r th e r d evelop m en ts. \- A vc ETHYL CORPORATION TANK CLEANING REPORT (Including the entering of a leaded gasoline storage tank for any purpose) Region.. -Southera- Approved for Region J. \ V. ,iner or O peratoijof T a n k : ^ s ^ i 3 a t r S'fcS.tS...i'.e'^,..>o.JC * Date. This; Report:...,.................................................... location: ............ - - I k m a t o n / ^ *9. D ate'F irst Entry:..'.............i l - 2 1 ^ 4 3 . ..................... Work Authorized b:.............................................................................. UK DateTSb* Completed :...................................................... Identification;,,.._,.lQ 5. Classification : e 11- Total Working Days;.,:,..... ........ 18..... ............. .......... c>. Type of Tank-Horizontal....'Vertical.^Floating Roof.-...Other........... 12- Ethyl Attendance a t-F irst Entry: YesX...... No Capacity in Bairels:.., . .~9<4|000.................................. IS* Total Days Attended:...................... 18...-:.............. ...... 14. Tank reported to be below combustible vapor hazard before entry for cleaning (or repair)-- Yes..- X --No......... .Unknown......... 15. What method used to remove vapor: Before Cleaning During Cleaning . ' A fter Cleaning ~~- Steaming - N atural "Ventilation . Suction .Type .Air Mover Bvl-o wer '' .O.-l.I . .i-_. .2. . . O ther.................................. 16. Did foreman understand relative significance of "lead vapor hazard" : . . . . ; ...................................YegL.X....No............ 17. Equipment in good condition and inspected by responsible individual before work b e g a n : ............................. Yes...X....No..... IS. Sufficient presex-ibed equipment on h a n d : ....................................................................................................................Yes...X....No............. 19. Did E.C. lend any equipment: (If "Yes", list under REMARKS).................................................... ..... . . Yes......... No....X... If "Yes", did foreman 0:K. cond itio n :................................................................................. ........................................Yes............ No...:..... 20. If tank entered, for what purpose: . . . Cleaning.....X ..... Repaii\,.X-....... . . . . Other.......... . -c j , 21. If cleaned, for w hat purpose: Routine.........Change of Product.......... Contamination......... Repair.-....,,.... Dismantle.,.;....... Other......... Comments: .......................................................P o s s i b l e new - boitom-aad-roof. -rep^irs--.',....'.....,!............................ 79 ETHYL TANK CLEANING PRECAUTIONS FOLLOWED IN EVERY RESPECT: Yes..,;....:.N ol.X . (If "NO", explain under r e m a r k s .) ' //: /; ; " . *4; At the.conclusion of the cleaning-- *...... . ; ". ' a. Were all sludge and nonadherent material (including loose scale) th a t had been in contact with sludge. ' r e m o v e d : ................................................................................................. . .' . . .7 Ye s --x- .- N o ......... b. Did E.C. representative enter t a n k : .................................................... * * ' J. ' 7 V" /'TTes--x ---No......... c. Was an "Ethyl" Lead-in-Air Analyzer test made: (If "Yes", record"data under Item 27) ~Y`\ * . . ' Yes..._x---No......... d. Was tank safe for entry without protective equipment from standp&inr of lead hazard:' . 7 " V Y6s....x-.-.No......... 24. Did or will men re-enter tank: Yes...X...No......... (If "YES", for what purpose; describe under REMARKS and state further precautions taken or recommended.) 25. Whftt service is tank returning to: Leaded.':.'::..:.:.: Unleaded.. :.X..YDismantle:::..:.':!... Other:.;....:.... T If'"Other", explain under REMARKS). . , , . . ... _ . , ... . :. .. a. If "UNLEADED", do"you recommend th at Ethyl Tank Cleaning Precautions be followed on next' cleaning: ' Yes........No....X- b. If "YES", has Unit of Authority been n o tif ie d :.................................................... ..... ............................ *7 . ' Yes..........No.......... 26. Date and time cleaning completed:................... ,,.......... 3 ? O Q - -Continuing...................... 27. RESULTS OF "ETHYL" LEAD-IN-AIR ANALYZER TEST Test Number Date and Time of Test Micrograms of Lead Per Cu. Ft. of Air L. Remarks - 1 - -3:00~am ... 1 1 -2 6 -4 9 2 ~ 9 ; 0 0 - pm....1 1 --2 6 --4 9 3 -10i00-.sia 1 1 -2 6 -4 9 4 -1 0 ; 30 - 251 1 1 -2 6 -4 9 0- - - ......... 2 ..... A ..... - 5 ...... -Taiak-Yery.-clean-.-EJG.^ o -a lr -.m o v e r .- A N -....... -N o--air.m over-A Ii....... -N o-air-B iover,................ 28. REMARKS: List name or badge numbers (both if available) of all individuals who jmtered tank and total time spent by each person, as well as other pertinent information not elsewhex-e included. 1 5 1 1 :00 am 1 1 -2 6 -4 9 6 1 0 :00 am 1 1 -2 7 -4 9 7 8 :0 0 am 1 1 -2 8 -4 9 8 9 :0 0 am 1 1 -2 8 -4 9 0 1 1 /2 3 5 A ir m over turned, on AN A ir mover u se d a l l n ig h t HJGA ir mover u se d a l l n i g h t AN A ir mover u se d a l l n ig h t WAN -o v e r - -10M--4t822 --3-49, H. J . GERBER & W. A. BEHHfiK "....... .... . Ethyl Cox-poration Representative . #27 Continued E f t l '2 /i. il.O '*! H C 2> ,* i i 1 T it . ' iyXorldjVOS K. \ T e s t .ihim befc D ate & Time o f T e s t CiA'Mferograms b f i>bad':' .' . ..-- ..>. p e r Cu. F ti- 3o f - A ir : ' ' -X:-y . "l Reserks ' ' 9 9 :3 0 am. 1 1 -2 8 -4 9 . * / ; 1 1/ 2 ' A ir w aiter used' a l l nif**.; m m 10 . 12 noon 1 1 -2 8 -4 9 11 2:00 pa 1 1 -2 8 -4 9 -3 ..... 15 -- A ir mover used a l l niffiX Vi A ir mover o f f ' 12 4 :0 0 p a 1 1 -2 8 -4 9 4- A ir mover o f f 13 ' 5 :0 0 f!H -2 8 -4 9 2 A ir mover on ' 14 ' 9 : 0 0 pm-1 1 -2 8 -4 9 .- 10 A ir mover on 15 10 :0 0 p.m . 1 1 -2 8 -4 9 15 A ir mover o f f 16 11:0 0 pm 1 1 -2 8 -4 9 4 . A ir mover on 17 9:0 0 pm 1 1 -2 9 -4 9 -1 A ir mover on ' 18 3:00 pa 1 1 -29-49 1/ 2 M r mover on 19 10 :0 0 am 1 2 -8 -4 9 0 A ir mover o f f . # 2 3 . g83e 891 892 905 906 1014 894- P 910 H. 912 L. 2770 S. 2783 0. 30 h ou rs 30 h ou rs 30 h r s;: ' 30 h r s . 30 hrs. 30 h r s . 30 h r s . ' 30 hrs. 30 h r s . 30 h rs. . #22. entered th e tank fo r a period o f f iv e m inutes w ithout the g a s m ask. TETiT'Eas b een h an d led w ith t h e forem an. #24. Requested th a t .a ir mover be used fo r a l l in s id e work as tank has lea k in g bottom . ' ' 1 2 :0 0 Noon 1 1 -2 8 -4 9 -- H oles in bottom plugged dnd two (2 ) a d d itio n a l a ir m overs i n s t a l l e d * u ;iii-~-~..... - ' i- :- - _ /ise-Ir n i & TiiVc;" - . ,'talT. !3V^ - . - ': 0V'-'-: '.ui7'd ; o4-i ' -v: .0 - '1 ' ... ".:. Q`;- -- 1. : . ... ` .- - _ _ : - 1 0 4