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^- SAFETY COMMITTEE O.B .Le w is CHAIRMAN Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n Ch u y s l e k B u i l d i n g 4 0 5 Le x i n g t o n Av e n u e < r*\ N e w Y o r k O c to b e r l l , 1937 Dr. R. A. Kehoe K etterin g Laboratory of A pplied Physiology C ollege of M edicine Eden Avenue C in c in n a ti, Ohio. Dear Dr. Kehoe: A ttached h e re to are copies of l e t t e r s from the A t l a n t i c R e fin in g Company and Mr. Shank c o n c e rn in g a c a se of alleg ed lead poisoning. I n o tic e th e y d id not g iv e th e names of the- d o c to rs who a r e t r e a t i n g "but i f you f e e l t h i s in fo rm a tio n is necessary, I s h a ll be glad to o btain i t for you. Very t r u l y y o u rs, SW:GCL E n clo su re R 0021890 B altim o re, M aryland S ep tem b er 29 1537 Mr. J . G. T a y lo r A tt: Mr. 0 . B. Lewis Bear S ir: A ttached h e re to is a l e t t e r from the A tla n tic R efining Company an d a copy o f my r e p l y t h e r e t o . There is a p e c u lia r co in cid en ce in t h i s , inasmuch as i t was a t t h i s same p l a n t t h a t we l a s t y e a r had a r e p o r t o f su p p o se d le a d p o iso n in g on the p a r t of th e tru c k d r iv e r h a n d lin g A tla n tic W hite F la s h an d A t l a n t i c E t h y l. On d i f f e r e n t o c c a s i o n s , Mr. Mason, Mr. A ndrew s, and Mr. Cole and I have a l l ta lk e d to Mr. S tin e s p r in g , a n d I do n o t b e l i e v e he is u n d e r th e im p re s s io n t h a t he h a s l e a d p o is o n in g , a s we w ere p r e t t y c a r e f u l t o e x p l a i n to him t h a t i t was n o t a c q u ire d b y s p ill in g g a s o lin e on o n e 's s e l f . However, in view of the fa c t th a t A tla n tic is so coo p erativ e along s a fe ty lin e s , I b e lie v e i t would be a good id e a i f e i th e r you or Dr. Eehoe would make some r e c o g n i tio n o f t h i s l e t t e r and l e t them hav e w h a te v e r r e n ly you th in k the case w arran ts. Yours v ery tr u l y (S ) L. W. SHANK K & 0021891 Cen ten ter hV* ^ rif X t h r . J , B rooks Broenviood, A tla n tia d e f in in g Cosrpeny, f i r s t lla tio n a l Bank B lc g ., C h a rlo tte , N orth Caro l i r i i . Bear * 'r. Greenwood: v ili acknowledge r e c e in t e p te n b e r-23, r e la tiv a to Yr. our l e t t o r .ccident i'o a r e fo rw ard in g y c u r l e t t e r to h r . L o u is , Cliairsxan o f o u r S a f e ty C o s m itto o , w ith a r e q u e s t 1ir.u ;lQ tak e i t up w ith our nsodical departm ent. I f th e re in any s e r v ic e wo can r e n d e r i n th e x aean tin e, p le a s e a d v is e x;s. Yours very tr u ly , B: II 'h an k . KP 0021892 J. BROOKS GREENWOOD TH E ATLAN TIC REFIN IN G CO M P A N Y PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING CHARLOTTE, > \ C. Septem ber 28, 1937 in R e pl y R e f e r t o Fil e The E th y l C orp o ratio n B a ltim o r e , Md. A t t 'n - M r. L . W. Shank G entlem en Being unable to lo c a te Mr. Mason, and p ass th is in fo rm a tio n on to him , I f e l t i t would be o f i n t e r e s t to you. Mr. w*1 Conduc't3 o u r b u s in e s s a t G r e e n v i l l e , S . C ., r e c e n t l y s p i l l e d some V.'h i t e F l a s h Gaso li n e on h is f o o t. The shoes w ere p e r f o r a te d and g a s o lin e ev id en tly dropped in to a crack in the skin or a b li s t e r and rubbed i t in and he is presum ably s u ffe rin g from blood poison in g . I do n o t w ant you to f e e l t h a t I am t r y i n g to diag n o se th i s c a s e , b u t he i s b e in g tr e a te d by two d o c to rs in G re e n v ille and f e l t you would w ant to lo o k in to th e m a tte r and p o s s ib ly make some recom m endations a s to th e tre a tm e n t o f th is case. Yours very t r u l y , TIE ATLANTIC REFINING COMKaNY J3G:CY CC-Mr. H. . S tin e s p r in g K" 0021893