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OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE & MEDICAL SERVICES EUCLID AVENUE ANC 222NO STREET CLEVELAND 17. OHIO TELEPHONE IVANHOE >1t07 December 5, 1958 Be: 0. D. 6782-22 Joe S. Belcher Medical Department. Industrial Commission of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio. Gentlemen: On December 4, 1958* Mr. E. V. Colish, Supervisor of Safety of the Cleveland Chevrolet Division, at Stumpf and Brcokpark Roads, Cleveland, was interviewed regarding the above claimant. Mr. Colish stated that there was a thorough investi gation made of the department where Mr. Belcher worked by Mr. DeWitt Huffman of the Industrial Commission He further stated that there was no exposure to free silica in the department* The report by Mr. Huffman was dated January 24, 1958, and a copy is available in the files. Yours very truly, WV7 William L. Wilson, Ind. Hyg. Consultant Occupational Hygiene and Medical Services. wlw/f WM. C. MCCALLY. M.O.. MdiDCNt VCftNON D. HACK**. M.O.. DIRECTOR SURO'CAL CONSULTANT DON A. KCUY, M.O. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR. SUROICAL CONSULTANT WM. W. MAftKLKY. M.D. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR. SUROICAL CONSULTANT H. O. f*OCOCK JH*. M.O.. ASSOCIATE OIRECTOR. MBOICAL CONSULTANT W. L. WILSON. INDUSTRIAL HVOItNt CONSULTANT LOUIS . OELICZKY. INDUSTRIAL HTOICNC CONSULTANT INDUSTRIAL MEDICAL SERVICES. RESEARCH ANO DEVELOPMENT OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL CONSULTANTS . INDUSTRIAL HVOIENE CONSULTANTS INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOOT AIR POLLUTION CONTROL ANO ANALYSIS TRAOE WASTE OtSPOSAL CNOINEERINO OESSON , 19$e Hr* K* CoUih| S^trrlMr of Safety, Cloroland Chorrolot Dirisioc, Ooaoral fbior* Corporation, Stwyf k Brookpaife toads, CloTsisad, Ohio Door Hr, Collsht A o<pgr of o lottor to tbo Msrtlaal Dopsrh* - , wrlvton by DOtfitt Batfimn, Zndaotrial tygiooo fihrliwr, io oooloocd for 700r infaraalion. Floors lot o know if this Division wgr bo of sorrier to yo at any tins. 017 tralr roars. JHftoo Enc Jasso H* flnkor Soporlntondont , 1958 Medloel Department Industrial ConliilM of Ohio Colnabuo 15* Ohio Ui 0. D. 6782-22 #e / belcher, Pac'd* Oontlanent On Javaary 16* 1956* visit m aado to tho Chevrolet pint of tho General Motor** ttaqpf and Broskpaifc Baade* Cleveland* Ohio* to thoah tendIt lone voder which tho *>*'?* owned deoedeot hod worked* Tho aaopaipr saanTaohuroo aotaoatia tmoliiloa Tar shrvre&ete* Tho deoedest'a aoplaynent experience la ao follows* October 11* 1951 to 8epta>hr 29* 1952 awweper 3epieaber 29* 1952 to June 29* 1953 - Chip headier /no 29* 1953 to horoAor 16* 1953 MaoMno Operator Department #hl lovwtwr 16* 1953 to Paaoohar 1957 aeohtne operator Deportpent fkl Dooodbor 16* 1957 to Jaesary 2* 1956 Mmhtno Operator* Department #61 Tho eoopaqr Ir located in a largo aedera factory-botiding with ailed wood blook* Tor fleering* A orator mold boro Tory little*;' if any* oxpooaro to doat whila sweeping theca floor* Salable oil and coolant fro* machines would keep tho floor oiled* km a ship handler* the doeedent handled whip# and turnings fran the various eaefal~ which would bo oil eoeked. Thoro would ho vary littlo* if aqy* exposure to dmet. In Department #lil 36 pvraone era employod and epeorate broach machines* roller machines, thread cutter*, miltl-prweee* bobbing haotilneo and varleue tjpeo of grinder*. There are a total of twelve grinding operations in this Department but all grinding 1* done under a coolant* ao little or no dast la oroatod* All grladlng wheel nuobera vere etudied and it was found that they all contained the letter A, indicating they were aade fre* alwinwa oxide and would contain oe free llioe, or only e negligible amount af the seen* r r *fr*' 1 I P|* 2 Tboro vu alao 11tilt or bo oqpomro la Doport--nt #&L ofaoro tho daoodent wrttd a Tory abort tin*. Thoro Is ao apparent aonroo of dost containing froo ollioa la this plant* Scmrml flat oorfaooa nra oxavlnod by raining a flagar error tbaa and tbora i ao oeownlatloa of alrbourao dnat la thin pleat* Tory truly yamrt, MBltt BafAmb Xadaotrial Sygioao Boglaacr DHt ! i * 3" ..