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Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n Re s e a r c h : L a b o r a t o r ie s 723 Ea s t Mil w a uk ee Av e n u e De t r o it , Mic h ig a n February 28, 1935 D r. R.A. Kehoe C ollege o f M edicine U niversity o f C incinnati C in c in n a ti, Ohio. D ear Bob: Yory many th an k s fo r your l e t t e r o f th e 25th and your te le g r a m o f t o d a y . I v e r y much r e g r e t t h a t I am u n a b le t o a c c e p t your in v ita tio n fo r th is week-end. U n fo rtu n ately , I have a p rio r engagem ent, and in a d d itio n have ju s t re tu rn e d from an e ig h t day t r i p i n t h e B ast and I am d e lu g e d w i t h w o rk . I s h o u ld , h o w ev er, v e ry much l i k e to come down f o r th e w eek-end o f t h e 9 th i f t h a t i s s u i t a b l e . P le a s e t e l l L u c i l l e t h a t I am g o in g t o g e t v e r y much re s te d up b efo re I v i s i t th e Kehoes as I g ath er I s h a ll need a good d eal o f endurance to be a b le to stand a l l th e rep ro v al I expect to rec e iv e from h e r. I hope th e s ta in le s s s te e l tu rn s out to b e a success in t h e r a b b i t t t r a y s . By t h e tim e y o u h a v p tu n a p r e l i m i n a r y t e s t on th e p ie c e of m a te ria l I forw arded I expect to have th e scheme fo r w elding a com plete tra y a l l worked o u t. A ttached is a copy o f W right F ie ld ' s re p o rt on supposed p o iso n in g from Sfthyl g a s o lin e a t th e San A ntonio Air D epot. A ttached a l s o i s copy o f my l e t t e r o f acknow ledgm ent t o th e A ir C o rp s. U n le s s I am much m is ta k e n , t h i s i s m e r e ly a n o th e r c a s e o f confusing g aso lin e d e rm a titis w ith p o ssib le e ffe c ts of E thyl flu id i n such g a s o l i n e . I f I am m is ta k e n a l l t h e t r o u b l e you h av e t a k e n w ith me in t h e p a s t i h such m a tte r s h a s b een w a s te d . W it h - b e s t vd. she s , I am S incerely yours, S.D. Heron k 'H * X--4V whisA- 2 .2 .E.I. HEADGJAHTEMS ' . ; SAN ANTONIO .AIR DEPOT ' O f f ic e o f t h e Commanding O f f i c e r ' DUNCAN f i e l d SAN ANTONIO, T m S,, January 8, 1935. 5E-L0EES' ALLEGED TO HAYS BEEN ' INJURED THRU CONTACT WITH GASOLINE Name D esignation Date o f In,jury D iagnosis and Caus Time o f f rom w ork. A irp la n e Dope W orker 6 -2 5 -3 4 D erm atitis, acu te, sev ere, both hands and f o r e a r m s . Due t o w ork ing w ith g a so lin e , k er osene and other coal ta r products. None Auto M echanic 6-19-34 D e rm a titis , a c u te , m od., a ll fin g e rs, both hands caused by d a ily contact w ith E thyl g a s o lin e on auto p a rts on w hich he w orks. 3 days, U nski. Laborer 8-24-34 D erm atitis, general over both forearm s and d orsal surface of both hands. Caused by w ashing a irp la n e p a rts in g a so lin e from day to day,. None M otor M echanic 6-3-30. Skin i r r i t a t i o n , both forearm s. Caused hy gas o lin e used in work. None M achinist H elper 9-29-31 In fectio n , dorsal sur fa c e , m id. phalanx, fourth fin g er, le f t. Caused by w ashing en gine p a rts in g aso lin e. U nskl. Laborer 6-22-34 D erm atitis, acute, severe general both hands and arm s. Caused by clean in g p a rts in g aso lin e and kerosene. None A irp.Eng.M echanic 12-12-33 (N ote: In each in sta n c e anployees were c a u tio n e d n o t t o come i n c o n t a c t 'w ith g a s o l i n e d u r in g r e c o v e r y p e r i o d . ) A brasion, m ild , p la n ta r 7 days, surface, rig h t fo o t. 2. C e llu litis , a c u te , non su p p u ra tiv e . Caused by g aso lin e seeping th ru shoes w hile standing in l i t t l e pools o f i t form ed on flo o r w h ile using i t to wash m o to rs. 2 C0 P Y D esignation Sheet' M etal W orker Sheet M etal w orker Date of In ju ry 1_3_30 4-3-33 D ia g n o sis and Cause Time o f f from work D e rm a titis, T raum atic, C h r o n ic , Mod, S e v e re , Caused by i r r i t a t i o n from m u ria tic a c id . Hone Recurrence of above. lone H ow ever, t h i s t i m e , can- . ployee b elieved th a t i r r ita tio n ' was due to burns or in fe c tio n s from E thyl lead d e p o sits on g aso lin e taidcs, which he re p a irs in th e S heet M etal D epartm ent, Physician gave d iag n o sis t h is tim e a s : "D erm atitis, d o rsal su rfa c e hands, cause unknown." The fo re g o in g a r e some o f th e c o m p a ra tiv e ly r e c e n t c a s e s o f in ju r y a lle g e d t o be due t o t h e e f f e c t s o f e th y l le a d g a s o lin e p o is o n in g . Time -would n o t p e rm it t r a c in g down each em p lo y ee's p e rs o n a l re c o rd to a s c e r ta i n w h eth er he had com plained o f su ffe rin g from c o n ta c t w ith e th y l g aso lin e. R eports of in ju ry are n o t c la s s if ie d and f ile d acco rd in g to th e n a tu re of in ju ry , b u t th e y are f ile d iiythe p erso n a l f i l e o f th e employee concerned. Hence i t w ould re q u ire more tim e th a n was p e rm itte d to make an ex h au stiv e and com plete r e p o r t. Whenever cases o f t h i s kind are sev ere enough t o in v o lv e l o s s o f tim e..from , w o rk , com plete r e p o r t s a r e made on form s C.A. 1, 2, 3 and 16, and th e C h ief, M a te rie l D iv isio n , i s fu rn ish e d w ith co p ies o f same. KE" 0017498 February 2 8 , 1935 Ch ie f M a te rie l d iv is io n W rig h t F ie ld D a yto n , O h io . A tte n tio n - C hief - Engineering S ectio n . S u b ject: Report on E thyl g aso lin e poisoning a t San A ntonio A ir D epot. ( l ) T h ree c o p ie s o f R e p o rt S e r i a l S o . U -57-4536-1 and. a two page r e p o r t o f o r ig in a l c li n i c a l d a ta w ere re c e iv e d to d ay w ith no l e t t e r o f t r a n s m i t t a l . As t h e r e seems t o have b e scraa e r r o r in forw arding th ese re p o rts th e w rite r discussed th e m atter w ith :i r . Chenoweth o f th e Pow er P la n t B ranch o v e r th e p h one, H r, Chonowcth i n s t r u c t e d u s t o r e t a i n t h e u n s ig n e d c o p y o f R e p o rt S e r i a l Ho, IT-57 4536-1, and to re tu rn th e signed copy o f th is re p o rt and th e sh eets c o n t a i n i n g c l i n i c a l d a t a , vie h av e p h o t o s t a t e d one o f t h e s ig n e d c o p ie s o f th e re p o rt and copied th e c lin ic a l d a ta . ( 2 ) We a r e f o r w a r d in g c o p i e s o f t h e r e p o r t a n d c l i n i d a ta t o D r, R . l . 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