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U C C 095953 QjULLif*4V, &ff*uuL tfijfsjut. i>oJo.* b> fa fJvJtL ^/7y: "~r r E. Q. HULL, M.D. TECHNICAL CENTER June 7, 1974 Dear Qulat: Tha attached list* represent operator employee a who hare had vinyl chloride expo aura atnca tha proceas atarted early~nTT940. Laborera, maintenance em ployee a, and product handlera wty h^va bean expoaed in theaa arena and/or in Vlnyllte Shipplnf (PVC) have not/included. The pravlona Hat a which I for warded to yon did include avaryone except maintenance and product handlera (Vinyl ita Shipping). Liata for Bulldlnga 109 and 110 and Building 115 do not include amployaaa with iaaa than one year aervlca, wheraaa tha other liata do. Theaa Uata are "hopefully reaaonably" accnrata but ware developed by a aeri a of Manpower girla and othera under aome preaaure to complete the job inalde a deadline. We have found aome dupllcatlona and aome errore in length of expoaure, We have corrected thoae which we could. In time we will have data which we will vouch for but it will probably taka another week. I am alao attaching a compilation of the reanlta of tha blood work aurvey, a copy of the completed deceaaed Hat, and a copy of the breakdown of yeara of expoaure. I have Merle Eiaenhour'a eatlmatea on degree of expoaure baaed on preaeat day monitoring and weighted to include hla knowledge of paat eonditlona back to 1940, Don Deeae* eatlmatea are alao included and repreaent deductiona from preaent day monitoring. The medical information ia, of courae, confidential and ahould be need with diacretion. I have ueed "Ethanol" to indicate an admitted heavy drinker who la not a confirmed alcoholic. Sincerely, David H.Glenn,M.D. /eb Enel a. UCC 095954 ? VINYL CHLORIDE Texas City Plant Total Group (operators, laborers, laboratory, exempt, and non-exempt personnel) Status unknown (terminated or no laboratory values) Known with laboratory done 447 185 262 Normal profiles (bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, LDHi SCOT) (See Legend (*) below) Abnormal profiles 238 24 Laboratory values considered insignificant (See Legend (**) below) 16 employees showed 1 borderline abnormality as follows: Bilirubin Alkaline phosphatase LDH SGOT 8 5 1 2 3 employees showed questionable laboratory findings as follows: Bilirubin Alkaline phosphatase Alkaline phosphatase 2,2 5. 1 3.5 3 employees showed two abnormal laboratory findings as follows: Bilirubin Bilirubin Alkaline phosphatase 1.6 2.0 2.7 LDH LDH SGOT 619 796 73 2 employees showed three abnormal laboratory findings as follows: Bilirubin Bilirubin 1.3 2.4 Alkaline phosphatase Alkaline phosphatase 2.7 2.9 SGOT 77 SGOT 81 Icteric spec. ilHoVr* ' ................... UCC 096026 < VINYL CHLORIDE Texas City Plant 7 employees demonstrated history of significant disease as follows: Infectious hepatitis Basal cell carcinoma, nose Blood dyscrasia (now normal) Benign tumors (vocal cords, thyroid) 3 1 1 2 16 deaths attributed to the following causes: Vascular Trauma Malignancy Liver 7 5 3 1 Legend * Normal ranges: ** Borderline to abnormal range : 4 Bilirubin Alkaline phosphatase LDH SCOT 0.1 - 1.2 0.8- 2.3 200 - 600 8 - 40 Bilirubin Alkaline phosphatase LDH SGOT 2.0 or less 3.0 or less 825 or less 150 or less -2- UCC 096027 VINYL CHLORIDE Texas City Plant 1 Operators and laborers Status unknown (terminated or no laboratory) Known with laboratory done Normal profiles Abnormal profiles 11 laborers had 1 liver test out of normal limits; 350 147 203 187 16 Bilirubin 1.3 Bilirubin 1.4 Bilirubin 1.8 Bilirubin 2. 2 Alkaline phosphatase 2. 7 Alkaline phosphatase 2.8 Alkaline phosphatase 5.1 LDH 822 SGOT 62 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 employees had 2 abnormals : Bilirubin Bilirubin Alkalinfe phosphatase 2. 0 1. 6 2. 7 LDH LDH SGOT 796 619 73 2 employees had 3 abnormals Bilirubin Ribirubin 2.4 Alkaline phosphatase 2.9 SGOT 81 Icteric 1.3 Alkaline phosphatase 2.7 SGOT 77 4 employees demonstrated history of significant disease as follows; Infectious hepatitis Blood dyscrasia (now normal) Basal cell carcinoma, nose 2 1 1 11 deaths attributed to the following causes: Vascular Trauma 6 5 -3- VINYL, CHLORIDE Texas City Plant Exempt and non-exempt personnel Status unknown (terminated or no laboratory Known with laboratory done Normal profiles Abnormal profiles Bilirubin Bilirubin 1.3 (was 1.9 in 1971) 1.5 Bilirubin 1.6 Alkaline phosphatase 2.8 SCOT 134 1 1 1 1 1. 4 employees demonstrated history of significant disease as follows: Infectious hepatitis Benign granuloma and papilloma vocal cords Benign thyroid adenoma 1 1 2 Z deaths attributed to the following causes : Carcinoma lung Lymphoscarcoma disseminated 1 Z 3 -4- UCC 096029