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FILE NAME: Goodyear (GY) DATE: 1962 Dec 6 DOC#: GY022 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Government Inspection Results Dcocher 6 1962 Buroou o f V cjtaw s Ccexmseilo Cfoio D p a rta n ts B uilding Colizhus 15, Chio . . A tten tion : R r, Paul J Brugon fie 410^f G enblssan: . . Soi 0 . D. 76C2-22 A lbert B Johnson, Doe' d , . Cn Bcornbr 2 0 , 2962 4 v i s i t woe n u l to th e Goodyear T ir * 4 Subbar Coeporgr, Akron, Ohio to d stan d n e oondltiens cu ter which tho *b o r mood de cadent hod eorkod. Tbo eoenny m nofiLcturos P lio filr ., a tran sp aren t rubber hydrochloride f i l l : , in tho p lan t in which the deCodsct had boon ecjlcycd frac, 1VU to 1961. The dcodant'e eoqpdoyiaoet experience with t h is ooopsuy in n s .Collcvs; 2/1/22-5/8/21 5/8/24-1/29/34 1/29/34-9/25/41 9/25/41-8/4/61 T iro nocufltctczirur. T 4 llW fto lcp ^ S o ssin c T iro aaraiflujturing. P lio f lla Dcparfcamt. (for ilirr), ' In the aenuiOctur o f P l l o f i l s , oocpouutod rubber i s dissoivtid in bar.swi arid anhydrous byirogsr: ctlcr.do i s bubbled through tha sc Lotion t v fc i- a rubber >qdrochloride Exeoss HC1 ie raoeve-i by n eu tra lisin g vrith soda aoh. The colutier. I s then-pumped through a f i l t e r pros to raxmo s o lid s , ib te r i s addod to the rubber hydrochloride oeucst And beneol In a tripped o u t. Tfco rubber hyarochJx.r u*> in pat on a coating aoohlno and tho liq u id including resid u al benxol in evaporated tv a fU r.. The P lio film opration won treneferrod fre e Plant 1 to Plant C in 1?W, Proa A pril 5, I95C to lay 7, 1952 the decadent m u un calo ry . An a cupenria.i'y erployoo during thin poriou ht> vent throughout tho P lio filr, prcdviction are as and alu-j p s r f.r - o i o ffic e d u ties. .jcclc.'.v ' : -J.-ary job in the P lio film Bcportannt wax a t n coating :S C '... . a:: cant l.'," .y :ra ter or IW iper, Tbo apprcedcotu tio u a., operator or I-., r.:.-.i dr vai*'. crcac U: an follows: T tn.. * -/ y< U o i * c. -- ' 6. . ' ' 3 We a. C ,7 .M , . 4- , , o e ; n -: ."*. 1 .3 8 0 ,2 0 .7 .8 :1 loccticn Costing p la tfo rte D rier Insbxuaont panel t a l i doeh in o r Costing u n it hood Oonenu s t i n g roce orca P ille r prone lunch and woehroecs Lordoiaasta f i l t e r p re sse s / J t iS ' k aystona&lo a i r aanpllnf proeadurb woa not used in th is dopartoeat until about 195^, th aro fo ra, eonecKt retlo n o f hccaol vapors p r io r to tb s l a s t leu yctru are net ascurafctH j known I t has base e a t ln t a d th a t concentrations In worldr-g o raas ware probably about a t tits MAC valnv acoopted a t th a t t in a , ICO rr=u Sin?-: 195S rc n tila tio n chargee have boon a d o t&ieh Ixrro asb sian ti& Ily Icwor&i b c ra /l concentrations. . Tbs a j o r portion a ftfc o dooodeet's t i a s was p ast in tb s location of Itoca Tm3o . x ard 6 . Benaol vapor exposures i s tb # s* a r e a s fr o a A p ril, 1950 to ray , 1<&L a re given below. Thors a r s fiv o cas t i ng sochlnee on vbich tb s decedent '.-.Id bavo workod. J ^ i i g aM isra Ho. o f A ir fiftg.Tl9 BttlBLiTOy) ..k sv r*se . I 1. 34 5-lco i ' 2. 39 5-KX? 39 3. U 0-11 12 *+ 34 5-100 39 5* 36 5-li0 34 rl i * /a r ia o f bansol vapor per s d llic n p arts of a i r by 'rjlv>n<i. A t o t a l o f 6l sluapioa taken between the various c a t t ily ur.lta and ropro-- scn U aive of conditiar.0 in tho geivsra1 c a stin g roco aroo v aiy fror. c to ICO pv-c.. with an arcrago benaol vapor ecncantratiurt of about >1 ypo. Cf tin above a i r c a rrie s, those taken withi:. the lau t cou;>lo -if ysa.ro sh'-iw bos-sol cui.sw .trati'jns to be substan t i a l l y lr*xsr tlan they were in 195^ wheu the e y a t a a t i c ra-pling pr-codur* us ota r icxi . About 50 to 9 ft Lr saorplou taken in ifrj . .Inyart ..sit fo r a -.*> ucuth period in ab-sul 1951 ohortljr a f t e r f u l l scale produciis:. unu started 4n Plant C tti.-jv.- od benaol vapor concentrations during th at jricri t*j vary fVr*n 0 to f / , pem, with a:, average of ab-sjt 7" yr-i. I t appears th at v e n t ila t i >r. luprevunttu.ta v s gex'.erally r.v:.m"o n..p 'ukI v b-^. /2 v;y>r c-.> ration s to which ocqxUiyoes ir. tld a dopartnar'. nr u / . : *'.tr.:t. l i a l t valuou* This vulue fo r bcr.no1, h-.vrrsr, la s . L-O to 5*J to 35 to 25 pjur. . - - .nr: . ...;o i-j.;odent was probably nasociated v ith the la te go.-o1d; - .l j ,, . I - , - * of P lio fL la pariufhciuro >!is exposure to Ui .ut i vup-,; _ Uui-r.g oar '. ;~jrWl are unknown but concentrations woro probably nujh hi-giio:- 'huzu.-ig t il:: p c r . d Mar. a f t e r the prodsotlon procoes v ss developed arxi : ors adoquato c :^ :r.eur .-v. controls \nro used to con trol berasol vnpor eccoentrftti&ns Vary tru ly yours, DWS/eo DCZiJilD W. BUHSET In d u strial Hygienist