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Date 9-13-1932 On September 8th the three patient began cleyant&g operations on Tank #8 - a 20,0^0 3bl storace tank at Hartford^t'errainal of Standard Oil Companyit4ji.This tank had been in 'continuous use for Sthyi gasoline storage for past three years - no other attempts at cleaning during that time., The tank had previously been opened at 4 manhole povere and had aired for 5-6 hours. The tank residue con sisted of a? sludge of rust and scale l/2 to 1 inch thick covered by a layer off..sho^^^^^aohef^n-^water and a thin film of gasoline. The supervisor, equipped with an air mask then went in : and ndsitig a T ^ j o h l ^ T i h s e connected to an outside pump, succeeded in evacuating nearly all of the liquid on the bottom except for small i pools, accumulated in, the depressions in the metal floor. Following , this; operation, the sludge w !as scraped un and put into pails which : w e r e u b ^ ^ e d i o u ^ a lower, manhole to the two assistants, dnd one of whom handled the pails while t h e o t h e r ^ ^ ^ ^ ' oppi^ree^^i^lm^^pUjmp. After three hours of this work, ternard ate^natpd'' tt/ Four's shifts with the men outside for the. remainder of the day. i.o symptoms were noted by any of the men this day or night. Thb following day, Friday, 9-9-32, the work was resumed in the same manner - a man being incide the tank about one hour in three4 Friday afternoon f f l B H ^ an d !flp|P^v/orked inside without masks for i-l/2 to 2 hours l o a s t , #h?l^^ebroski was- inside working for 4 hours-- without*.masi#. Gasoline fumes were heavy and nauseating and the air was filled with a fine dust arising mainly from the floor which had dried out except in the deepepv indentations - the.dust causing repeated paraxysms '-of sneezingi*1 '&X of the men left work early because of illness - all complaining of headache, giddiness, nausea and weakness - none ate much dinner, nausea and headache were more marked and vomiting occurrehyyi all three. Tinnitus noted by Sebroski - blurring of vision; b j ^ P P r The three men averaged 1-1/2 to 2 hours restless -sleep and w e r e u m p y e d by the oersi stent odor of the tank contents. The next day, Saturday, 9-10-32, there was persistence of all symptoms^^vomiting was 'increased in frequency - 10-12 times in case of there was diarrhea and restlessness appeared. The vomitus was bile stained watery mucous in each cs.se and the diarrhea was of liquid stools of normal color. Seen by Dr.-Thai day and night symptoms increased - sleep being impossible on Saturday night. Sunday 9-11-32 due to the increaseiin symptoms and marked anxiety of the cases, they were hospitalized, further course in individual's histories.