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December 24, 1938 Re: W eekly Le t t e r H r . H. A. H ack . ` . Dear H r . Mack, At t h e r e q u e st o f D r . Keh oe I w en t t o New ark, Oh io an d c a l l e d on Mr. E . P . Bu rk , D iv isio n M an ager o f t h e Pure O il Company. H r . Bu r k h ad w r i t t e n D r . Keh oe r e q u e st in g t h a t h e h ave on e o f o u r d o c t o r s exam in e se v e r a l o f t h e i r men who f e l t t h a t t h e h a n d lin g o f le a d e d g a so l i n e was a ffe c t in g t h e ir h e a lt h , ` I sp e n t c o n sid e r a b le tim e w it h H r . Bu rk e x p l a in in g t h e r e se a r c h work ou r company h as done and i s d oin g v/ith r e gar d t o le a d a b so r b t io n an d I am su r e co n v in ce d h im t h e t r o u b le t h e men a r e e x p e r ie n c in g i s n o t c au se d b y l e a d . I am a t t a c h in g t o t h i s l e t t e r a. co m p le t e r e p o r t o f t h i s c o n t a c t an d h ave m a ile d d i r e c t t o D r , Keh oe t h e r e p o r t . I a l s o c a l l e d a t t h e H eath r e fi n e r y o f t h e p u r e O il Company an d d i sc u sse d -with H r , H o s t e t t l e r , A s s i s t a n t Su p e r in t e n d e n t and H r . Bu t t on in ch ar ge o f b le n d in g t h e i n s t a l l i n g o f a now u n lo a d in g l i n e . H r . H o s t e t t l e r in fo r m ed me h e h ad in c lu d e d t h i s i n t h e i r 1939 b u d ge t an d h oped t o o r d e r t h e m a t e r ia l sh o r t l y a f t e r Jan u ar y 1 s t . They h ave been u sin g a com b in ation gau ge on tan k c a r s d u r in g t h e g a so l i n e w ash o p e r a t io n an d H r . Button , sa i d h e fou n d on l a s t c a r u n lo ad e d #EBAX - 630 t h a t i t t o o k lo n g e r t h a n an h ou r t o remove t h e l a s t ga so lin e w ash . I w ill ch eck in t o t h is a t th e f i r s t o p p o r t u n it y . W h ile a t t h i s p l a n t I a l s o saw two o f t h e b le n d e r s and se cu r e d sp o t sam p les o f u r in e a s .r e q u e st e d by D r . Sc h r a d in . Th ese I h ave se n t to D r. Sch r ad in a t our C in cin n at i la b o r a t o r y . C o n sid e r a b le p o r t i o n o f my t im e t h i s w eek was sp e n t i n th e o ffic e w orkin g on r e p o r t s and o ffic e d e t a i l . Yours very t r u ly , ITDStb E , D. Sie b e n t h a le r D ayton , Ohio December 24, 1938 Dr* R. H. Keh oe. Dear Dr Keh oe: I c a l l e d on M r, E* P . Bu r l:, D iv isio n M an ager o f t h e P u re O il Company, Hew&rk, Oh io r e g a r d in g t h e two xaen h e r e q u e st e d you h ave on e o f ou r d o c t o r s exam in e The c ir c u m st a n c e s b e h in d t h i s r e q u e st a r e b r i e f l y a s fo l l o w s: About 18 m on th s ago a t r u c k d r iv e r w as rem ovin g a bowl from a v i s i b l e pump b e in g a s s i s t e d b y U r . F . Sch en k a sa le sm a n * In some m an n er ab o u t a p in t o f Eth yl gaso lin e rem ain in g in th e bottom o f th e g la ss bowl sp ille d over th e h ead o f t h e t r u c k d r i v e r , who a t t h e t im e h ad a b o i l on h i s n e c k . Some "t r e e mon th s l a t e r t h e n an d ie d from w h at cau se I cou ld n ot le a r n . How ever, U r . Sch en k who v a s a s s i s t i n g w it h t h e w ork a t t h e tim e o f th e s p i l l w iped t h e g a so l i n e fr o m t h e m an 's fa c e an d n eck en d some w eeks 1 *" rs ? ieV Sch en k b r ok o o u t w it h se v e r a l b o i l s . From t h a t t im e u n t i l s i x on t h s ago h e h ad a t o t a l o f 158 b o i l s and w as o f f d u ty ap p r o xim at e ly seven m on t h s* He w as t r ee.t ed by se v e r a l d o c t o r s i n New ark, Oh io t h e l a s t on e t r e a t i n g w it h a serum w h ich cu r ed H r . Sch en k o f t h e b o i l s b u t l e f t h im i n a w eak c o n d it io n . A fte r tak in g a month' s v acatio n he retu rn ed to work bu t in se v e r al days developed v> V S 1' o f th e lo g s and was u n ab le to w alk . A D r . E . Stedem o f Colum bus w as c a l l e d on t h e c a se and a f t e r t r e a t i n g U r . .Sch enk s i x w eeks h ad h im w alk in g w it h t h e a i d o f a b ack b r a c e . D r . Stedem gav e M r. Sch en k t h e im p r e ssio n h i s t r o u b l e w as c a u se d by h i s c o n t a c t w ith le a d e d g a so lin e raid th e c ase h as been f i l e d w it h 'the Ohio I n d u st r ia l Com m ission f o r co m p e n sat io n . I n v ie w o f t h e above H r * Bu rk st a t e d a l l o f t h e em p loy ees o f t h e b u lk p l a n t a r e a t t r i b u t i n g an y i l l s t o le a d e d g a so l i n e an d h e now h a s two t an k wagon d r i v e r s , on e w it h a sk in r a sh on h i s w r i s t , t h e o t h e r no r a sh b u t n o t f e e l i n g w e ll who a r e a t r r i b u t i n g t h e i r t r o u b l e t o le a d e d g a s o l i n e . A ft e r b r ie fly goin g over our r esearch work w ith regard to p o ssib le lead absorbtion . fr om le a d e d g a so l i n e w it h H r . Bu rk he i s co n v in ce d t h a t n on e o f t h e t r o u b le h as been from t h a t so u r c e . However, a s he p u t i t , he i s up a g a in st i t and w ish e s a d v ic e fr om a m e d ic al a u t h o r i t y a s t o how t o a l l a y t h e a p p a r e n t f e a r t h e men now h a v e . I f I can be o f any fu r t h e r a ssist a n c e in t h ism a t t e r I w i l l be glad t o have you c a l l on me. 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