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FILE NAME: Goodyear (GY) DATE: 1959 Mar 24 DOC#: GY016 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Government Inspection Results Hutch 3 4 , 1999 Medical D spartasnt L a i n e l Wertman* Compensation Colate, O de . Gentlemen* E s s 0 D. 699e ' iaawNb-leete, Deceased ' c ^ Z u U [ /UmAmjM'* v U s <J Oa March 19 v i s i t m s m d s to th e Goodyear T ire A Bobber Company, Akron to cheek condition ondea r t l c h th e above named decedent had v e rte d . The dctpany manufactures ru bber tlx e e and s i l l e d p ro d u cts. The decedent oes employed 4/B /2S and v e rte d o ff and en t e 1/17/98. Among the Jobe which he did a te the following! h eater In connection with curing t i t e e , trucking t i r e s , bringing stock to t i t s b u ild e rs, removing flashes froa and in sp ectin g t i r e s , changes r o l l s on stock ta c k s , blushing and cleaning white sidewall t i r e s , tightening and adapting in flate d t ita s . From 8/17/96 to 1/17/98 he was a u t i l i t y nan and h la c h ie f jo b wee servlo lng tim ing devices in th e p la n t. For e sh o rt period of t i n e from 4/10/V7 to Ostober 1997 he was engaged in s e r ia l washing on an experim ental b a s is . This consisted o f washing In gasoline th e swell n a ta l p la te s th a t contain the ti r e numbers. He then washed s p la s tic s t r i p w ith methyl eth y l ketone and placed th e metal numbers on th e p la s tic s t r i p . A easp le m e taken in th e breath in g zone o f an employee dipping th e s e ta l p is te s in g a so lin e. The co n cen tratio n of g aso lin e vapors in th e breathing zone o f th e enployee m s 0 p a r ts p e t m illio n --too low fo r th e instrum ent to Measure. Another sample m s taken In th e breath in g sons o f an snployee applying methyl ethyl ketone to the p la s tic a ta r a is . T h irty -fiv e p a rts per M illion of methyl ethyl ketone vas found. I t i s conceivable th a t the q u antity of vapors eould b uild up over a period of tim e. The decedent spent not over 10# o f h is time doing th is work. He worked in a ream approximately 30* x 10* x 30*. In summer time th e windows of t h i s room, sdiich windows a re lo c ated 6n 2 sid es of the room, eould be opened. I t w ill be observed th a t th e tim e spent in here wes during the warmer p a rt of th e y ear. The company h as no such so lv en t a s Butina w hieD l a mentioned in t h i s file . ` . Vary tr u l y y o u rs, W DEWITT ilrFUAK In te a t r i a l Hygiene Engineer