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FILE NAME: Goodyear (GY) DATE: 1959 Feb 24 DOC#: GY014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from Union to the Government l .a. c :Tu';-u M r. J a m e s H. F lu k er, Supt. Division of Safety and Hygiene, \ State Bldg. \ Columbus, Ohio \ Dear Sir: I am writing you in regards to certain conditions existing N at the Goodyear T ire and Rubber Plant h ere in Akron, Ohio, which we believe is in violation of the Safety Laws of our state and which I will list below: 1. A c o n d i t i o n in Dept. 2 7 2 - A , a t the B e l t B u i l d in g t a b l e s . On this job th ere is a v e ry s e v e re static condition caused by friction and gum coated fabrics being pulled a c ro s s m .tal tables from more than one l a r g e roll of f a b r i c a t a tim e. T h i s condition has a lw ays exsisted, but in the past the builders have used heavy cem ents that flowed very slowly and when spilled or cam e in contact with the w ork e rs clothing did not sp re a d at a rapid pace. We experienced many f ir e s that w ere caused by static igniting the cem ent. T hese fire s w e r e kept u n d e r c o n tr o l due to the c e m e n t being of a he a v y m ix t u r e that would spread very slowly. C In the past few weeks, M anagem ent has been using texine fro m cans and applying the texine with a hand swab while the fab rics a re being pulled a c r o s s the t a b l e s . We f e e l that t h is c r e a t e s a v e r y d a n g e r o u s condition b e c a u s e of the s ta tic , and f u m e s f r o m the texine c a n s, a ls o due to the n a t u r e of texine to s p r e a d r a p id ly to the o p e r a t o r s clothing when it co m es in contact. When using the hand swab, the texine s p re a d s and d rip s on the w o r k e r 's clothing. The Belt B u ild ers know that this is a h a z z a r d to th e ir safety and M an ag e m en t should not be allowed to im pose upon the men to work under these conditions. /irr7 cj/( 2. In Dept. 245 on the Sanax O p e ra tio n , the fu m e s and dust from this m aterial burns the operator's eyes and skin very severely. >7 Xlr. James H. Fluker -{coat'd.) Page 2 This condition is so bad that the Department Management has agreed to work men on a one-day at a time basis. 4 * 3. In Dept. 245, there is a fallout from the exhaust stacks that causes burns.on the worker when it comes in contact with their skin, this is an acid that burns severely and has discolored cars parked in the vicinity of the plant. All of these matters have been taken up with Management and at the present nothing has been done to correct them. Therefore, in v iew of the facts which have been stated, our Local Union has authorized me to contact you immediately and request of you that a representative of the Division of Safety and Hygiene be assigned to make full investigation of complaints as stated and that we be advised of such date which investigation can be made. Hoping for an immediate reply and kind consideration on the subject, I remain Yours truly. 1 Goodyear Local #2, URCL&PWA AFL-CIO i HH:ve I oeiu-339 I cc: David B McCann H a rry Doyle W. W. H a l e / &