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FILE NAME State of the Art Literature SAL DATE 1939-1941 DOC SAL082 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION CA Dept of Industrial Safety Reports of Occupational Illnesses - Asbestosis Barry Castleman's ROM Document w = with cover memo BF BB 82 DATE 1939- undated 1941 1941 article from ___ medical journal __ trade magazine article from English newspaper article from Brazilian newspaper __ translation book excerpt company listing in business directory government _ report __ regulation ___ inspection unpublished internal report __ consultant report company warning information company product __ catalog OR ___ specifications meeting _ agenda ___ minutes attendee list _ unpublished OR __ published conference presentation conference report - | memo letter __ letters of support for Fernanda __ I Legal BC notes _.. + BC correspondence __ Other Y CA Dept Industrial Industrial Industrial Safety = in 1939 bin 1941,3 1941,3 1942 F3743 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Division of Industrial Safety Accident Investigation Reports Drowning Miscel- pinda i tie eS Capay sent Mr. Ro NUMBER OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE CASES REPORTED IN CALIFORNIA DURING 1939 Material Exposure DUSTS Number of Cases % of Total Asbestos-- Foe Coal bituminous Nonsiliceous- Organic--Organic- Organic-- Silica Silicates & carborundumGASES 2 remem .04 1 -ne ne. .02 14 wn nnn ee .25 268 -4.74 -4.74 27 .48 127 waren -2.25 -2.25 Carbon monoxide +e Oxides of nitrogen- Fluorides --- QP ee ee ee Chlorine- Chlorine- Chlorine- meme Gas - not specified- Gases - other_ ee Ammonia-- Hydrogen sulfide-Sulfur dioxide METALS Arsenic- ~~ - -- 60 --- ---1.06 1 .02 4 - -.07 -.07 -.07 8 - .14 60 -1.06 -1.06 77 ----- 1.36 21 mane .37 6 wanna .11 26 - me .46 _ Manganese- Mercury Other metals- 23 -- 41 80 1.42 1.42 1 .02 18 ---~-~~---~ .32 Number of Occupational Disease Cases Reported in California During 1939 Material Exposure MISCELLANEOUS - Acids - mineral-- Number of Cases 165 - % of Total 2.92 Acids - organic- 22 .39 Alcohols ethers & esters-- 4 Aldehydes- 20 Alkaline compounds-- 596 Aniline & its compounds 2 : .07 .35 10.53 .04 Chemicals- 249 Coal tar products-- - Cyanides- 79 39 Defective illumination 5 Dermatitis producers- -- 1558 Dyes-Excessive dampness- 21 48 - Excessive noise- 3 Halogenated hydrocarbons 22 Hides- 14 Infections-- 137 Inks 6 4.40 * 1.40 .69 .09 27.53 .37 .85 .05 .39 .25 2.42 .11 Lacquer & varnishes- Medicinals- Oils fats and waxes- Other organic solvents Paints and enamels- 31 2 18 245 114 .55 .04 .32 4.34 2.01 Petroleum products except solvents - 42 .74 3 Numbeorf Occupational Disease Cases Reported in California During 1949 Material Exposure MISCELLANEOUS CONT) Cases % of Total Radiant energy 746 - nnn nine 13.19 Repeated motion pressure shock- 147 ---~---- .2.60 Salts inorganic technical & analytical Sulfur and alkaline sulfides 27 ~u 56 ~--++~~. .47 .99 Temperature change 233 nna nee 4.12 Miscellaneous insect bites rat poison etc 20 e aa .35 5653 Bolle Bolle Bole Rand Rand l4 Felt nal i er r " a % Felt Bin emt ; ay Felt Aygun ^' a A gor 0 3 ae Aygun et tt a of OOS ae OO, tere Py on re BEGAN Felt Felt Felt Felt Felt Felt Felt During the fiscal year ending June 30 1942 a total of 8508 occupational disease cases have been reported to the State Industrial Accident Commission The most frequent causes of occupational disease in California with the number of cases reported and percentage of the total cases due to each are as follows Table I Occupational Diseases Listed as the Most Frequent Cases Causes of Illness Number of Cases Percentage of Cases Radiant Energy -------- 2781 --~~~- ae eee Dermatitis Producers +--~-- ... 1539 wea eee Repeated Motion Pressure and Shock --~--~ee 709 Alkaline Compounds -~~-----.- 488 0 eae. ~------~-- Infections -------~-~~~ Organic Solvents -.---~ . 395 0 HaHa ne 395 ee Chemicals -----.. . .-- 277 .-.-. eee Temperature Extremes -+~---..-.. Other Metals1 - 2 Organic Dusts -----~.------.-~ 228 204 144 ween ot ee eee gee 32.68 18.08 8.21 5.73 4.64 4.64 3.26 2.68 2.39 1.67 for only While dermatitis producers are listed as accounting 18.08 % of all cases skin diseases due to other specified materials brings the total of occupational dermatoses to 41.1 of all the cases reported It will be noted that 395 cases of infection com- prising 4.64 of all the cases reported is listed About half of these are keratoconjunctivitis.cases an epidemic of which developed in many of the large California industries during the last fiscal year Table II gives a complete tabulation and classifi- cation by causative material and environmental conditions of the occupational disease cases reported during the year Cause of Illness DUSTS Number of Cases Asbestos -- --4- ~--_ TT ee aa ---... tn tnente ee SOirlgiacnaic ee --~-~-----.... en ee carborundum Silicataensd carborundum Coal bituminous GASES TO eet eee a a a a ee 3 144 21 23 3 Ammonia - -~-----~ Carbon Monoxide C anT a ta Powwoww Carbon Dioxide - ~--~--- Powwoww Chlorine -- ~---~- Fluorides mma Powwoww Gases - not specified specified Pow ow Hydrogen Sulfide ------ - -- --- --- --_--Powwoww Other Gases ~~ -mww 2 Powwoww Oxides Sulfur Nitrogen nna of ------- - + Dioxide ~------------- Powwoww 8 000 METALS Antimony samen n ane Arsenic -~----= cicininiateeatated Chromium Chromium mLead ~ e o e e ra te me ae ne MercuryManganese Manganese Manganese Mercury ~- Mercury nm a en Other Metals -~~~- -~-~ 9 36 31 73 3 45 MISCELLANEOUS 204 Acids - mineral ---~--- - ise Acids - organic ne ee a ne Alcohols ethers and esters na Aldehydes Aldehydes Aldehydes Aldehydes mn ---.--..--.. Alkaline compounds compounds ----~-- - Amines mmm mn Accelerators ene 28 85 7 5 3 488 1 Chemicals ~-~-- ~... --__ -- 1~ 1 -- Coal Tar Products -+ a he a oe -~~--u2u 277 Cyanides Cyanides PP a a at en 96 illumination Defective illumination -~-~---~.- ee 27 Dermatitis producers - 2200 6 Dyes Excessive Excessive tenn a Excessive --1539 --1539 dampness dampness 27 noise DTT 52 hydrocarbons Halogenated ee hydrocarbons Hides -~-~-~~ ~.---.-._______ aan ---~____ nenete ee et a ee Infections --+----. A r 20 1g ee ne At ot an te 395 _ Table II continued Cause of Illness Number of Cases Inks ~--- a Ra ee 11 Lacquer and varnishes --~ ~----~ _. Ro Medicinals -- oe wn ee ee Oils fats and waxes -~~--~~-----~~~~--_..-- ~~ Other organic solvents -~~----~--~~~-- Paints and enamels -~-~------ wenn ner Petroleum products except solvents Radiant energy except oon ---.-------.W. Manne 15 6 38 395 103 73 2781 Radium -- oe mi on eee 1 Sulfur & alkaline sulfides - no 45 Salts inorganic technical & analytical --~-----_~. 28 Temperature change insect Miscellaneous insect bites and fatigue etc. ----~~ 228 18 Repeated Motion Pressure shock -~----~-u~ Dust nonsiliceous ~~-~-~-.---~. me 709 22 Total 8508 Mae OVIDER seavrs . wo Myris HITE nese OVIDER OVIDEROVIDER OVIDER OVIDER F 4 OVIDER SPILT OVIDER OVIDER OVIDER OVIDER ste nf OVIDER OVIDER 3 gcernre aye 3 ** a 80008177800817 80008177 80008177 80008177 80008177 rmert 3 ** ** * ROWINK ROWINK ROWIRONWINK K ROWINK 20162016 22001166 2016fy2ROWRIONKWINK ROWINK 2016 2016 . p 2016 -o MAW MAW rape Pore? FORM 301 | GEORGE & KIDWELL CHAIRMAN T. A. REARDON Ha HAROLD B. JEFFERY Culbert T. Olson of Coterier Californix Disease OccupationOccupation Occupation OcupationOccupation DiseDasiesease Disease FRANK J. BURKE SECRETARY STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS Industrial Accident Commission STATE BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO October 7 1941 Mr. C. H. Fry 2714 Garber Street Berkeley California Dear Mr. Fry 1941 JPR| Enc S. P. Russell M.D. , Industrial Hygiene Service cc Miss Stritzinger Industrial Accident Commission S. F. During the fiscal year ending June 30 1941 a total of 5831 occupational disease cases have been reported to the State Industrial Accident Commission The most frequent causes of occupational disease in California with the number of cases reported and percentage of the total cases due to each are as follows Table I Occupational Diseases Listed as the Most Frequent Cases Causes of Illness Number of Cases Percentage of Cases Dermatitis Producers - - - ~ = - Radiant Energy ~- ---.-...~-- Alkaline Compounds ~ - ~ - ~ - Hydrogen Sulfide - --.....- Repeated Motion Pressure and Shock - Pressure - Organic Solvents - - ---.---- Temperature Extremes - - - - - - Chemicals - --+-+-+-.-.4- Organic Dusts - ------.-~-- 1503 1395 497 434 ~- = - +--+ - ---- ----- = - ee 270 244 182 174 111 = m= me em - --~-- - + -- ---=+- 25.8 23.9 8.5 7.4 4.6 4.2 3.1 3.0 1.9 While dermatitis producers are listed as accounting for only 25.8 of all cases skin diseases due to other specified materials such as alkaline compounds organic solvents acids chemicals and infections bring the total of occupational dermatoses to well above half of all the cases reported Table II gives a complete tabulation and classification by causative material and environmental conditions of the occupational disease cases reported during the year Cause of Illness Table II Number of _ Cases DUSTS Asbestos Organic Silica - ----- ----- ---- - - - -- ------- -- --------------- -------- ------------.2-+. - ----------.2.+5----2-2- Silicates and carborundum - - 2. - ~-----.- 1 111 12 27 Table II - continued Cause of Illness GASES Ammonia - Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide - Chlorine 1 Fluorides - Gases - not specified - Hydrogen Sulfide - --- + - 2- 1-2- 2-5+ -2 Other Gases - - ~~ - +--+ -- ee ere wee Oxides of Nitrogen + 8 ----+-+-----s-2-2 Subfur Dioxide - METALS Antimony Arsenic - ~--++--+---+-+2-5---2---22. -----+---+--+-++-+---+-+-+--.. Chromium 00000000000 00000000000 Lead Manganese Mercury 0 0 0 0 0 0 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 00000000000 LL - --+=-------+--+--+--- - ws ------++---+----2--4--- Other Metals - 4 ----+-.---.2-02022082 MISCELLANEOUS Acids - mineral - ----------++--.- Acids -- organic - Alcohols ethers and esters -------+---~- Aldehydes - 4.20224 ----+---++.4.--4-+2--0-202028 Alkaline Compounds - ---+-+--+.4+-+--.-- Amines Chemicals 20548 ~-+--+--2+--+-+----+--2 -~- --------++-+-+-2-2--068+-20.4.4 Coal tar products -----~---------. Cyanides - aww ewe ener e ening Defective illumination --------+--+----- Dermatitis producers ----++--.4--+-+-+4- Dyes Excessive se eee dampness eee ener nr rene ee - ----+--+--++-+--2-.- Excessive noise + -~ -- +++ +4 2-22-2546 Halogenated hydrocarbons --+----~--~--+-~ Hides eo Infections ------+---+-+---+----+-., Inks Lacquer 2 ee ee wee -----+-+-+-+--- and varnishes - --------4848.2-0-48.048 Medicinals --- ++ ----+545-+5--7.048-2-248 Oils Other fats and waxes - organic solvents --------.2--2-. - --------.+4-4. - Number of Cases 19 23 11 35 3 12 434 38 5 15 50502 505022 505022 505022 505022 42 77 54 5 4 7 497 1 174 46 22 8 1503 22 23 6 g g 87 5 19 4 5 244 Table II - continued Cause of Illness ' Paints and enamels Petroleum products Radiant energy 4 -~--+-+--+-.+--+-----+2 except solvents - - ----- ----+-=+---+4-+54--.24 Repeated motion pressure shock - - --+----- Salts inorganic technical & analytical - - - - Sulfur and alkaline sulfides - - Temperature change - - Miscellaneous insect bites rat poison etc. ) - Number of Cases 88 59 1395 270 22 29 182 3 TOTAL 5831 10-27-41 Copy sent Mr. Gebb Occupations Occupations Occupations It 18 Mr. Chas Macdonald October 7 1941 1941 3 _ ot Mr. C. H. Fry 2714 Garber Street Berkeley California Dear Mr. Fry . f if Es . le oe nd 4 | || Se, if x. ee ee We are sending you Summary of occupationdisaealse herewith herewith a statistical onges which have been listed in our files for the fiscal fiscal year ending June 30 1941 5 . \ j7~ \\ \ | } Very truly yours Russell J. P. X. D. Service Chief Industrial Hygiene Service N, \, fi oN Stratejager Industrial Accident Commission 8. Fs During the fiscal year ending of 5831 occupational disease cases have State Industrial Accident Commission June been 30 1941 a reported to total the The most frequent causes of occupational disease in California with the number of cases reported and percentage of the total cases due to each are as follows Causes of Illness Number of Cases Percentage Percentage of Gases Dermatitis Producers ewww wmnewee Radiant Energy Alkaline oro e nnn n eee Compounds ~------n--e-om Hydrogen Hydrogen and Sulfide Sulfide Repeated Motion Pressure and Shook wenn newer ete 1503 1395 --anere emer 497 9 -~---- ~ 434 --nwn w n erner 270 cnente- 25.8 23.9 8.5 7 ; 4.6 Organic Solvents -----~- wmmnmnepme Extremes Temperature sae ae no om - Chemicals - an 244 182 176 mwwwnnn ere 4.2 3.1 3.0 Organic Dusts ~nm e ane en w e nee 111 nawee-. 1.9 25.8; only While dermatitis producers are listed as accounting for 25.8 of all cases skin diseases due to other specified mate- riels such alkaline compounds organic solvents acids chemicals reported and infections infections bring the total of occupational dermatoses to well above all the cases half Table II gives a complete tabulation and classification causative by - material and environmental conditiona of the cooupa- tionaldiseasedisease cases reported during the year Cause _ Causoef Illness Table II oe, Number of Cases DUSTS AsbestosOrganic SE ete re me mm rm ar ere A a a rw te rae ae ca or 5 111 12 Table II W continued Cause of Illness of NumbCaesres GASES Ammonia Monoxide ma Monoxide Monoxide Monoxide mn are wm tee Oak ar won ae le ae he ry ape wa mn on Be aan aw re tea ey mak tot ow Carbon Monoxide ~-~-~-~~-----~-~--~~-- tena ee eaten a Carbon Dioxide ~---- neewa ae pee me ete een an ce seca e no am~~ Chlorine ~---~---~--- ae ot ye nt dak np a 8 ewe Fluorides Fluorides --3- 1 1 ee meen ee we ee Gases - not specified Hydrogen Sulfide Sulfide on ~~ os ~--~--w nnn nenee nner mnnwemen dents ream ten shin gw aw rile omy oe HE ary Set Atel cane aw Nk Gale mn a A WAY Hi iby MN EoD ST OO Other Gases Sulfide na ne ee et te te re ee nt ne ne en Oxides of Nitrogen wee phoWen th nae wah ARSP etal Wah tke Hh at A Lap i Ame ti eSnL eke EH fete PN PO YOR SnD A trie ee Sulfur Dioxide -.--- enna e nena neem seen ee eee 19 23 11 3 - - - - - - - - - -- - 15 Chromium sm eae ey wry pe. eh ot ts oe Ae io At ch a A ht HN Jd kL Oe ae lO en Ht ae Lead SA pt hn eth Stak tlh PE a PAE Ne BM il HA SOR ID la OA A GAN AE PUT DH GAIN Rie WN et EP an Pt el Fh EE rh RP AMD wOWy OAH EE PON Play Som ei ani cane ay Manganese (AO fh a Sn, prt san bee he IO Mie eh ye TO NO EY Oy AE TRY) FAAS GS Oe tm Sra ee ne wt re ree ho eres Mercury Mercury tn a ee en ret ee me met een mre ee Other MetalsMetals wow ec ee eee ree nee eee ape a ee 7050227 7050227 7050227 7050227 - 7050227 Acids - mineral me ----- a a ete iat mann mm Acids - organic wwe nnn mere renee Alcohols ethers and esters ~-4---- serene ane Aldehydes - wee ee ne en ee rere te me ee er atom tn tre Alkaline compounds ------- naw rene enn een eee eens 54 GF & 497 ranted merit minim Amines tm anew een ten nee wan neem nme Chemicals -----es--nn 174 newer er ennne Coal tar products ~~---~----~----nenes 46 ene mm mmo Cyanides emer ene 22 ewe mer - Defective illumination W~---na---aenne 8 Dermatitis Dermatitis producers enn ne eeen wen enn enn ewe 1593 Dyes Dyes wom w ree enna m tama me nn nmmnm nm nnnmm 22 Excessive dampness 3 ~-<--e - nc 7 e meen 23 Excessive noise ------ cence nn nn rrr aa Halogenated hydrocarbons nen etree ~-------- mee 9 Hides ste mom, ce pee 000, Dak 0h cat 0myen Neh are ce chon Sty rs yt aa 1m, al a OO Wn Sag Th HO Me eh ie ry cnt eth le STR km ae Om ote Infections --~-------~------------ Hee me 87 Inks varnishes -~-------~- a ten ma ani ma me ee a a ee ante mmo Lacquer and varnishes -~-~-~----~--+------------~-- Medicinals - an aan ewww nine ee reent eme n er nn Oils fats and waxes ~~~ ------- nnn nnn Other organic solvents -----+----------- 7 19 4 GF 244 Table II * continued . . Cause of Illness Number of Cases one nnn Paints and enamels - Petroleum products except solvents solvents wane eee oe amrenmnem Radiant energy <---ctw renee on staen ae notion pressure shook sql um Repeated Salts inorganic technical & analytical ~-------- 88 59 1395 270 22 Miscellaneous insect bites rat poison etc. <n 3 severartegeicartoihe TOTAL 5831 Asbestos- 2 Coal bituminous- bituminous- N^/nsiliceous- sm we pe opt 10-24 10-24 10-24 10-24 +02 14 tetiinatmla eel k ieotm enin te) 25 Organic . 268 Ae Ot Ynepen ne i tee * 4 74 Silica- 27 N eT T TS .48 .48 Silicates & carborundum- 127 Carbon monoxide Oxides of nitregen Fluorides Chlorine nea Gas - not specified Gases ~ others Ammonia-- - se psn i ne . Annee 1.06 1.06 1.06 _ reverence .0.07 7.07 omen *14 Hydrogen sulfide Sulfur dioxide - METALS Arsenice Arsenice tits half aed tetererentrsinem .11 snmamnnnnin .46 1 mrertewaneemenin .90 Chromium ns Lead- emnes a Manganese- , Mercury- Other metals eset 23 * waver 41 in 80.1.42 1.42 . 18 women wenn 4OR .32 107 nena 1.89 1.89 Number of Occupational Disease Cases Reported in California During 1939 Acids ~ mineral- oon Acids - organic 165 mmewemmem 22 mm 2.92 39 Alcohols ethers & esters Aldehydes Alkaline compounds- 4 w= 20 596 .07 .35 10.53 Aniline and its compounds 2 eaennwem Chemicals Coal tar products- ~ 249 quat 79 w- .04 4.40 1.40 Cyanides na >fl Defective illumination- 39 5 nw .69 .09 Dermatitis producers-- producers-- Dyes Dyes ae Excessive dampness- Excessive noise- ~ -1558 -1558 -27.53 -27.53 -27.53 ae 23 .37 ~ 48 = - 3 .85 .05 .05 Halogenated hydrocarbons Hides aeanenetirmnninemmenne 22 Sify 14 os I ' .39 .39 .25 Infections anne 237 wate 2.42 Inks Inks nne news ses 6 ,, .11 - Lacquer & varnishes 31 womincrmminman .55 .55 - Medicinals ew 2s 2s .04 Oils fats and waxes 18 ommwmneme .32 Other organic solvents 245 smemnnme 4.34 Paints and enamels sernereeemmnnn 114 wmnmemmnn 2.01 Petroleum products except solvents 422 smweewane 74 3 of Occupational Disease Cases Reported in California During 1949 Number Number of Cases % ofTotal Radiant -----Repeated motion pressure 746 women 13.19 Btaelcthsniincoarlg&anainc alytical Sulfur and alkaline sulfides 27 a .47 56 mmemore .99 .99 Temperature change 233 women qui 4.12 4.12 .. Miscellaneous poison insect etc ) -- bites rat 2) .35 5653 State of California Secretary of State , DEBRA BOWEN Secretary of State of the State of California hereby certify Selected Pages Department of Industrial Relations Accident Investigation Reports 1929-1949 That the attached transcript of 18 page is a full correct copy of the original record in the custody of this office true and IN WITNESS WHEREOF I execute this certificate and affix the Great Seal of the State of California this day of April 7 2012 Jena Bowen DEBRA BOWEN Secretary of State State Form CE 109 REV 01/2009 25 OSP 09 113643 SECRETARY OF STATE DEBRA BOWEN The Original of This Document is in CALIFORNIA STATE ARCHIVES 1020 0 STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95814