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RESUME' OF OASES REPORTED. 1924 to August 30,1931. N8009 HUMBER OF CASES. 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 3f.? 1 7 11 U 16 20 17 ib \ /o . 1 5 n it TOTAL 86 ^ i CASES IVBSTIGATED 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 2 1 4 13 5 8 13 8 D TOTAL . 54 SPECIAL- LABORATORY WORK 1924 1925 1926 1927 1028 1929 1930 1931 1 0 1 22 353 ,0 TOTAL 17 -U TYPE OF WORK IN WHICH ENGAGED, RefineryBulk station operator, commi ssion agent, & tank wagon driver, 1924 1925 / 1, i `rl-AifS: uj?&n***f'! il* ? 'Y1 1926 1927 Z- A 3 (ta)) r0*'''-/ &*ih 1" 1928 4 1929 1930 \ (d)! So~{v'^ 1931 1 TOTAL 34 zS Filling and ser vice station attendants. 2 1 4 3 8- 6 ' 24 Garage Mechanics 13 5 33 (s) 15 Gen Mot. Res. Corooration. Private (2 / *f 12 A s-- rV .*L^sy^r i1 o 1 23 (n) TOTAL /1 ) (k) AJ 1 / 4 Jto 9 (a) One worker had exposure in 1924$i&?*M .5 ttt | ^| (L) One worker had six weeks' exposure in1'1924. Examined in 19 2 7 .So K**t! (o) One worker had exposure in latter part of 1925 and early 1926./,. l\ %/ j*- (d) One worker had exposure in 1926. c (e) One worker had onset in 1930, examined in 1931. (&SL*4m >^ . (f) One worker had exposure in 1925; ill in 1926; examined in 1930. (g) One worker was exposed to exhaust gases of Ethyl gasoline in 1924, v -;i now five years later has paralysis agitans. _. (h) One worker was employed at Yonkers Laboratory, recovered promptly. 0 0 One worker dates injury to work as electrician in 1924^in G.M. Research Laboratory. %/ * (m) One worker was blender of Ethyl gasoline in Army Aviation Corps, (n) One worker dates onset of illness to 1925. * ./ CORRESPONDENCE WITH INDIVIDUAL, HIS EMPLOYER OR PHYSICIAN._____________ 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1920 1931 2 0 2 8 9 16 19 17 TOT L 73 OUTCOME Died 1924 1925 O (l - T.B.c) '(.Autopgy)/ y 1929 0 1-Purpura Hemorrhagica 1 -Monocytic Leukemia 1-Cause unknown 1926 1-Broncho Pneumonia (Autopsy) 1930 O 1927 1928 0 1-Cardiac Asthma Co Poisoning. 1931 1 (?) Acute ParenchyMetous Neohritis Recovered 1924 Still ill Last cor respondence o 2 1925 1 ,1926 1 1927 5 1928 2 1929 2 1930 6 1931 11 1 4(f) 3 3 (?) 6 2 (?) 4 7(?) 25 12 (?) '6 1 (?) 27 24 28 (?) MJOi 1334 1935 1926 1937. * 1928 m m 1930 1931 fOT, p; Skin diseases; Burns,fungi in feet ions, eczaass, chemical der matitis. , 4 ' 5... 4' ' 8 ` 25 Pyogenic Infect- ions; after Intro duction of "tbyl Gas.' in around. 41 S 2 23 Gasoline interteatIons. 42 39 l(prob) 1-Prob Carbon nonoxide poisoning. Nephritis (sii types) Arthritis Upper Respira tory. 11 teeth St Gobi 1. (Claims .Pb. poison- .... lag),y.. ' Lung Diseases 1 ,^ (Broncho J* .Pneoammtft) 1 :3 l5 1 (?03tic) 1X 1X 1 (Acute perenehy n&toiis) 1 ' a 1-Abscess 1-Drug a, $< 4. - \"'$ 5 l~4stiH8& l-Tbo-.SI l-Fletirisy )Poss.fhe) 1 !a > Eye Injuries neurological & Psychiatric Heart and Circulatory System. Lead Poison- TYPES OF ILLNESS (Continued) 1924 1925 1926 . 1 (OornealUlcera tiens) 1929 1930 1927 - 1928 1 (Irido cyclitis) 1 (Uveitis) 1 (Serepegenous ulcers) 1931 3 (Conjunct ivitis) TOTAL 7 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1-Neuritis / 1-Melancholia /l-Neuro^N ( 1-Paralysis.'/ ! psycho^ pathic 1929 1950 1931 l-PsychO'^ 1-Encephalitis neurosi sj _1ethargi.ca-.,.,._^ 1-Paralysis fl-Degeneration of agitans j/ 7 corpus striatum A -sf \ and lenticular V nuclei. * 1 -WrTst^Srop ^ 1-Foot drop a " 1-Temp. G-as Intox 1-Peripherl ./ neuritis. / 1T1S 1925 1926 1927 1928 1 -Cardiac asthma i-- I If! if H 4 1929 ; .- 1 (Chr.myocarditis) 1 (Toxic myocarditis) 1930 1-Thrombo angiitis obliterans 1925 iS3S--- ISsr 1928' 4 1929 1-Poss. l(In Recon-a . y 1 (Poss.) K' struction Cv 1 (Suspected) Hospital ip 1924) 1 (PoSs) ? 1930 1931 TYPE OF ILLH (Continued) Liver 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1 Hepa titis. TOT. 1 Infection of Tonsils and Adenoids 11 Intestinal Stasis - Monocytic leukemia 1 1 1 Purpura Hemorrhagica ^ Questionable ' ' 1927 1928 1930 1931 ' 1 Poss. 1-Lead Trichino- Poisoning sis . .' 1-Lead 1-Prompt 5 Poison- recovery ing. no diag- nosis. 1-Periton- itis cause (?) BSS'Jf!1 OF 0ABF9 EFFORTBD* 1904 to August 30,1931# 1934 1955 1926 1927 1928 ISSO 1930 1931 fi 3 1 ? 1 1 1 1 18 20 17 TOTAL - SS ri s ***?**? & it '*-;j. \ .''*'~\ .v % /i '4 ': ';~j- l i':? - 1 1 1 19^5 1936 *% . 1020 1929 1930 193X 2 i 4 13 5 8 *J4L**35= 8 ':*0 ^ *?* A f .* -ir . *? -i no *3f spaiai*u m n h W R ? 1924 1925 1920 1927 1930 1931 1 0 12 5. *7 0 T A I# 17 TYPH or OBK II m im 1924 1925 1926 .1927 1928' 1929 1920 1931 TOTAL .n fln*ry.BuIk t^tio" o->?rotor, o'T'"i-\ion a'*ent, t-n:: v.?.on driver. 1 1 ' 3 5 '4 . (a) <*) 8 s .6 Co) Ce) (a.) CD 34 'lllin-- --nd-ser Ontion c -'ndnnta* 2 1 4 3 ' 8 . 8 ' 24 oi-"' iechnnles 13 5 .5 3 Co) IS n. "?ot. nos. ~ -.'f.tion* i-iv-te 2 X2 CD 1 00 *> fa) 1 CD 31 4 9 TOTAL 86 C} One mxi exposure in 1924* ' ( 5 One rlter Lad sir weeks*exposure In 1924* Txemlnsd In 192?. '. Co) One worker had exposure in latter part of 1925 end early 1026. 'i) 0;e corker had exposure in 1926* . ') On?1 -rr!:e?had onset in 1930, eranined in 1931* ' ') Oao worker hod -'xposure in 1925| ill in 1923* exas'lned in 1920. C ) One worker was exr*osed to--exhaust gases of Ethyl ;"neeline in 1924, now five years later has paralysis agttang. ' o':5 one worker m o amployed at Yonkers Laboratory, recovered.prosnstly Ck) One Porker dates injuryto work 'as-'electrician in 1924 in 9 .0 , ' Research Laboratory, hi) One porker was blender of ISttiyl gamline in A m y Aviation Corps. !-*} One worker dates onset of illness to 1925* COJWggpOCTrHOR 'ITH ITOtVinOAL, RI3 r-g FHTfgCfaB.___________ _ _ 1324 1925 191S 192? 19S8 1929 1320 1931 0 3 8 9 i8-cW 19 1? *t* ? XA f3 o ir ? o o - h * -v?-*i -c.'P-C-T 1 9 fj? 1 9 H R '"' 1f l U t O p f) o 1929 l-Broncfco Pneumonia ' (Autopsy) . 1930 1--Cordiso Asthma Co R o i s o n i n y . -i*v2?UtJ. " I-?urpura Hororrh&ylea l-^onoeytio ?,sukamia X*Onus0 unkmwft 0 X (?) ' oute Pareaehy- efetoua !?er-hritia ' 1234 1925 1926 192? 1933 1929 1920 1931 covered 1 5 is 2 0 1 1 '3t111 ill Xat cor-- rscpnence 3 .. 1 1 3 6 4 3S ; 4(fc) 3(? ) S C ? ) 7 { ? ) 1 2 ( ? ) 6 X (?) 3? . 24 28C?) *4? CD TYPE OF I L I S 3 :. 1924 1925 1926 1937 1928 1929 1930 1931 Tot. y Skin diseases; Burns,fungi in feet lens, eczex8ssr , chemical deryiatitie. Pyogenic Infect ions; after intra duction of Ethyl Gas. in wound. 4 o5 4 41 o 6 2 5 `4 -'% 2 13 '0 Gasoline intox ications. 43 3 9' l(prob) 1 -Prob Carbon monoxide poisoning. uepnritis' { '11 types) Arthritis Uuper Respira tory. 11 Teeth & Gums X (Claims Pb.poigoning) lung Diseases 1 (The) 1 (Broncho Pneumonia) -A, 13 l 5: 1 (Toxic) 11 11 1 (Acute pe.renehy ruetou c) 2 13 4 2 1 --Abscess 1 -Drug 5 1 -Asthma 1 -Tbc* 5 1-Pleurisy )Poes.Tbc) TYPES OF H.MEB83 (Continued) Eye Injuries neurological & Psychiatric Hoart and Circulatory System. Lead Poison ing 1934 1925 1926 1 (CornealUlcera - tions) 1929 1930 1927 1928 1 (Irido cyclitis) 1 (Uveitis) 1 (Serepegenous ulcers) 1931 3 (Conjunct ivitis) '1924 1925 1996 1927 1928 1 -euritis 1 -Ieuro- poycho pa,thie 1-Melancholia 1-Paralysis 1929 1930 1931 1 -Psyoho/ neurosi8 1-Paralysis agitons 1-Ineephalltis lethargies 1-Degeneration of corpus striatum and lenticular nuclei. 1-Wr1 st drop 1-Foot drop 1-Temp. Gas Inter 1-Peripheral neuritis, 1924 1925 1926 1927 1923 1 -Cardiao asthma 1929 1 (Chr.myocarditis) 1 (Toxic myocarditis) 1930 1 -Thrombo angiitis obliterans 1924 1925 1926 1927 ; 1928 ' 1 1-Poss. l(In Recon- 1 (Poss.) struction 1 (Suspected) Hospital i& 1924) ' 1 (P0 ss) . 1929 1930 1931 TOTAL ? 12 4 Liver . . ` TYPT Of LMTSSS (Contimied! 1924-1925 1326 138? 1928 1929 - 1930 A 1931 1 napa* title. tot. ICO . :C Tr.faction of Tonsils and 'cnnicls Tntentinsl "tasis onocytlc Ioncenla . .'i aura Virorrba :ica onnbla 1 x-i i ' .yp 1- i 1 i 1' i 192? 1928 1 npn 1931 1 Poso. I-Load 'rlciiino*. Poisoning sa 1 f - T l~?ro"p-t Poison-- recovery 3JU* **/**- no (3la?:- nooia. 1-Periton- itla osuaeC?)  as.ible lead isoning. ossible lead -oisoning. possible lead :j i soni:!t. '_ .. o.,'Sirjie lead poisoning. j ITo ........ fes xes Ho 10 * V,^ * ;NO . I-i Ho ..Ho- Ho HO . Gasoline dermatit is. . > Recover ed xjromP~ tly. 1 JMiliary .x 2} T.B.u.pneumonia. company repor ed this man a Viays suscepti to gasoline. Possibly 1 jInfluenza 2}Trichinosi s. ... Disonarded July 15, 1927. Improv ing. b Was in Recon struction nos -pital where diagnosis was made. - Infection . of super ficial tis sue of left band and fore arm. Recover ed. Probably gaso liecoverline intoxi ed. cation. Gasoline dermatitis v?) x os si ole lead xes poisoning, liaso* 1 ino as cause . . #. . S -1 analysis agitans Ho .livi. pears pre"ilT/ius to corsp. Stipple count 15. No S&epegenous ulcer due to in fection after possible gaso line irration. liiiprovin g . Paralysis agitans ouit vending last corrsp. over effect o exhaust of ethyl gasolin nuit with Re finers uii Go i. ... --'^'.1m k ^1/7,:-a `1 >;.$gS r ' ' ;iS 3/16/31 Adm.xios . 7/12/27 f ' v~.^e*; x ;1 *; 1 ,**#,, Gulf / i f . Ho. i'i vtBburjj,. i;a. Beacon Oil Go. employee. Ufcftuf'i'iOia Truck driver. ,r ne.ed ,jr||- %n -. .yr lr*G Wfc0.i .13^; producing a rrch'^ and swelling " * ., i?) 12/20/26 Oarage mech charlotte, iv.C. ' anic. . oorrsp. 8/lfa/SO Oorrsp. 2/19/2? Cousin of Corn, or~i2trtcrr?' Vehicles at Hartford, uonn, Unset 11/12/28 Corrsp. 11/2/25 : Btati on at tender: t . -agent for ` ide Water Oil Bales Core. Bm^loyee Howard A-iller Bales and oer . vi ce ,2 iq u a ,u . Washed hands with cut in half gal. 6sso ethyl (iy cc to a gal. ) . Bucked eCrr.1 gaso line out ci c a m to prime cc.r and got some in his mouth. Bee.'.me ill. Bpiiled .one e t n y l . gas-line on'gloves while iixlirm car. .eek later nud cr ustier on , Bplsenci .-o..,',.: ethyl gasoline in eye v1 drop;. days later hue. uicers. ,-v. while woruing under a car supposedly injured uy fumes of exuaust of cur abedc burning -.ofiner s , etnyl. .. c , 7* sr P~ by us Dab, Work diagnosis Dermatitis clue Xes to ecuy-i o-5.soli ne ->er.::a-..i-.i3 oauoco cthyr -ine -oss.; 0 -e ^eaa i-oiuoni.,3 . ..t rl7 !.'^ Xes. xes bo 1 Dermatitis Improving. igasoline ] with seconclafey infec tion. 2 jHy^rtensilg and ar teho scler osis. 3 jdhronic h.yocardi ti s . . ies. Tinea infec- Improves how being linea ri on on hands . with treat- treated in Cin- isolated. merit. cinnati and im- 'Pr0 vih g nicely. xes. ilormai finding. foli omyeli tis sha.rp ly localized. ImpBoving. Ucrrsp. of July 21, 1931 stated lie was improving. 70# fun cti0 n . Tw e1vc pounds heavier. -ossicle lead . xes -oisoniiig. lio Pepati ti s- iaprov- Probably will and ing. recur from Uno lan gi ti s . time to time. *asioie lead . x.o '-1bOlilng . ' Xes ii0 xes hied. Jan 1925* Date Same 3y Whom employed Product used. Exposure '- 3/26/24 2/1/30 Dayton, h^o O.M.Chemical C o .,Dayton,u. }u> lS3tK. At.Pleas S-Xitj va, Proprietor gen eral store and filling sta tion. ' Ethyl fluid. iifg.ethyl fluid and filling.containers. Considerable exposure inhalation and skin contact from mar 18 to Aar 26,1924. 1 | ; ; ?. Ethyl and reg ular gasoline. xotal of ^100} y gals daily. About/ half ethyl, gaso line. Hands wet . with ethyj about 4 twice daily. .* "'i 5/28 .Lebanon,uhi o s0 u 'X// (/Cj'O sns.et 11/30 uo. /7/29 oarage and ser- Loreco ethyl. vice station ' proprietor. Washed hands in ethyl gasoline, Pilling station attendent for Standard Oil Co. at micron,Ohi o . Sohio ethyl oohi o e thy1 for three months occasionaly greasing a car. ionce daily; 8aCK to WoriC ~ p r i l .laoO u n til onset, hands and feet better at time. Used 60/o ethyl i50, 000; gals per mo nth. nozzles leaked. Corrai ssi on agent Standard Oil Go, K y . , since 1921. handles ethyl Spilled some ethyl gasoline and gasoline on hands, regular gaso line. About 2,' 000 gals per month, unload ing tank cars, - filling wagons . and making del- . everies for the past ten years._____________________ _ Sawyer Auto Sales Co., Harrisburg, la. Swallowed some e thy1 ga soli ne in sucking tube to syphon sam e . l/3v ame heyser,. w. Va. 9 /2 3 /3 0 by Whom -employed Product used bxoosure Employee. of Atlantic pro Atlantic- lief., ducts includ do. handling ing ethyl linished gaso- -gasoline. line. Uhauxieur delivering gaso line. Employee of numble oil and lief.Uo. haytown,Tex. oienaer of ethyl g< line. chauffeur delivering gasoline. "1ended etayl gasoline once monthly taking usual precaut ions ^cirum tyue 1 miset .--pprox --/ 2 o/<..-l ay.-orn, lex employee humble Laboratory vii ano. ue j.. uO . woris-tr. sag JM Kuns tests on ethy1-gasoline ' ma in laboratory. oorrsp 2/23/51 mden, employee of dulf Eef. u o . (Station attend ent ; Ethyl gasoline in filling (lull products j work. :oo Standard uil Uo employee m Uorrsp 4/3 0/2 9 unse o about / 11/1/28 / hi ami , .riz Employee of union uil uo Hiami, Ariz nandles union ethyl gaso line in handling ethyl gasoline ^approx 500 gals per mont 'ram T'eb to iiov -- 1928. 3/8/31 11/1/31 Taj^sfj^lu^has s As si s t .fox*eaan on country es tate of .Major jratcon, u #o .**.* ' Sun uil Uo. ui^veland^^W^ employee since U-ulf-ivOnox ethyl gaso line intalls pumps in rilling To exhaust of law mower from ^4-6/ hours using.about 1,4-5 j quarts of ethyl gasoline, u set after about ^ quarts. up ills ethyl, gaso line on hands one ly Diagnosis investigated Extra r claim by us hah "ork upational matitis due ethyl gaso.e ^either ox* 1g ad j ho i!0 final . diagnosis .. , (Jutcome Botes m . Improv ing ,- . ^--,jj| uot- gasoline- J on hands, and ---`11 irritated skin ' 1 on buttocks in j rubbing 'same, -yti 8 arthritis julder, U `t i xt deltord .iitness possi- aue to lead coining. xes ' j/ois ** j j.*0 -xamined in Houston Ho ( 3a,d as 1hi B, Ox n i 3 -- jssibility 1 lead poisning. xes HO ^a,d poisin**o * Xe s efeipL-erai * xes 1.xrthritis improv ratient had 1 x*t..sho alder er. Back draining abscess 1 2 .xieuritis at work (apical] on gum 1 3 .xyorrxiea when, tooth when examined. 1 ala teeth extracted. hospital chart , 1 showed accute - infection of rt 1 shoulder with " 1 fever, swelling., ^ j and redness. X- h 1 ray showed def ini-l ite arthritis. I ;0 1 infect ed .tonsils and adenoids 2 J*'lare up of old tuheroULx.t c iS i how being treat- 1 ed for tuber- . I culosis. I lio -0 r ompnoiyx H O 1 -- xii' ear -- con monoxide poi lining. xes hlo od s-nalys is normal cmeai's normal .- 1 .Gasoline intoxicat ion. 2 .1 ossihle carbon inon- pxide poisX1*xli^ Back at work in few days recover ed. Correspondence with company states that he promptly recov ered and appar ently had some other illness. 1 j xiapro v -- ed. been by dexmatologist who diagnosed the fungus. - . . 'atient went to . -ay6 *s clinic y wanere diagnosis was made. Probably hignly suscep- 5 t ib 1 e . he covered. Very .hot, - still . day with exhaust y directed toward patient. , .ooiiiTiiii______________ -* 'vy-- onset illness 12/20/25 Gorrsp 12/28/28 -ipr oG, 19 5 u .. (?) - a tat ioi1B "^axsa?^ri<i etnyi^roxal -time--work pumps. ^Ethyl ing for this com of other co- pany six months, nanies j . Ked Grown ethyl Spilled gasolin (ethyl j on han_: one time while adjusting carbu ator then put o mittens, . . -h .Uv Correo 11/26/2 6 .-I.iia.tio -e i . G o . employee [' ) 'Spilled etnyl g line in eyes. 2/1/31 7/23/29 I 1 i conoierogcT. Ed i xure Oil Go. ota E or. at eri" dent. Garage me rman ic -Aguiar and e uiip-j. gaso line and usual products. Kuboed skin eru tion on nis sho ders and backwi hand causing-in/ -l e c t i o n , ' -U - - >> ." o r k e d j d n 'g a r a g with motors run ning. Contact- witn products o combustion of , various gasolin ' pi 1/E horror? 1/29 * 1 R |" P GO IT So 1/29 bayway, Standard Oil Go Ethyl gaso (hew Jersey^ em line. ployee . Standard oil (Hew Jersey; employees. o E thyl gaso lin e . Exposure occure at isayway p l a n t in 19 26 i n r e p a ing pump s . rian d l a shafting used mfg tetra e th y l lead. Exposure l a t t e r p a r t o f 1925 an Gpr i n g and J 'a l l 1 9 2 6 . w orked or tam e c a r an d w<. lea d in g rack.A ; r e p a ir e d pumps ana moved m ate ia ls. . 0010709 vS-t $ / ~e:., .usining -o -- ;.. oi o ; nando ; - rad conati t - *t. . ... gymp tons U,-t.:'i*1 ... v * *A 0 xes 'US -.0 i . a :.i n . ini.. t i Oil , "=** -T*1 ' - vvorjc i n ^ Wto W' -k-i.WA.4 W 7 X - `b u t g a v e a I n Jan 1 9 3 1 . s u g g e s t i n g gs line intosiee ______________ t i o n , ___________ ho . -r- ______ . _____ ;__________ . Probably gasc " line burns. Apparently fr Pec 1925 to I 1925 patient not been veil which he attr butes to tp.e contact with ______ ethyl gas oil r. xil0 Clearing up with treatment. mo Acne . Becoygr- Apparently ru shoulders ed. i ing acne with and back. oily dirty ha S- . C- accounted for infection. 3>To in bed last eorresporxdence Carbon mon-oxi poivsir.ing fro history. Over come several times and u n conscious abo six months pr vious to p r e sent onset. Exposure here formaly to ethyl gasolin Date 8/10/28 flame Selinsgrcve, Pa Sy Whom Employed Salesman Product used Ethyl Gaso line . Standard uil {Qhio). Pill ing station attendent. liar ployed since Jan 9, 1929 Sohio ethyl and other products. rocco sure Spilled soma gaso; line vethylj on leg while haTing tank filled. (occasionally while wording at station. Standard oil So fnJ*/. em ployee-in mfg plant of ethyl fluid. m various jo os as cleaning auto cloves and steam rack etch Jenny Mfg,Go boston, Mass 1'ank wagon .. driver. , Ethyl gaso line . 2/15/29 xi.llegan7iiMich Standard uil up. S'thyl gaso- tindj. Grand.Ra- line pids ., Mich. fank wagon driver for five years,. o-Qt some ethyl gasoline in cracks of hand w ni ch Pe.game turned. . National Ref.Go. laooratory ~ iridlay uhio ern- worker hand- ployee. ling ethyl gasoline, Ran few dis tillations of ethyl gasoline. Early Diagnosis or ulaim ' fection due to hyl gasoline. investigated. Extra by us. Dab. work les Mo .ed feb.29,1929 rurpura hen- rhagica. Secondary nemia. no Mo ooisin Do Mo -1S- i!<0 Mo 2iO Mo mitonitis (lead? j es ..Mo *inal Diagnosis' -v Probably " gasoline burn with subse quent infec tion. Outcome Motes f"t f:' .-iWanted d a m - ages for -1 doctor bill J and time from* work. f'his .patient worked slightly-' over a month. ; On examination ; at time of em- ; ployment he had! chronic heart disease and was re,j ected._______ Diagnosis of consulting phys ician. 1.Uhr intest inal stasis. 2. Upper r e s - . piratory in-' fection (right antra) 3 . Psychopathic case. Diagnosis of Doston City Hospital. 1. Acute Monocyticleukemia. 2. Oral sep sis. Died. _ (cause?) _ ' Examing phy sician found no evidence of lead absorption. ; I - Suit for com pensation dis missed. ! family pnysician and consutli r.g -'.V physicians ueciaed lead did .-.not con**r. .e : to-, this patisritq "illness.________ ] Peri ton i ti s. (Ruptured visCUS?) Recov ered. 'illness ran " ' vague course- -.. Remote question in attending " physicians f :Cl minds as to whether lead was cause. Mo g findings of 1ead absorption 3/3 l A 7 W.-, : ! Lion H ef. Co. Sthyl gaso- _ Shortly h e fo r e .,. Ll Dorado,Ark. lin e . .illness he u n - ~ emp loye Y*.- . capped four: tank cars used to . ...... transport ethyl : /' ' ' gasoline. / 4/27 .8/17/28 ' Atlimta, Ga. . : : i `: WK Dli1!.as,Tex. i - Standard ; Oil Lthyl Gaso- o .(KyJ Louis- line. ' ville, K y . em ployee. Tank ': wagon driver . since company ' . has sold ethyl gasoline. . . : . .- . / Christian-kugatt Co. .Dallas, Tex. ' v. killing stat- To ^.100-150; gal. ion attendent. of ethyl and like -*a " ' I amount regular '/ Lu V''. '- 'L gasoline'in ^12) hour shift, ho : spillage. . - ......... .. 0 X*X*Si) 4/24/30 i _j Lew: , York, I . f . 6/1/30 if mmHr L t ) Louis Mo. Beacon Oil Co. killing sta- ) Lew fork, MY tion atten- .' dent. Standard Uil Co., killing stat- Exposure not. know of Ind. employee.ion attendent. Corrap 4/28 'i illness kail 1929 ii J, L y t i tlj liiS-S3 ' Illness ___________ Approx IvTn^on^Salexn. June to Dec*24 - 'imperial Oil Ltd. Laooratory Sarnia, Ont. worker. Garage mechani c . Usual work, Garage repair man Standard Oil Co of li.J* Rorier only wish _ ethyl gasoline ,, {length and type not known L. Claims to have -k. gotten deposit from valves in a cut on hand. from June to Dec. 1924 w ork ed;'wi tH small mixing; me t ers and small can of ethyl fluid. "' '` " was cause. Ho findings of'"'' lead absorptio Seen by company district manager. Ho (?) Applying to oi ' . company ,for to '' ' " tal and penman ' nent disabilit Does not claim - lead as cause of illness. j, I ) .Lead . , .poisining : . . ' Toy personal ' ' physician) . i 2 ) oh. en- ' aoearditis. -anxiety 1 neurosis. J, I IjKheumatic |;A r t h r i t i s . If 2 } Dermatitis 1 (due to lead] ' Yes ' ; xes ..... & . Urine.. Toxic Ps y and ~ ' choneurosis . blood 2) Toxic normal. Myocarditis. Stipple 3)'Xoxic~" ' cells Bephri ti s . one. Bo 1 JDerm. Ven enata (chem ical ). 2) Infect, arthri tis. ... 3) Bi.Lat. ' p^ytergia. 4} Gingivitis. - 4 , Bo evidence of lead absorp tion. " c-h- Began employ ment Oct' 10, 1928. .f Became ill a week later. I IjGasoline burns. 1 2 Suspected lead 1 poisining. Ho V : Bo . Bo reply to ' our letter. 1 Possible lead pois- Yes f 1 ining. Bo . . ' 1 )Encephali tis lethargica. 2;Acute left frontal sinu sitis. 3)Ind%rect Ing. Hernia. Gradual Bo evidence oi recovery lead poisining ouspected lead poisining. CAii "Vf o. ' -Apparent -always sick, recovery.Thought to be , a malingerer. inspected lead f poisining. f. ^Disability from nlead poisining. 1 i i . Bo S ' ' Bo ' ''; ?;hr-- Bo reply to correspondenc Yes - ' , Bo ` * 3t "7 * j n r & v, 1 . .. `fi-UJL.-- ' - .. . . AMASjte.D. V% ,, ***> 1 ^' y 3uit for .. damages pend ing last5- B p , r - correspondenc * ^* -v-, t - ' * - 1- ^ -/ v ^ -s*^< > ' .' w . ,p, . ,,^ i - .' ' ' V* --'2.C0 dame ; E x a m - 7/15/30 hh out ' 7/23/28 3/13/31 By Whom Employed Product used Employee -'nua c 1 ede d a s .hi ght uo. _ lerk Standard uil Co.,Ky. Station atten dent . Exposure a . .___ ___j. H M z_/ working around | .ethyX gasoline. |f WX.: ' -`,'%t Up 1a she d s0 me e thjr gasoline in right# eye. m % Ou't finger and cl-1S -to have -gotten et|| fluid in it causiif. infection, his Bod attributes sarne.tif ethyl. -H 0X'C* > * 11/ 15 / 2 7 .Mechanic in O o o g a n 's Buick Oarage. Horne11 IT*)t used (/alburns nand injured Handl e t'nyl gasoline. ing ethyl gasoline 8/ 10 / 3 0 Employee John son oil and H ef. Co. Cleveland, ukla. .after five days , washing tank that ; hac. contained ethyl fluid entered same, to rejoin a line. . Became ill thi t af ter-noon. 3 err s o . II/I0 / 2 9 Employee Standard Uil C o .j Ky. oarage mechanic. vihile under to rue gc (3-5 j drops of .ethj gasoline in m s ea3 -Lushed to otologist SX 30L>.u 9/1/29' OctSiijOi^lctCci* Employee British .American Co. Transferred gasolii from tank car to di on (3-4} occasions; intervals of three v/eeks. o n second oc asion. of filling dx "became weak and on third ill. T w q Doc.t diagnosed lead poi.s ina . (Developed net iogica finding inf ai*ms. -`.coi d/17/31 Cincinnate, uhio -Billing station attendent (his own ) . . Spilled ethyl gasol on "bandaged foot ar. arm. ' -'orrsp 1/4/23 .Patton henry Co. employee. Developed skin irr tion of face and' ai snortly after oegir ing work with etlxy] Early Diagnosis -investigated Extra. . Pinal or Dlaini oy us Dab Di agno sis v/orh ' Outcome liead poisoning. les njpieurisy 2) Possi ole i D C Ho tt chyl injury to eye it due to ethyl 'gasoline. les .. Ho ilairns': infection due to itiiyl ` ethyl gas, dug doctor. to ili Ha..-. . Ho: h _ _. * ' ' Uveitis . improved be en by after p r o tent eye - per treat- Di rmi ngh.a- men t, Probably local in fection. H ecovered, :dl- finfection due to Do ne. ?lea.d "p**o;iso.ni.ng.. frills pnysiclan's Idiagno.uis j. Poseiole lead t Ipoieoning. ay 1 ;* Do at- Ho So (?) rro baoly gasoline intoxica tion. (?) Ho 'reply t oi;r corre: jetee. recover Uor res:..on; ing satis u ith his p factory l y . oiCii.:;, g ot i)rur:; a nd ear ur, 1 j: irri Gated. D 'n .. .-ID i-J-. : line ur uqs is at, ?e o..c-\ u rums Hi gfy. ict rs )1uon....0- ,. ' ' Ho les Ho uasoline necoversa. dermatitis. 1JGasoline intoxication. 2) Possible lead poison ing. Carie to Ci cianati an thourthly ed up in l hospital, oiine .Burn due to spill- les a n d 4J||age of ethyl gaso- T'-line on foot band aged for gout. *raarms; les ' Ho Dermatitis 'venenata Hgcq.vered. Exam. for. fungus and found pre- Pungus infeetion. . ,x i C C i 11/8/26 Un-set 11/4/26 treat .balls, Aontana. ^n set 11/23/26 on Highway u 3.16 near Cooperville, Hi eh. Atlantic ,v;ef.Co S.thyl g a s o .. line. - rilling sta tion attendent for Hr. ./.A. Brown, col. Beacon uil Co. ethyl gasoline./ also near e thyl gasoline tanks/ ~ plashed ethyl g; oline on cheekpai temple, v/a shed'!i off immediately, next A. lit. small blister appeared w h ich has not cor pletely healed in six months. u-asoline was used to clean coat of b a b y 1s whi ch had a small amount of ethyl gasoline in it when worn. oriced at statio about-ten weexs before death. 00,10717 -ness* - Burn due to othy1 gas oline. les Ho' _ Chr. d e r m a . titis cause IV) 1} Cardiac; asthma. 2 )Contrib Pardon mo noxide in halation. kegon, tlich.-'"-'--doctors agreed ethyl gasoline not cause. apparently wore ho coat wnile damp, mack blistered, ^ead hoi soiling. : guest ion at time les or death whether ' ethyl gasoline . . a s cause.. ho ho . 1 /'Influenza 2 )Bron.pneufilovia Eeco vered. Gasoline used -.was from tank containing (5) gals, of regula gasoline mixed with small amuunt of ethy 1 -'iel lor 50, 192(51 kray prored diag nosis. Date .Name 8/23/29 yeland, u. oorrsp. 5/29/31 Dayton, Ohio 4/8/31 cincinnati, By Whom Employed Product Used Exposure Standard Oil "Sohio Go. (hioj .. aviation used as an em- ethyl ergency truck driver during Dation air races, . Loaded a total' of four truck .a wagons of av iation ethyl and six of re gular gasoline for air races, orked over j. tanks of vapor ized gasoline an possibly there # w as some conto ct of hands and fac das working in Gen. ilotors Ees. Lab. seven years ago as an elect-rician from which time he dates ill' ness. Garage mechanic dispenses re opilled ethyl ga gular and ethyl line on foot tv;o gasoline years oexore ons of credent condi Corrsn y/lxy 2 a .Libilene, l'ex.- Gorrso2/12/29 d o name Lbilene ex {?j Station attendent. Chri stian Pargott. Dispenses pro- in .dispensing duets and repairs products. tires. Repairs tires most of time ). Conoco bulk plant . Gorrsp 5/17/30 Jamestown,H ..Y corrsp Independent station att endent. Dispenses gasoline plashed ethyl gasoline in both eyes in draining gasoline tank. 001071$ ' Pilling station Dispenses re-. hands covered wi arly -^iag&oais invest aged X* oXaim - by Us -burns Dermatitis ue to piarate intment used n 'treatment-. les 9//29 - Extra La b .. ViforK Linai Outcome ` s.; .Htes. diagnosis ` ... Limatiti s - due to gasoline and gasoline vapors. improv- it is our ing nicely impression last corrsp. dermatitis was due to . gasoline and not tiie pic rate ointment used in treat ment. hronic lead oisining . . -burns and nfection of 'oot. 2 Ecsema of .'ace. - es 4/ 6/ 31 j'kin irrab'iorr. AL o reirm J- ITo kin irra tion. ^hands} Ho luestion of thyl gaso line causing sye trouble. | es - Lone Ho - ' 1 Botes show that "lie should have had most of teeth ex tracted at t ime o f emplory. Eczema, of x et ce Improves Li. E-i, i*i -j summer. Patient had immediate . injury o f foot and recovered. Tho ugh t spill- ir.._ of gaso line on foot two years p re viou sly mi gh t have caused present eczema w* X d. cl-`Em.* Clears up with treat- men t , - f1Cl ^ idP Ti 2 i T*A shin. Carries tires on arms. Ho Clears up with treat ment. Tubercu lar irido cyclitis and cerati ti s . Elina left eye. Bt. improving. Lid not see Loctor for two :::onths after accident. Humber . of eye specia lists agree on diagnosis. B- ; %* i t sU u i l a ^ months * faulty hose conn-- ection. ... ' 1 S Wife of owner o f 'Dispenses He- .Leakage from poor Foit Gahanna, unio ^ filling station, finers products connection s on un- t'o'c and ethyl gaso- derground tanks ap- lint - .' -. ; Mne. . parently from time of installation in 'W-;.' early -1929 to July 193D. neaking into ?1 nearby well. V; ci, "u i i j? y h 3. O 9 It Garage mechanic Reg* s-nd ethyl gasoline Gashed hands with laceration in ethyl gasoline, lso washed, parts in ethyl gasoline. inft to 1 mets inii Supt of bulk . station of Ghigpewa Oil Go. Usual products including ethyl gasoline. Wrench slipped in juring hand in tightening union on a tank car of ethyl gasoline. Rypi feet nane tril Standard Oil Go ilanufactur- of Rev/ Jersey ing (?) Exposure in 1925 -ueat ing _ \/ - -`-w-**- k* s- W V oi i'eces ohr.iead(?) ery. and urine wass-neg. Blood work normal. Boi.sini.ng due to ethylgaso. line. j Yes 1/2/30 ; j 1 . ; i i ! Yes dasoline , Water__..r. ilntoxica- ' . in well tion i-from exam Deoil,,drinxing 1929.Two water) samples be fore and _ after.pumping. Ho lead. G-aso. line pres- ' ent not more then - 20 cc per tgo-u'l-- * ___ i Improving . . . xafecti on due ito lead or fme talli c pois- ining . Ho Bo improving lyogenic in testi on of nano, plead con-' tri outing) Yes i-euu poi sinin,. in 1926 Yes 12/16/30 Bo Yes Pyogenic infecti on of hand. Improving Destructive lesions of lenti cular nuclei and corpus striat um . Cause : B ed- (Y ) Toxi c (?) Come question in local doc tor's mind as to lead Being a contributin XctC cOP * In Recon struction hos pital in 1926 with fairly definite lead poi sining. "ame P' 31 Oarlinsville,ill V Schnectady, k .i. " hom EmpXoyed Product Used - r ~ - independent Ser- Conoco Pro vice station/or ducts incl three years. Ethyl gaso ' line. ; ; Exposure Usual filling station work for past three years with oils, greases and gasolines, noticed skin les ions hands in past six months, lead exposure only in ethyl gasoline. Piiling station Hegular and attendent Col- Ethyl gasoline onial-Beacon Uil and usual pro- Uo. length of^ ducts. tome,not known. . length and type not known. .2/27 ..angley Pi eld Va. rsn i0/50 Son of Mrs Bl&wnox, Pa i.e/30 Maplewood, Mo. orrsp /28/30 Blending Ethyl gasoline for U.S.A. Oil Corp. Brum type inst- Paralysis allation. Expo- rt cheek sure not known excepting he blended two days . prior to onset illness, ^.lso blended recently in cast.___________________ Ethyl Gaso line V/hile driving car it over turned spilling ethyl gasoline on s o n 's back blistering same.. Pilling stat ion attendent. Natl Ref do. 15 Months Texas Co. 14 months . Magnolia Petrol 10 months. Cities Service short time. Usual Pro ducts. Ethyl gasoline part of time. Cut finger witha a xnife on Sept 20, 1930. Spilled ethyl gasoline on cut finger on Sept 22 or 23. Pinger then ulcerated as did left foot. Patient quit work a.nd went to Barnes Hospital, St. Loui; Mo. . :o. Commision agent Products of imperial Oil, of imperial Ltd.MacGregor Uil, Ltd. Man. from June 3, 1925 to uct. 31, 1929. v/-:; Exposure or contaci with ethyl gasoline not known. lgirly Diagnosis investigated txtra Lab. Pinal Diag- Outcome tor Ulaim v . by Us ho f - . to........ ....... - .. . '`tv ' ' ' 5 - 'ft' 1; ' ftyt;. iotes Being treated at this time by hi s phys icia n . 1 f 1If: josedly oy iist lead sed teeth )e affect- m : .', ..... '. , . ' ho 1 ..*' . -f-yfilf:, lo . ; Diseased .. f1'ff. . teeth, due . to a drug . patient was taking. . ' ho / . , - In correspon dence nith dei he denied he lead caused Vi o l o s y . .btate" < to a drug pati was taking at time. Officers in charge wanted information re garding ill, effects of ab sorbing ethyl fluid. . lio ho Healed satis factoria absorb as cause precondition. m 4-r' (M; . poisoning lo losed at Ts `^.inic. ^ lio Diagnosis Patient Exposure total of Barnes still in of three years Hospital hospital at intervals physician at last and handling Tiirombo- corres ethyl gasoline Aqgii tis pondence , only part of obli terans. this time. /aD rf r j/ZL- Aia lo Improv This patient ed. ' has had asthma .ktg very badlyffsin 1926 Tihichfcau .1. < ^ ea him to qhit work and go to Charlotte, E'.j Garage mediani c Washed auto parts in ethyl gaso line . Infected hand which hecame worse and thought due to handling ethyl "Esso". !3/27 /2S/24 \ Eayway,IT.J . X < -;J /-'V V . Baytown,Tex. .'/2b onkers, B. Y. Garage mechanis Handles and sells "Esso" ethyl. Washed handsin half gallon of Esso for 10-15 mins,and wiped dry. Cut on iin- - ger hecame infect- ed necessitiating his being from work a short time. ' -ft S: m if e ' . Standard Uil Manufact Worked pumping 50 of ii.*T. ured lead ethyl chloride from Sept 19, tetra ethyl as a shift break 1S24 to Oct. er. Exact expos 28, 1924 in ure not known. lead ethyl Could smell ooor mfg, plant.________________________ of ethyl fluid. it di Dj al si He Humble Oil and Hef Co. employee. worked in laboratory from Aug 1929 .. until Peb 20, 1931. Humble Oil and Hef. Go. products. -' Only in running Engler distinations from Hay 1930 to Beb. 9, lc31. ^ total of 75 samples (100 cc each} of etnYl gasoline, all under hood with exhaust fan. Ac He du ab A'. & 1 At Yonkers hah- oratory. Yonkers, 1T.Y- Dilute ethyl fluid used in testing in en gine room. Previous fall spilled some di lute fluid on ahnd, Eength of time working not known from corresponuence. Only other exposure would he vapors etc. VEnf.i Ht.irm ffnod. '9 VT-* infected 6J Land. ; 1 M j; - a would not per niit exam. ho infected "''f finger `dj- after wash 'lSl?i-' i.,nKqgw in an ** 'M o- 'Vs-5 Rii ' i- Yes ' ' ho f. jCELI poi S3-- Q ..ing. - n agnosis j at Aq con-- struction ..iosoi tal. i.-icute i_,e:>nri tis .Idue to lead &absorption. L -:A -.a' fk. i. ^ , - iflicrlv iea-d if: nnd wn IP Yes April l 1S27 Yes Yes btipple cells none. Stipple cells none. Infect ed hand, Infect ed fing er i rung in,_,art> way with his'' wo rie foi' Imps ial Oil, Ltd. Improv- in this case ing and the one folio to return ing the quest to work of lead poisi soon. ing did not e . hut rather wh her or not " - ethyl did no contain some . thing irratin ;. to the skin. Recover ed and back to work in three weeks. ho symptons on last exam directly due to lead. Improved. Suit pending last corresponaence. Acute par- hot knoi.n Gave definite enchymetous Cnaition history of nephritis was oriti - pharyngitis (bacterial cal when (2-3) days bi origin pro- seen. fore onset. . bably in ton fected tonsii s i l s ). for years ac ording to fa: physician. Last corresp on vaeation. To return soon to /ork diagnosis ma. entirely on symptons and no laborator or blood wor done. . 4^