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' ^California Yeaca Oil Corporation
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K, Eall of our Mew York Office I ^wr_lt^\v.you-concerning the medical problem r
requested that we
:altbc' (Philippines) Iinnccoorrppoorraatteedd-ttoo-'M*Itrr. wwiV^.IMiunrrathyed'laetettde;Arufgruosmt L?tj/i9$2; cCoQnBceeernniiniKgt a Caltex t-n---^-X" c^eeT'whose^-E^iyate?ptiykiciim has
LaJaed hhs sustained injury or disease from handling tetraethyllead. :
>d' B5>lcy@ apparently blended tetreethyllea^ibet*^
1956 and a claim is being, made'that eap^urel-.toJtetraethyllead^durii^
jfehis period -of. ts resulted in thrombophlebitis*:. for which he-:-^,-.
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eceatly required operative treatment. .
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; Physicians representing the company reportedly have stated l`?-tfceir' opinion that- there was -no causal -.rel&tltaMp,.betw,e hie -
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%a& lajttjy. Apparently. all safety precautioaaagwere: followed so that r^mr
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Prom our experience in producing and handling tetraethyllead
(fox -owr. thirty-five.:year,it5is -posaibl>;1to..--3Wkf'i.fth-follrlng ;-.
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- (1> In a group of approximately, 15.000 lead handlers in United; ,, refinarles we have noted'no"iactiW'^n^Mwm of v:j7-
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,,.Bplcye who Mends tetraethyllead^eindthol;'g7acsoonldiniteicisininowurflnoepirnyio^n#..-?
7;^-.purely coincidental.
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using, proper eguipmeat^^and'ieafet^fproeedures^ > there ha been no *',.t .'..evidence/of throa^ophlebitle- ;,itt:,i.urte*pestience'-.-o:-.in published,';
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reports of other observers which we have reviewed.
Gmr prugrnv. for controIi-bAg c,------city Iran handling te-tra-*
ath'j Lit;ad has busto bated primarily upon as nearly absolute con-
taihSKmt of thu fluid and its vapors an posoibla until oiixed with gfesoiiRj*, it or which the hazard of the ga.acii.ne predominatas emd1 ao additional organic or inorganic lead. hazard is found. E tills ry eispioy^aa uaacl as blenders are at no risk except in event
of accidental spill. Ho hazard pay Is justified or paid anywhere to odf hnc*tk#<&g& for wox*X invoicing tetraethyllead handling.
In our yagserissue, it is frequently necessary for company
physicians to disagree With an eraployffi 's personal physician
vdio may h-a -hhp&ct-ed to. have a strong bias ip favor of hi a patient
&?j x L isadiieuat: 'tn.^rledga of the true hazards and conditions of
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/e nntiaratand the quest .tori properly, therefore,. we agree
with tiio -i:;caiAtlua.iona reportedly expressed by your fxadical depart-
leant -Mai fool ,'?ur% tlxst fcha iforxwan' s Ccwtpensation C awaits a ion will
have lit cl*. difficulty rh&cbing a proper decision. X-f the basis
of t;-, ciil2* thauid in, tact, be a leg injury perhaps resulting
fzen s. i.aii i.Ti the pi-mt aud .later foliewpd by devalopsaent of
# it would he ah antireiy different story.
o-.^sssa advice your ccupnny physician to write us directly, ftwro ip uvtad for iurthar assistance.
Very truly yours,
Frank Princi, M.3.
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