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V \ RIVER ROUGE, MICHIGAN STANDARD O IL COMPANY OF IN D IA N A Tank Incident Number #1 Brief Summary Tank #22 - Standard Oil Company, River Rouge, Michigan - April 1932 Little relevant history of the tank is known, excepting that it had been idle for about 60 days after pump down and that bottom sludge contained 0.50% organic lead. Patients are reported en mass. All had same symptoms excepting two who reported constipation. All cases were mild and apparently were all well within a few days. 5 men involved on job 5 men worked within tank 5 men were mildly ill Factors responsible: ..1. Failure to wear mask 2. Tank was idle 60 days before cleaning 3. Organic lead in sludge 0.50% 11- 1-1963 Lester W. Sanders, M.D