Document rpeONe5wDYXVjq4RnZj423nk7

October 2S, 1940 'u iJ # i. LS t Tear 0;~c&r: \\ a' , ' " TXcseeXiindvelrSached Mr, G. .Fred reylor's letter oi\ (Jctooor 26th, reporting on on accident during/ $ tank cleaning at the Vciehfiel-4...OilJGoro.pany'> bulk plant at Sellinghan, fteshington. ;! / The nature of this accident is not / serious and we are reporting same merely for your records. Kcc Dr. V?. ?. Feeble October 26, 194^ Mr. Harry Kune, Sear Harry: ; 'Phis i? iereiy to put on record a slight accident which occurred to the person who did the actual teaiffdcie&iag of l Tank #1586, Richfield Oil Comrany plant, iiaHinghainT'-i^asKieg ton, October 21, 194O: . "-\ Home - Address -^Ledro V/coiley, Washington. Repioyer- Haskell Plumbing Opiapany^'Baliinghein, Contractor Ri chiid-Qil~- Conpaj^r-'' . 4, F. Berri'dge* foremen - Ceattlo Maintenance Superintendent f. II. Podmoro,/ General- Maintenance Surerintcadent .... ,' ; from Loa Angeles Mature of Aucidcatr'operated suction ou-ap was used to,1 pump the sludgy out of ''thc'tank. This was broken due to the high pressure built mi by the sludge end the pressure consequently not &ssed. Upon qojiing 0V1^ M ^Gn*t end removing his mesh, Mr. endeavored' to release the suction hose froa the pump and wet 'Sluagcfwas th^aW into Ms eyes. In ay presence the. attending physiVi*.npl5r^-'Lyle A. Greenwood, Harold Building, Bellingham, removed the pieces of sludge from an<* v?'~shed them with a saline solufcijn^|fter which an ointment was applied. After eating -lunch, Hr. - at his own insistence and the approval of the ''Richfield represent stives - returned to the tank and finished the job, 'requiring approximately one-half hour additional 'work after the accident. 1-xcept for the natural swelling of the eyes, no apparent ill effects resulted from the accident. Very truly yours. A r ' cu C. Fred Naylor-'' M:C N22570.01 cc Mr. 0 3. Lewis Lv. S I', llachle KS 0022562