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FILE NAME: Baldwin (BALD)
DATE: 1952 Nov 18 DOC#: BALD008
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Worker's Comp Claim Info Sent to the Industrial Commission of OH from DeWitt Huffman, Industrial Hygiene Engineer
November 18, I9p2
Hr. 0. A. StunPi eraonnel Dir.
Baldwin Liaa Hamilton Corp.
South Hain Street,
Lima, Ohio.
.
Dear Hr. Stunpi
Enclosed is a copy of u Medical letter written by D.'^itt Huffman, Industrial Hygiene Engineer of this Division, for your inforai-
tion and files*
. Please feel free to call on this Diviiioa at any tica that we can be of service to
. you.
Very truly yours.
DWHtJlw
Superintendent
lovewber IS, 1951
Medical Department Industrial Oomsdselon of Ohio Colimbus, Ohio
Gentlemen
Oa November lh, a vielt was ade to tho daldwin Lima Hamilton
Corp, South Main Street, Lina, Ohio, to chock condition* under which tho above decedent had vorieed.
Tho cob?)any manufactured atoaa locaaotives at the tlao tho decedent worked for the.
According
# who vae the dacodent'e foranea during
the loot eight yearn the decedent work for this oonpany, tho deoodect
vae a valve flatter helper or an assembler. He aleo vaa considered a
handy van. la aa much ae the eoapsay had diecontinued the manufacture
of eteaa locaaotivee end la not doing the work that the decedent vae '
engaged in, effldavite in the file on thie claim will have to ba uoed
ae a source of infomation relative to decedent*a duet exposure. .
The building in which decedent worked wee vielted and it v m noted
that tho pita in which lie worked had been cemented. None of tho acbostoo blocks need by decedent were in the plant, but e similar aabeatoo block wee secured end 1 transmitted with thia letter, A email room.wae viaite^^ihich moat of tha tewing of aabertoa wee done. It vae atatod 'eyJHHHHfe end others that decedent had no occasion to go into that room. Gnqu#stionably there way some eawing end cutting done in the localities in which he worked ae alleged in tho file. Deeedest vae
probably exposed to some asbestos duet in the course of hie evplsyvant but Just how mch is difficult to say.
Very truly yours,
LVlii Jlw
DeWitt Huffiian Industrial Hygiene Engineer