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DICTATE IN St. L* 1. HEADING INFORMATION 2. NAMES OF AODRESSEES 3. NAMES OF CAREONEES 4. IMMEOIATE ACTION NEEDED 5. REPORT ON CALL REPORT CAPTIONS: 1. OBJECTIVE 2. PERSONS CONTACTED 3. RESULTS 4. ACTION REQUIRED TO Radar - Chicago CONTACTED: Dan Sweeney - Prolect Manager R.. Hughes - Personnel Manager T. Anastasia - Shop Steward---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R. Pittelli - Philadelphia Department of Public Helath, Occupational ------Uaearda Section--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This la the F. J. MIStokes Dlvlalon of Pennwalt. Hera, thay have developed a special therminol FR-I rotating dryer. Although no one fr >/! dismiss ths pamnt or the application. I recognized It as the polyester fiber pellett dryer, simillar to the ones In ---------------use at the FMO Plants In hewiatwon end grant Hnyel.--These particular-- units are being made for Cataylltlc and will be used by Good Year ----------- air eheig exutiag fh. sysetms.--trim are 8 units involved, i gacnar------ soma for Apple Grove and the other for Scotsboro. All four are polyestei belting for automobile tires. By ref., each cone dryer is tested In fli. pr...nn. nf ths nnstnmsr fnr ahnnf a day.-------------------- Pennwalt has------------------ developed an electric package heat transfer unit, using Chromelax --------------- Heaters for this purpose.--Yesterday, a failure developed In the-------------- rotating joint, spraying 550 F Therminol through out the plant area. ---------------There was no heat damage buc considerable Inhalation problems': TH* area was evacuated, three people went home sick complaining of nausea. heavy breathing, and a dry feeling In the throat and nostrils. They -1 i.apnfd n<rlt trulayT--The nnlnn harama rnnrarnari--------------------------------- and insisted that the Board of Health be called in to renew and --------------- inspect the operation.--The Board of Health met independently wlch---------- Anastasia and inspected the premises in the morning. I had had ' --------------- an opportunity to'speSR eo Pittelli over the phone, prior to his visit to the plant. This was useful, since X was able to pre condition him somewhat to the nature of the fluids and to the type of industrial haaards they represented and to how situations---------------------------- of this type had been resolved xXx satisfactorily in the past. ' --------------- Pan Sweeney was..unaware uf this mumliig visit and I was able to---------------- tip him off before Anastasia and Pittelli got there._____________ With the .. --art i.miiuv. IVM* -- ............................ MCNS 077547 T - CENTRAL OFFICE COFY - >\ DICTATE IN SL l iNCE: 1. HEADING INFORMATION 2. NAMES OF ADDRESSEES ]. NAMES OF CARBONEES 4. IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED 5. REFORT ON CALL REPORT CAPTIONS: 1. OBJECTIVE 2. PERSONS CONTACTED 3. RESULTS 4. ACTION REQUIRED CUSTOM** NAM* PDQWALT CO. | cirr ano staff PHILADELPHIA. PA. OAII MKBIvfD j oaic it* J/23/70 CUSTOMER MAILING LIST CHANGES - SERVICE CENTER USE ONLY NAMEANO UUE njT ON MM MAC. j CATEGORY COOES MIC ION New York SEMVICC CINTU _1 SAlOMAN J. S. Pullman/sb a 1 1 |1 I j TO___________ -------------------------------------- CC-----------------------------------------------------------------------------rotating joint repaired and the area cleaned up, the odor level was ----------------- vaey geedn--There waa one very anail leak at the sep ef the alsatrle package unit but this waa venting high to the roof and could not ----------------- be noticed by anybody on the Min floor.------------------------------------------------------------- Considerable discussion waa held. More or less, Anaatasla and Board of Health on one side and Monaanto and Sweeney on the other with Hughes moderating. Everything worked out quite well. Plttelll - agreed thae thara waa na industrial haaard peasant --X believe he-------had had an opportunity to talk to some of the sick employees and ----------------- 1 understand that they will be back on the Juti luiuuuuw.--Sweeney--------has promised to keep the system tight. Plttelll has written a report describing the Incident and citing tha area as presently safe for personnel. A copy of this report is going --------------- te she State Beard eg Health.--The Itata will he making Ate saaqal------ Inspection of the Stokes Plant next week. Chances are they will have ----------------- a copy uf this report amt will:' probably ~tuuk into Lhe Ttiaimlnol op-- eration. However, no one seems concerned abou this. They all feel the issue has been resolved. FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED: Call Sweeney next week and learn if there were any problems with the Stata inspection..----------------------------------------------------------------- "-------------------------------------- * 1 *-jjt tv. iy*w l- 1 - CENTRAL OFFICE COPT HONS 77546