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FILE NAME: Goodyear (GY) DATE: 1950 May DOC#: GY009 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Inspection Report sxnsxca cr au sa ra n m w a ccsxobs,- caio _ms B. Flaks*! BHpsyiataodmt jCMohlarkisbloan*!o*f*S1c*ft^gr 4 ^ is o a 3a m i Sha 0ooifcP*IP ^-e & Jiabfccr Canary Akron, l a On Ha* 1 art Z , 29$>t v is it vsa sds t tbs above aaosd caapsoy to take Issd tests* Bequsst Tor tbsm tests ess ade by jack OdMgr, Safety Dim eter sad e o n ta r t ! nod* with Jtr . ELdBS7) S r . b lK B , Industrial 1fcrsienlst| l . . aaith D ivision al 7cro=rn, S . S . Io n , Dcpartmnt T m ri s a l I Cottlagtoa, Safety sad Labor Bapiescntaiivs. The Dspertaaoi vfcsre ia the lead te a ts vers tchm 1 lo c at ed in ria n t 2 and la 2o p artaaot r & i, Zesd Sbsslate S eetisn o f tb s SScbmle al Ooods D lrla i oo . Tar any years Tbs Ooodytar Cocpacy bss fa m ished clo t hing sad a 23 sla n ts bath period IS lantea o f w ilsh i s peld t y tbs eeapaay, to son vho vork ia tbo Load Tnrelcte Sec tio n . In th is Section both robbsr sad p la stic ham ore f ir s t c o w e d ty m certruainn scih ci with a la yer o f 99% (plus) lea d . This legrar or rfw&th nakss o saiga ca tho outside of tbs boss. A fter the hose Is cared th is sheath Is ransnsad by a so-oalled "stripping" o p e ra tio n . To p>.rfara th is load Insulating (or d w tb in g ) operation thonsan^s o f pounds o f load ar* o sltsd sod pesrod per s h li* . Tbs Bolting operations am p*rforod a t a circu la r type station bars the lead la f ir s t sited In a large enclosed gas fire d pot sod b ile in a nolten stats puopsd through 4-'! tabs into a pouring u n it. This pouring un it d lo n the noltca o cta l to fin e into co ld s, thus producing b illo t s . On tbs date o f v isit Wo sen ere engaged in tbo pouring operations. On oos side o f tbo u n it tbs aaployee caps tbs lead b ille ts ty sotaaotle pourlncj tbs other 5^10700 eertcing on the side th at only contains a m a ll xanbsr o f b ille t olds 0Jpt> by using a bond la d la , dipping fm a a m a ll land p o t. This pot is ed m sted b at does not contain a th o rro rtat. Tbs terg>eratnrw reading on the largo pot shoved 8C0 F . as tsapsraturo o f tho c e lt. A fter tbo nold* am pourod and capped, and a s u ffic ie n t time aliosod fo r coolin g, they are removed by the uoo of a h oist md placed on sk id s. Tbs fill- u p time was stated to bo Uo/lOOths o f a. ninuio end an anplpyos stay pour as any as l!iQ b ille t s in s ir hours. Ho therefore ^xndr about one hour and ten mlautos a ctu a lly poariag in a s ix hour s h ift. B droa 1 m wt j Ja toa larga m i pot a&radaatol? <*** 5** y* S il drou la plaoad la bchate lcate* voat a bood vbleh 1 ccnnoctod 1 * tthaaat Tltoa. M oleetroststls prspipitator ase caed to td ti ampias* Bt*rt k t tfarea sablea J t n i t i i l n M ttw t ti hisbeet oaeantarsiian raid be la U fcroatoiaj soco o ti* aployo bo o p a ti b le to bcr hatd* alas ti 1 * 2 . 2 p ro cip iia ta r as tortol aad illn -- it to n a f e r s is nlmrtaa md thao i t i o f dse to toa a c t tb a t 1 1 as tin a ti lsnrh perlod 8d 11 oporotiooe o sead. lita r ti osplc/see ro tia nod ron lm ch ti p ro elp ltata r n i sin etarU d ad n a sllo n rt lo roa o t l l 11 had ca lla cte d cea oble so ta r o a lr . B iia anadie eontalaad 0*Q& n U lie rta * o laad por cabio ste r o o r . Darlas ti tia e o aoopUng thare n a a plUag s ororflo orar ti top o ti b iH a t salda* B v t o r u kad hethar tb la n a aa araiaaal ocesrrsnco aad n a inferas! fcgr Xr. loen th st 11 lrrs rla b ly hsppons o m n l tla a a por b ll* Zn looklng o n r ti nca'a elcrth lej, i l aa notad tixat ti ? eontalaod.moa load dugt. I t as thm gbl th at thl load doat n s coalas Broa tha *5 b llla t a =hcn Vv?/ aro pallad e st o ti acida aad poafcod errar a a m o ra ll lo ti aJdda. Thtro n a a oco- aldorabla sacan! o load aersp on ti lo o r aroond tilla o a it and en onployao tao w aa a *laad boma** naos a toreh to m o ra tilia acrap la n i p o rio d ica lly . B iia l ord bumer la a Xaintoaanco Dnpartnant ap loya . B naxi po n a tafea in ti braathlng set o aa eaplayvo crfcin^ on a Rebertscn trippor, fSL-37. Ib la atrlppor m e m a tia load aiwati: '3/ o littla ^ l t ea t-^ la aa l t paaaoa throneh eorrujatod r o lla r a . B oda o tinao a l i i ooctiona ar tino r tetad op br n nppor and lo*r r o lla r , rtm rsad ad ro lla d boek (w eb in ti jracnar la tuca * * banaona) aad oarriad d o la to a c arrayar hicb ccrrla a th ra to ti laad a a ltln c pol* B ita conn /ur la andar t ha flo c r . fi ro la sica A iat on ti outaide o tha booa and tiw ro la <3 aafcaoat sosten on tb* atrlppor Juat aboro ti ta im a . Tha load atesto fcrooloiratpiaatly wMrh nocaagtate gtopoinf ti aachina and ra-throadiac ti load abasto baek la to tha ro lle r . B hoaa la mm 1r* m l a i tha m * f tba tacbla a d , t m m rtl e u * * , tba r lU r *otad fta t tha nd s f tba I m M boa un tha m l coatisoally troc* ib G o a r. h l* prodocad hasard* B w a a u * iaasntag a f thadajgar Urm tba fessa strttag tba G oc? bai l i mm prm tlaiLly ilU fflb la . . B W --y la sbtelaad * t iba abo* oparatian oontelnad O M S rnlzUm m a f laad pr oohio nrtar o f *5r - JLaathar aaapla aa tafcan 2a BnlXflag 63, a i aa extraxlca j> m *, #6* Cala oapla a i a t a m tba aaai aida a f tba di bloc* a i ha d it MLdar o a tls i. thla la h lw a p m i Therela a billo t. la plsesd la tha tcp mai, bTpzaaaora axartad.ty a rca tha laad paaaaa toroujh a dla aontainlny th boas* Tha topoeeferv o f tha 61a block en tba data of r ls it aa 5 7* Tba londad boaa paoasa oei a f tb t tfl oek fa r a distace e f boni 6 bo 8 iaohaa ad bas paaaaa loto a aaUBHyrqr Thla aeapia onljr ocstahsed 0*009 a llli rig a of laad par cable soter of a ir. Zt aa oteted tha il Obaalh of laad eaoaoi ba *ppliad to tba boaa ai tels dla hlock l f tba dla bl ock reacbaa a tsaperatara grsatar ibao J2S9 7 . Taara fo Ooodyow rs^srimeed posa laad poltafilo eaaaa la thia Load la x is te Section. Tba rltor ai told tha .t oaa tlaa tbara ata nuaaroos laad naltlng oprations bolng parfaraed ms* a c ir a area bai a f ceara, thla boa 11 ben changad to a centr&llaed laad pourine m il. han tb* original oaaoo a f laad poiacni&g davalfipad, Qoottycr tboaght i t odrioehlo to ; fbmiab clothlag to a il tba ma In thla Saoiioo and alao to 21o oaoh vlojnaa a *>aclTiad pwiod far atwwariA*. Thla praetlea baa baea oarrlad on f&r yvsn bat nov Com to aemoedo roaaona, Ooodyaar feala ib at tb iaaoanoa o f elothlng aaa tlaa anoannno for aboatrlag la no lcnjar naooaaaty. I t v u alao b roigii to tba rlter'o itaaUon thnt a enspatltlva coHpany doaa not foraleh ltttMng or QUowag batba to ttisir caplopaos* I t haa boaa our fiadine thot 1*ad prasente noegr aaxioas problans. Oadsr tha press t rrangsoonto, load la mdor ccn tro l. Rawsrar IX l i onea fat oui a f eootrb l, t t 111 ba very d ifficu lt to chocle and find Uw exact awroa o f tha hasard. Tben a co^party bas succeodod (as Ooodjraar baa) 2n pm otically aoltrlos tbaaa laad prohlsna, l t aeM to tho riter uarirse to Ttn iiata 03y o f tba praoaatlons tdob bien proteatad both the and tbq&r csplcyss* for so acny adsply oq a occcociB baala. The M Bdm allowable oecomtrttiioc (me) n r laad 1 0.15 B illie r a a o f laad per cable a r t of a ir . Ths auplas tatoa are, of tcg i | ^<11 bales tba )& & * w , tee rust taka into ocpIteration that than aaaplaa (or at laaat the fir s t taro) n o * the lead concentration la the breathing soon o f tha operators. they do not taka in tha load dost shloh night cling to , or laprosaate tha csployess* clothing, i f chaaga ef clothing la not provided. * Xxpcrioooa n o n that tha aww ja spicks* la a p in t usually soars bio sort clothes for m indefinite period o f tlaa before they ara la a te a d . Tha accsaalatloa of load on n anplegroa' a clothing socQd be greatest at tha laad peering station duo to tha handling of tha b illeta sod shore tha aoplayet Is required to handle tha loaded hose bofoso tha sth la xoBOvad. * Tb sriter sas infbrsud theft approdaately $Q f of tho =ca rho work in this section o not handle load in any fora, nor do thoy handla tha laadod hose. in tha opinion of tha writer, since lrad la a coailatlve poisan sod rinoa there could be a possibility of a a n inhaling laad dust firm hia doth*, i t would bo rcaasaahlo md proper that tha nan sho handle and haw contact with lead be required to tiuiir clothing sad tslca showers, as they art doing dot} and that tte a n who hart absolutely no contact with load, ba released ran those procastions. Only a Job break-dom ea alysia con dotorsine sh leb employees do not hcadlo lean in cryfo ra sad sh a t tha ptoxeateas of thosa ecqslcgrewe, in rela tio n to tha mribur of eeployms la th is Saction, i s . I f , a fte r a ooaplate a n a ly sis, i t i s found th a t tha percentage of thosa handling the lead i s fa r g reater thm tha o s tte ite d f i f t y percent ($0*), i . o ., in the m g s of fte n 6$ to 9*> p ercen t, then i t sco ld ba canalhi a to a lio s tha raaodning fe s *>loy*es to hero ths aaaa p riv ile g a s of clothing tod bathing as th sa ^ erity rrca though they aamiu gly bora no personal contact with tha lan d . Regarding the nainteaanco nan x *jo oust bom the lead eer tp fro a around th o a d d s , 15 s r it e r fe a le th a t th la lead can be scraped o ff the said,a and flo o r , thm? lia in a tia g tho lead fusee ih v r being generated by asena o f a torch. Thar rt tsa pasalbila latd baaarda et tfca m itlag m it a d i t ls tharairo pacoaaeadad that* . 1* 1ha s a l i cm la d s a li pt ba liatrsneiatlcaU7 ccatrollsd; 2* Tte zhmst spt ccm tha drsw testete ha fa>-dail^ad so aa te pm cnt w a & s t Area scapSss lata tte e-taoipbart In a ll prbbebdlltgr ths latter reexsaeodetlsa e bo ccspllod Ith fcy aalrins thia lata & claaad typ m it, tba tagtet te ba fillo d viihia tba caclowr Tte sriter feals t hat Coodfyas? ahoaTd te er lta eadeavar to ollslast * ls * I poiscnlag tefc tScas not fe *l thafe a r e la is s S ths rlcid prscauiicno so* beiss caicrccd ia Efbrlsabl-a SO'sjfxrtTJJ^ yailted, IHiihi IX?5 HJCU sA?s?r y-'-,an**, <*<^<aktiiaSiL^iM ' j