HEALTH D I V I S I O N

W O R T FOR MONTH ENDING

MAY 3 1 , 1 9 5 1

O A K RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY

CARBIDE AND CARBON CHEMICALS COMPANY OPERATED BY

A DIVISION OF UNION CARBIDC A N D CARBON CORPORATION

POST OFFICE BOX P OAK RIDGE. TENNESSEE

UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED Report Number ORNL-1059

This document consis ts of 2 2 pages,

Contract Noo W-7b05 eng 26

HEALTH DIVISION

REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING MAY 31, 1951

J. S o Felton, MOD,

OAK EDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY

CARBIDE AND CARBON CHEBICALS COWANY A Division of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation

PQSt Office BOX P

ope rated by

Oak Ridge, Tennessee

UNCLASSIFIED 3 4456 0 3 5 2 7 b 8 1

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UNCLASSIFIED

10 20

3-40 50

6-70 8-11, 12 0

13-a o

15 0

16 , 170 18 19 e

20 0 210 220

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32. To Lo Shipman, M, Do , Medical Director, Los Alamos. 33,

34, 35.

Robert J. Hasterlik, MOD, , Medical Director, Argonne National Laboratory, Charles La Dunham, Jr., M o D o , Chief, Medical Branch, Division of

Biology and Medicine, A E C , Washington.

Merril Eisenbud, Director, Health and Safety Division, New Yo& Directed

W, Do Norwood, M, D O ) Medical Director, Hanford Engineer Works, Lee E, Farr, M, Do , Medical E r e c t o r , Brookhaven,

Operations ,

36-40, Technical Information Division,

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DISTRIBUTION OF EFFORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 1951

Monthly Weekly Hourly

Personnel

Physicians Indus t r ia l Designer Nurses Medical Technicians X-ray Technician Office Personnel Gus t o d i a l Personnel

Number of technical personnel addedr Number of technical personnel terminated:

0 0

ALLOCATION OF TIME

Physicians Admini st rative Physic a1 Examin a t i on Dispensary Service H e a1 t h Education

Indus t r ia l Designer

Nurses Supe r v i a ion Dispensary Sh i f t Nursing

Medical Technicians General Laboratory Blood Studies U r inalys i s

X-rav Technician

Office Personnel

Custodial Personnel

3 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 8 0

0 3 +- n- T

0 1/3 0 0 2/3

0 0 1 2/3 0 0 3./3 0

1 0 0

1/2 0 0 1/2 5 0

0 1 0 0 1 1/2 0 0 1/2 0

0 1 0

0 8 0

0 0 3 T T - T

UNCLASSIFIED

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STATISTICAL SUMMARY

Severi ty Rate o . o . e 0 0 e h05 days l o s t per i l l n e s s absence Disabili ty Rate . , a

Frequency Rate O O O . . . o . O O O O O . ~ o O . 3.0 i l l n e s s absences p e r 1000 days scheduled

Nuhber of Pat ients

, 13 06 days l o s t pe r 1000 days scheduled

c.

Employee X-10 Dispensary , e ., 411 Y-12 Dispensary O . O 1 O O O O O O O e O . 220

Total O . O O . O O O O Q O O O . O O O O o O ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ o ~ o ~ ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1631 Non-employee

A.E.C. . e o o o o o 4 American Cyanamide e O O O O o e O O O O . 19 Austin Coo . . O O O . O O O O o O O O O . O O o O O 2 Bechtel Corp, o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 10 du Pont (Savannah) o o o o p l o o o o o o 25 Foster-Wheeler . o O . O O O O e O O o O O o O 3 Phi l l i p s Petroleum . . . . O O . O O . . O . 30 Other , o . . e 36

Total o O O O O O O O O O O o O O O O 1 O ~ o o o o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 . 129 Total pa t i en t s O O O O O O . O o . O O O O O O O ~ O ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ o ~ o 1760

Number of Visits Employe e

X-10 Dispensary e 3671 Y-12 Dispensary O . o o . . O ~ O O O O 397

Total e e , , 4068 Non-employee

AoEoC. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o 0 . 0 6 American Cyanamide , . 41 Austin Coo O . O . O O O O . O O . O O O O O O o O 4 Bechtel Corp, O O O O . O ~ O o O O O O I o O 1 2 du Pont (Savannah) O O O O O O o O o O O 45 Foster-Wheeler e e o e e .. 4 Ph i l l i p s Petroleum . O O O . O O O o O O 73 Other O o O O O o O O O O O O O . O O O O O O O I O O 73

Total o o e o ., e e ., o . ., ., 258 Total visits o o o e e o o e e 0 . 4326

Number of Procedures Procedures performed at X-10- ., 5460 Procedures performed a t Y-12 ,, e ., El 412

Total procedures o . e 5872

Number of Employees a t the Laboratory ,, 2896 percent Employees Visit ing Dispensary e 56,4 Number of Visits p e r Employee e e . l o b Percent Visitors Visit ing Dispensary e 6j05 Number of V i s i t s p e r Visi tor O , O O O o O O O O O O O O O O O O O ~ o o o o o o o o o o ~ o o o 1.3 Number of I l l n e s s Absences p e r Employee O o O o o O o o o o O o o O O O O e O O o o o 0.1

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PEDCEDII€ES ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1951

Non-occupational in ju ly

Non-occupa t i o n a l i l l n e s s

Occupational in jury o r exposure,. chemical

Occupational i n j u r y o r exposure, chemical, a.o.q.

Occupational in jury o r exposure, n.o.c.

Occupational inj i i ry o r exposure, n.o.c.w, a.0.q.

Occupational in jury o r exposure, radiat ion 0 n I1 " 9 It , revisit

Occupational i n ju ry o r exposure, radiation, a.o.q.*

Occupational i l l n e s s , n.o.c.*

Absence due t o i l l n e s s o r injury, non-occupational

H n fi , r e v i s i t

n 11 11 , r e v i s i t

, r e v i s i t 11 tl 11 (I n * ¶

n l t u n It , revisit * , " 3

*, N , r e v i s i t * n n n

A , revisit n n tl It It 9 9

Y I) , r e v i s i t n It n I? ¶

I1 n 9 fi , r e v i s i t

tl 11 rr It 1) It , occupational

Physical examination, i n d u s t r i a l hygiene Physic a1 examination, pre-placement Physical examination, mh i re Physical examination, periodic heal th Physical examination, food handler Physical examination, other Physical examinat ion, t e rminat ion Physical examination, job t r a n s f e r

fiudiogram Blood donation Cl in ica l lzboratory procedure+ Electrocardiogram Field c l i n i c a l laboratory procedure

9 a,o.q, - alleged o r questionable jw n,o.c, b not otherwise c l a s s i f i e d + see next page

No, of Procedures

181 171 790 333

1 2 15 0 1

156 403

2 1 0 0 0 0 2 3

216 3

150 93 5

23 0

22 1 7 15

346 0

5 76 326

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No0 of

Occupational vis ion sect ion procedures: Spectacles issued, plano 118 Spectacles o rde red, p rescr ip t ion 63 Spectacles issued, prescr ipt ion 48 Ortho r a t e r examination 366 P a r t i a l replacement 30 Adjustment o r repa i r 41 Advisory serv ice 22

Total X - r a y examination:

X-ray examination, non-occupational condition X-ray examination, occupational condition

To t a l Special study in t endew Psychodiagnostic tes t Consultation, non-occupational condition Consultation, occupational condition Consultation without pa t ien t , non-occupational Consultation without pa t ien t , occupational Home visit Pre-marital serodiagnostic t e s t Immunization Diagnostic procedure f o r an outside physician C l in i ca l photograph Dispensary visit, pa t ien t no t seen

GRAND TOTAL

6L 188

Procedures

'The f igure on page 6 represents t he number of c l i n i c a l laboratory visits. More than one laboratory procedure may be performed i n one visit. i s a breakdown of t he procedures performedr

The following

Bacteriological Smear 3 Basal Metabolism 2 Bleeding Time 1 Blood Glucose 5 Clot t ing Time 1 Complete Blood Count 300 Feces - Bacteriological 1 Feces - Parasi tological 3 Frag i l i t y Test 1 Gastr ic Analysis 1 Hematocrit 1 Kahn - Presumptive 389 Kahn - Standard 5 Kahn - Titer 5 Red Blood Count and Hemoglobin 4 Rh Factor 99 Sedimentation Rate 3 sputum 3 Typing - Blood 99 Urinalysis 313 Vital Capacity 69 White Blood Count &?dl D i f f e ren t i a l u Miscellaneous 3

Tot a1 1334

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DISPCSITICN FOLLQtV’IMG DISPSXSA 3 VISITS

.%turn t o regular work Return t o modified o r part,-time work Remain o f f work Granted leave Died i n plan% %ejected Accepted conditionally Accepted Sent t o h o s p i t a l o r physician’s o f f i ce

AGGREGATE,

ATTENDANT

First aid attendant F i r s t aid attendant and nurse First a i d attendent, ~nrrsse and doctor Nurse Nurse and Doctpor Doctor Doctor and f irst ai.d attendant Tec hni c i an

AGGREGATE

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Less than 1 day 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7 days 8 days 9 days 10 days 11 days 12 days 13 days 15 days 20 days 22 days 24 d y s 28 days 34 days 40 days 43 days 99 days

TIME LOST IlUE TO ILLNESS ABSENCE

No. of Absences

18 103 32 15 6 9

; 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1. 1 1

219

No, of Dap Lost

0 103 64 45 24 45 42 35 24 9 20 33 12 26 30 40 22 48 28 34 40 43 99

866

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NUMBER OF DIAGNOSES FOR ALL VISITS

Number of Diagnoses

Non-occupational:

Superf ic ia l i n j u r i e s (abrasions, b l i s t e r s ,

Lacerations Contusions S t ra ins and sprains Foreign bodies Burns (thermal, chemical and radiant) Fractures Head in jury Miscellaneous

in sec t bites, scratches)

Total non-occupational i n j u r i e s

Occupational:

Superf ic ia l i n j u r i e s (abrasions, blisters,

Lace r a t ions Contusions S t ra ins and sprains Foreign bodies Burns (thermal, chemical and radiant) Fractures Amputa ti ons Head in jury Miscellaneous

in sec t b i t e s , scratches)

Total occupational i n ju r i e s

110 91 4.4 85 4

38 26 9

20

42 7

151 166

87 37 27 85 l4 1

25 3

596

TOTAL DIAGNOSES OF INJUKES 1023

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N h e r of Diagnoses

ILLNESSES

Non-occupational:

Respiratory Digestive Circulatory mseases of blood and blood-forning organs Genito-urinary Bones and j o i n t s Diseases of skin Dermatitis Diseases of eye Diseases of ear Allergic d i s eases Endocrine and metabolic diseases Infect ious d is e ases Psychoneurotic disorders Common benign tumors Symptoms and i l l -def ined condition3

Total non-occupational i l l n e s s e s

Occupational :

Dermatitis (due t o chemicals) Diseases of eye

Total occupational i l l nes ses

TOTAL DIAGNOSES OF IUNESS’ES

No abnormal findings General medical examination Prophylactic inoculat ion and vaccination Follow-up examination after operation,

i n j u r y o r disease o ther than tuberculosis Follow-up examination f o r tuberculosis, not

needing fur ther care Normal pregnancy Medical and surgical af tercare Immunizations Impairment due t o war i n j u r i e s Loss due t o other and unspecified

Congenital malformations Pregnancy, complications of Operations as cause of absences

Special services not involving diagnosis

accidents and poisonings, except war

Total

384 2 05 76 10 77

163 106 36

119 50 61 41 83

106 4

60

1581

1 3

4

17 1 10

31

2 6

2 1 706 1

1 2 1

19 818

2686

GRAND TOTAL 6112

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ABSENCES AND TIME LOST BY GEMEW DIAGNOSIS GB3UPS

No. of Days Absences - Lost

Mspi rat0 ry Digestive Circulatory Genito-urinary Rones and jo in t s Diseases of skin Non-occupational dermsti tis Diseases of eye Diseases of ea r Allergic Metabolic Infectious diseases Psychoneurotic disorders Symptoms and i l l -def ined conditions Pregnancy, complications of

INJURIES:

Lac e rat ions Contusions S t ra ins and sprains Burns (thermal, chemical & r a d i m t ) Miscellaneous

Absence f o r general medical examination

Operations as cause of absence

TOTAL

50 59 6

26 10 1 1 4 2 3 1 3 l4 8 1

5 2 7 2 1

n l2

219

15 7 126

23 44 51 1

1 1 28

7 13 18 86 43

1 7 26 51 1 1

2

165

866

4

8 .

NUMBER OF VISITS BY PERSONAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND Gl@3UP CHARACTERISTICS

No, of No. of Visits Employees Average

TOTAL LO68 2896 104

SEX Female - Male

OCCUPATION Life s c i e n t i s t Physical s c i e n t i s t Engineer Technical a s s i s t a n t Administrative and managerial personnel Cler ica l Lab0 rer Maintenance Protective C raft sman Chemical operator Equipment operator

RACE Colored - White

MARITAL STATUS Married Single b?idowed Divorced

HEALTH STATUS" H-1 H-2 H-3

29 490 510 649 200 396 121 80

176 1205 159 53

54 475 39 7 3 73 156 319 108 54 15 7 660 89 54

219 164 103 3849 2 732 104

3370 2373 616 456 40 27 105 42 40 l o 1

717 569 103 2 902 2077 l o b 449 250 l08

physically qua l i f ied for any position, H-2 Physically qual i f ied f o r any position, but has minor defects, H-3 Physically qual i f ied f o r special employment only, with rest r ic t ions.

NO. Of NO. of

DIVISION

Physics Chemist qy Reactor Technology Biologg Metallurgy Technical Training Program School of .%actor Technology Health Physics Engineering and Md ntenance Indus t r i a l Relations Health General Office Securi ty Directors Analytical Chemistry, X-10 Mathematics Panel Chemical Technology Analytical Chemistry, Y-12 Chemical Research hlec t romagnet i c Rese arch Isotope, Research and Production ANP

. 5 i Z F Z G n s

AGE GRNP 18 t o 19 years 20 t o 29 years 30 t o 39 years 40 t o 49 years 50 t o 59 years 60 t o 69 years

SHIFT S t rai ght days Rotating s h i f t s S t r a igh t s h i f t

-

PAYEDLL Hourly Weekly Monthly

V i s i t s - 115 134 100 69 86

173 36 20 155

1795 184

27 103 105 184 191

2 1 2 23 48 46 32 63 78

5 1340 1593 801 291 38

3531 473 64

1768 1 4 5 1155

Ehployees

93 96

101 83

108 120 18 20

114 1000

13 1 25

rL5 15 7 154 116

2 1 3-35 40 k4 55 75 45

9 960

1169 548 189 21

2559 301 36

1097 750

1049

Average

l o 2 1.4 1.0 008 0.8 1e4 2.0 100 1.b 1.8 1 0 4 1 0 1 00 7 1e2 102 1,6 1.0 10 7 1.2 1.0 0.6 008 1.7

0.6 1e4 1e4 1.5 105 1-8

1.4 1.6 1.8

1.6 1.9 1. ’$

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TIHE LOST BY PERSONAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND GmUP CHA;RACTE€USTICS

Days Scheduled Percent - Lost Days Time Lost

TOTAL 865 63712 104

SEX Eiie Female

CCCUPATION Life s c i e n t i s t ’

Physical s c i e n t i s t Engineer Technical ass i s tan t Administrative and marnagelrial personnel Cler ica l personnel Laborer Maintenance personnel Protective personnel Craftsman Chemical operator Equipment operator

RACE Colored White

- PlAKTTAL STATUS Married Single Widowed Divorced

HEALTH STATUS* H-1 H-2 H-3

613 53394 1.1 252 10318 2 e 4

6 31 55

139 34

189 26 10 18

333 9

15

1188 10450 8 734 8206 3432 7018 23 76 1188 3454

a 5 2 0 1958 1188

43 3608 l e 2 82 2 60104 l e 4

700 52206 103 1l4 10332 1*1 48 594 8.1 3 880 0.3

124 12518 100 585 45672 1.3 156 5500 2.8

%-1 Physically qua l i f ied f o r any posi t iono H-2 Physically qna l i f ied f o r any posit ion, but has minor defects, H-3 Phyaically qua l i f ied f o r spec ia l employment only , with r e s t r i c t ions ,

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DIVISION Ope rations Physics Chemist rg Reactor Technology Biology Metallurgy Technical Training Program School of ilkactor Technology Health Physics Engineering and Maintenance Industrial Relations He a1 t h General Office Security Directors Analytical Chemistry, X 4 1 0 Mathematics Panel Chemical Technology Analytical Chemistry, Y-12 Chemical Research Electhmagnetic Research Isotope, Research and Production ANP

SHIFT Straight days %ta t ing shif t a Stra ight s h i f t

I_

Weekly Monthly

D a y s Lost _p_

10 50 3 9 6

18 0 0

b5 418 32 8

22 70 38 47

7 44 20 13 10 6 0

2 269 2 73 126 193 2

776 79 10

411 361 93

Scheduled Percent D a y s Time Lost

2046 2112 2222 1826 23 76 2640 3 96 440

2508 22000

2882 550

3190 3454 3388 2552 462

2970 880 968

1210 1650

990

198 21120 25718 12056 4158 462

56298 6622

792

24134 16500 23078

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EMPLOYEE3 WITH ONE OR MORE ILLNESS ABSENCE BY PERSONAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND GROW CHARACTERISTICS

No. of Percent Absentees Employees Absentees

TOTAL 193 2896 607

Female

OCCUPATION Life s c i e n t i s t Physical s c i e n t i s t Engineer Technical a s s i s t an t Administrative and managerial personnel C le r i ca l personnel Laborer Maintenance personnel Protective personnel Craftsman Chemical operator Equipment operator

RACE Colored - White

MARITAL STATUS Married Single Widowed Divorced

m ~ m STATUS" H-1 H-2 H-3

2 9 19 52

9 52 4 Ir 4

31

i

5B 475 397 3 73 156

. 319 108 54

157 660

89 54

3.7 1.9 4.8

13.9 5.8

16,3 3.7 764 2.5 4.7 3 e&

704

1 2 164 783 181 2732 6.6

4 3 2.373 43 456 4 27 3 40

6eO 904

4 0 8 7.5

22 569 3.9 1Ls 2077 7.0

26 250 10.4

3-1 Physically qua l i f ied f o r any posi t iono H-2 Physically qua l i f ied f o r aw posit ion, bu t has minor defects. H-3 Physically qua l i f ied f o r spec ia l employment only, with r e s t r i c t ions ,

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DIVISION Operations Physic s Chemistry Reactor Technology Biology Metallurgy Technical. Training Prqgram School of Reactor Technology Health Phyrsics Engineering and Maintenance Indus t r ia l Relations Health General Office

Directors Analytical Chemistrg, 1-10 Mathema t i c s Panel Chemical Technology Analytical Chemistry, Y-12 Chemical Research Electromagnetic Research Isotope, Research and Production ANP

secur i ty

AGE GRIUP , 1 8 t o 19 years 20 t o 29 years 30 t o 39 years 40 t o 49 years 50 t o 59 years 60 t o 69 years

SHl2T Straight days Rotating s h i f t s Straight s h i f t

-

PAYBIDLL Hourly Wekly Honthly

NO, of Absentees Employees

7 6 3 4 4 4 0 0 10 49 13 3 6 1L 15 15 5 17 5 6 3 4 0

2 85 72 22 10 2

171 18 4

49 113 31

93 96

101 83 108 120 18 20 1l4

1000 131 25 1L5 157 154 116 21

135 40 44 55 75 45

9 960 1169 548 189 21

2559 301 36

1097 750 1049

Percent Absentees

705 6.3 300 40 8 3.7 303 0.0 000 808 409 9.9 12.0

L o 1

9. 7 809

12.9 23.8 12.6 12 .5 13,6 5.5 5.3 0.0

22.2 8.9 6,2 4.0 5.3 9.5

60 7 6,O 1101

h.5 15.1

3.0

mg. No. 12540 S E V E R I T Y R A T E Unclassified

D a y s Lost Per A b s e n c e E A C H S Y M B O L R E P R E S E N T S I D A Y

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D I S A B I L I T Y R A T E * D a y s L o s t P e r 1,000 Days Scheduled

E A C H S Y M B O L R E P R E S E N T S 5 O/o

MAR. Y 26.3

,

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I l lness A b s E A C H

FEB.

MAR.

F R E Q U E N C Y R A T E ences Per 1,000 Days Scheduled S Y M B O L R E P R E S E N T S I DAY

APR.

4.8

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Dwg. No. 12543 Unelassif i ed

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FEB.

MAR.

APR.

MAY

PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES VISITING D I S PENSARY

EACH SYMBOL REPRESENTS 10%

86.9