Health Division report for the month ending September 30, 1950
Health Division report for the month ending May 31, 1951
Transcript of Health Division report for the month ending May 31, 1951
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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23, A, G, Kammer, M.D., Medical Director, C&CCC, South Charleston, W. Va, 24, E. V, Henson, Me D., C&CCC, South Charleston, We Va, 25, R. Jo Sexton, M. D., C&CCC, I n s t i t u t e , We Va. 26, C, U, Dernehl, M.D., C&CCC, Texas City, Texas. 27, J. S. Lyon, M, Do, C&CCC, K-25, Oak Edge. 28, C o R, Sullivan, Jr,, M. Do, C&CCC, Y-12, Oak Ridge. 29. Richard H, Rucker, M, Do, AEC, Oak Ridge. 30, 31,
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
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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
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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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FEB.
MAR.
APR.
MAY
PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES VISITING D I S PENSARY
EACH SYMBOL REPRESENTS 10%
86.9