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June 17, 1924
State Department of Labor
571 Jersey Av.
Jersey City, N. J.
Att. Mr. Roach
Dear Sirs:-
Confirming our conversation during your recent visit
to our plant wi th Miss Erskine and also our conversation over
the telephone, the following covers the Various points upon
which you have asked me to make a report.
Employment dates of various operators concerning whom you have
received reports.
Mrs. Hazel Kuser - 1917 - 1920 - Dates not complote in our records
Miss M. Maggia - October 1, 1917 to January 25, 1922
Miss Virginia Rudolph - September 23, 1918 to April 13, 1921
Miss Grace Fryer - Have not located employment record
Miss Margaret Cargough - August 13, 1919 to December 24, 1923
Migs Katherine Schaub - March 22, 1917 to March 19, 1920
Miss Helen Quinlan - July 13, 1918 to March 19, 1920
The first case of necrosis that came to our attention
was that of Miss Carlough who left our employ on December 24,1923.
Shortly afterward we received notice from the mother of Mrs. Kuser
stating that Mrs. Kuser was about to make claim for compensation
because of having received phosphorous poisoning during her. em-
ployment at our plant four years ago
There were various rumors in circulation which caused
us to start a thorough investigation into the matter. As for the
phosphorous side of the proposition if it has been found that this
was phosphorous poisoning it could not possibly have come from our
material as there is no phosphorous used in the making up of this
material.
Our first step was to have a thorough investigation
made of our oldest operators by the Life Extension Institute to
determine their present condition particularly wi th reference to
blood and teeth. The report of this Institution covering all the
cases stated they could find nothing indicative of anything hazard-
ous in the handling of our luminous material and the operators
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"ocrText": "June 17, 1924\nState Department of Labor\n571 Jersey Av.\nJersey City, N. J.\nAtt. Mr. Roach\nDear Sirs:-\nConfirming our conversation during your recent visit\nto our plant wi th Miss Erskine and also our conversation over\nthe telephone, the following covers the Various points upon\nwhich you have asked me to make a report.\nEmployment dates of various operators concerning whom you have\nreceived reports.\nMrs. Hazel Kuser - 1917 - 1920 - Dates not complote in our records\nMiss M. Maggia - October 1, 1917 to January 25, 1922\nMiss Virginia Rudolph - September 23, 1918 to April 13, 1921\nMiss Grace Fryer - Have not located employment record\nMiss Margaret Cargough - August 13, 1919 to December 24, 1923\nMigs Katherine Schaub - March 22, 1917 to March 19, 1920\nMiss Helen Quinlan - July 13, 1918 to March 19, 1920\nThe first case of necrosis that came to our attention\nwas that of Miss Carlough who left our employ on December 24,1923.\nShortly afterward we received notice from the mother of Mrs. Kuser\nstating that Mrs. Kuser was about to make claim for compensation\nbecause of having received phosphorous poisoning during her. em-\nployment at our plant four years ago\nThere were various rumors in circulation which caused\nus to start a thorough investigation into the matter. As for the\nphosphorous side of the proposition if it has been found that this\nwas phosphorous poisoning it could not possibly have come from our\nmaterial as there is no phosphorous used in the making up of this\nmaterial.\nOur first step was to have a thorough investigation\nmade of our oldest operators by the Life Extension Institute to\ndetermine their present condition particularly wi th reference to\nblood and teeth. The report of this Institution covering all the\ncases stated they could find nothing indicative of anything hazard-\nous in the handling of our luminous material and the operators"
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