Health Division report for the month ending September 30, 1950
Transcript of Health Division report for the month ending September 30, 1950
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HEALTH DIVISION
REPORT FOR MONTH ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 1950
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
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CARBIDE AND CARBON CHEMICALS DIVISIONUNION OARIIDE AND CARBON CORPORATION
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OAK RIDOE, TENNEEEEE
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Report Number ORNL-902Copy v£_ of 70Series A
This document consists of20 pages.
Contract No. ¥-7405 eng 26
HEALTH DIVISION
REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1950
J. S. Felton,!I.D.
Date Issued
FEB 5 1951
OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORYoperated by
CARBIDE AND CARBON CHEMICALS DIVISIONUnion Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Post Office, Box POak Ridp;e. Tennessee mmK marietta energy systems libraries
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Internal Distribution as Follows:
1. G. T. Felbeck (C & CCC, N. Y., N. Y.)2. Physics Library
3-4. Training School Library5. Health Physics Library
6-7. Biology Library8-11. Central Files
12. D. W. Cardwell
13. L. B. Emlet
14-15. J. S. Felton,M.D.16. J. H. Frye, Jr.17. W„ E. Pennington
18. A. H. Hollaender
19. A. S. Householder
20. C. E. Larson
21. K. Z. Morgan
22. E. J. Murphy23. J. A. Swartout
24. A. M. Weinberg
Oak Ridge National Laboratory External Distribution as Follows:
25. A. G. Kammer, M.D., Medical Director, C. & CCC, South Charleston, ff. Ya.26. Robert J. Hasterlik, M.D., Medical Director, Argonne National Laboratory
27-33. Argonne National Laboratory34-37. Brookhaven National Laboratory38-41. University of California Radiation Laboratory42-43. New York Directed Operations44-45. Hanford Engineer Works46-47. General Electric, Schenectady
48. Patent Branch, Washington49-63. Technical Information Division
64. Charles L. Dunham, Jr., M.D. , Asst. Chief, Medical Branch, Division ofBiology and Medicine, AEC, Washington
65-66, AEC, Washington67. T. L. Shipman, M.D., Medical Director, Los Alamos
68-70. Los Alamos
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DISTRIBUTION OF EFFORT FOR THE MONTH OW SEPTEMBER 1950
Monthly Weekly Hourly
2 0 0
1 0 0
1 0 0
1 4 0
0 3 0
0 1 0
0 7 0
0 0 4
5 15 4
Personnel
PhysiciansInduatrial Hygiene EngineerIndustrial DesignerNurses
Medical Technicians
X-ray technicianOffice Personnel
Custodial Personnel
Number of technical personnel added: 1Number of technical personnel terminated: 0
ALLOCATION OF TIME
PhysioiansAdministrative
Physical ExaminationDispensary Service
Industrial Designer
Industrial Hygiene Engineer
Nurses
SupervisionDispensary Shift Nursing
Medical Technicians
General LaboratoryBlood Studies
Urinalysis
X-ray Technician
Office Personnel
Custodial Personnel
l/3 02/3 0
1 0
1
1
0
0
1/2 0l/2 4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1 1/21/2
1
7
0
T5"
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Severity Rate 3.5 days lost per illness absenceDisability Rate 12.5 days lost per 1000 days scheduledFrequency Rate 3.6 absences per 1000 days scheduled
Number of Patients
Employee 2062Non-Employee 179
Total 2241
Number of Visits
Employee 4137Non-Employee
J. A. Jones Const. Co 36
Austin Company 4Other 224
Total 267
Total all vis its 4404
Number of Procedures 5689Number of Employees at the Laboratory 2373Percent of Employees Visiting Dispensary 51.6Number of Visits per Employee 1.7Number of Illness Absences per Employee 0.1
Ratio of Occupational to Non-occupational ProceduresRatio of Non-occupational to Occupational Injuries, first visit ..Ratio of Non-occupational to Occupational Injuries, all visits ...Ratio of Occupational to Non-occupational Illnessos, first visit .Ratio of Occupational to Non-occupational Illnesses, all visits .*Ratio of Occupational to Non-occupational AbsencesRatio of Occupational to Non-occupational Days Lost
• • • • * 1 : 0.3
1 : 1.5
1 : 3.0
*
*
1 : 60.0
1 J 590.0
*Ratios are not given since there were no occupational illnesses for the monthof September.
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PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1950
Non-occupational injuryn " , rovis it
Non-occupational illnessn « 9 revisit
Occupational injury or exposure, chemical«» » » " , M , revisit
Occupational injury or exposure, chemical, a.o.q.*« n n « , « , » , revisit
Occupational injury or exposure, n.o.c.**«« » n '* , " , revisit
Occupational injury or exposure, n.o.c.**, a.o.q.*" «« " , tt , M , revisit
Occupational injury or exposure, radiation» » " " , u , revisit
Occupational injury or exposure, radiation, a.o.q.*ti n «i ti ^ n f n ^ revisit
Occupational illness, n.o.c.**" " , H , revisit
Absence due to illness or injury, non-occupational*» » » n » » , occupational
Physical examination, industrial hygienePhysical examination, pre-placementPhysical examination,rehirePhysical examination, periodic healthPhysical examination, food handlerPhysical examination, otherPhysical examination, terminationPhysical examination, job transferAudiogramBlood donation
Clinical laboratory procedure fElectrocardiogramField clinical laboratory procedure
* a.o.q. - alleged or questionable
** n.o.c. - not otherwise classified
f see next page
No. of
Procedures
91
67
714
348
7
9
0
0
127
327
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
180
3
0
103
9
7
0
5
73
14
168
3
379
120
0
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Occupational vision section procedures:Spectacles issued, piano 14Spectacles ordered, prescription 14Spectacles issued, prescription 22Orthorater examination- 115
Orthorater examination, field 0Partial replacement 7Adjustment or repair 17Advisory service 1
Total
X-ray examination:X-ray.examination, non-occupational conditionX-ray examination, occupational condition
Total
Special study interviewPsychodiagnostic testConsultation, non-occupational conditionConsultation, occupational conditionConsultation, without patient, non-occupationalConsultation, without patient, occupationalHome visit
Pre-marital serodiagnostic testImmunization
Diagnostic procedure for an outside physicianGRAND TOTAL
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No. of
Procedures
3
2095
190
2098
0
4
169
6
17
5
0
1
439
3
5689
*The figure on page 5 represents the number of clinical laboratory visits.More than one laboratory procedure may be performed in one visit. Thefollowing is a breakdown of the procedures performed:
Bacteriological SmearBasal Metabolism
Blood Cholesterol
Blood Creatinin
Blood Glucose
Blood N. P. H.
Blood Uric Acid
Complete Blood CountFeces - BacteriologicalFeces - ParasitologicalKahn
Kahn - Titer
Red Blood Count and HemoglobinRh Factor
Sedimentation Rate
Typing - BloodUrinalysisWhite Blood Count and Differential
Total
3
7
2
1
10
2
2
280
3
6
124
1
9
106
27
106
333
25
1047
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DISPOSITION FOLLOWING DISPENSARY VISITS
Return to regular work 4777Return to modified or part-time work 305Remain off work 425Granted leave ODied in plant °Rejected ^Accepted conditionally 0Accepted 109Sent to hospital or physicians office 70
AGGREGATE 5689
PERSONNEL ATTENDING PATIENTS
First Aid Attendant 2First Aid Attendant and Nurse 2First Aid Attendant, Nurse and Doctor 1Nurse 1932Nurse and Doctor 157Doctor 61°Doctor and First Aid Attendant 0Technician 2954Psychologist 31
Aggregate 5689
Less than 1 day1 day2 days3 days4 days5 days6 days7 days8 days9 days
10 days12 days13 days15 days18 days19 days24 days29 days44 days
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TIME LOST DUE TO ILLNESS ABSENCE
No. of No. of
Absences Days Lost
21 0
75 75
29 58
7 21
8 32
15 75
6 36
5 35
0 24
4 36
1 10
1 12
1 13
2 30
1 18
1 19
1 24
1 29
1 44
183 591
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NUMBER OF PROCEDURES BY GENERAL DIAGNOSIS GROUPS
Illnesses:
AllergyBlood abnormalityCardio-vascular disease
Dental disorder
Dermatitis
Endocrine disorder
Eye and ear disorderGastro-intestinal disease
Genito-urinary diseaseHernia
Infections and parasitic diseaseMenstrual disease
Nervous and mental state, neurologic disorderNew growthOrthopedic disorderPain and headache
Respiratory diseaseTuberculosis
Miscellaneous
AggregateInjuries
InjuriesInjuries, potential
AggregateOperative procedure
Total
Special services not involving diagnosis
GRAND TOTAL
Number of Procedures
70
6
20
15
85
44
71
136
34
3
99
23
54
20
256
77
469
0
59
513
1
1541
514
30
2085
3604
5689
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ABSENCES AND TIME LOST BY GENERAL DIAGNOSIS GROUPS
Illnesses:
AllergyBlood abnormalityCardio-vascular disease
Dental disorder
Dermatitis
Endocrine disorder
Eye and ear disorderGenito-intestinal disease
Genito-urinary diseaseHernia
Infections and parasitic diseaseLienstrual disease
Nervous and mental state, neurologic disorderNew growthOrthopedic disorderPain and headache
Respiratory diseaseTuberculosis
Miscellaneous
Injuries:Injuries, non-occupationalInjuries, occupational
Operative procedures
Total
No. of DaysAbsences Lost
7 21
1 0
1 0
0 0
1 2
0 0
3 8
27 84
11 37
0 0
3 17
11 17
7 15
2 20
9 92
6 16
81 200
0 0
3 10
6 4
0 0
4 48
183 591
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NUMBER OF VISITS BY PERSONAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND GROUP CHARACTERISTICS
No. of No. ofVisits Employees average
TOTAL
SEX
Female
Male
OCCUPATION
Life scientist
Physical scientistEngineerTechnical assistantAdministrative and managerial personnelClerical personnelLaborer
Maintenance personne1Protective personnelCraftsman
Chemical operatorEquipment operator
RACE
Colored
White
MARITAL STATUSMarried
SingleDivorced
Widowed
HEALTH STATUS*H-l
H-2
H-3
4137 2373 1.7
444 400 1.1
3693 1973 1.9
65 50 1.3
512 370 1.4
373 228 1.6
385 232 1.7
227 146 1.6
469 346 1.4
272 131 2.1
164 101 1.6
272 151 1.8
1141 490 2.3
143 57 2.5
114 71 1.6
289 156 1.9
3848 2217 1.7
3463 1925 1.8
586 396 1.5
52 26 1.4
36 26 2.0
866 537 1.6
2829 1596 1.8
442 240 1.8
*H-1 Physically qualified for any position.H-2 Physically qualified for any position,,but has minor defects.H-3 Physically qualified for special employment only, with restrictions.
DIVISION
OperationsPhysicsChemis tryReactor TechnologyBiologyMetallurgyTraining ProgramGraduate Training ProgramHealth PhysicsEngineering and MaintenanceIndustrial Relations
Health
General Office
SecurityDirectors
Wage StandardsMathematics Panel
Chemical Technology
AGE GROUP
18 to 19 years20 to 29 years30 to 39 years40 to 49 years50 to 59 years60 to 65 years
SHIFT
Straight daysRotating shiftsStraight shift
PAYROLL
HourlyWeeklyMonthly
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No. of No. of
Visits Employees Average
155 80 1.9
89 80 1.1
303 208 1.5
201 126 1.6
128 103 1.2
108 65 1.7
76 31 2.5
0 0
173 113 1.5
1883 903 2.1
315 184- 1.7
22 22 1.0
205 138 1.5
239 152 1.6
80 57 1.4
2 3 0.7
5 17 0.3
153 91 1.7
1 2 0.5
1357 1178 1.2
1572 611 2.6
843 389 2.2
324 173 1.9
40 20 2.0
3483 2041 1.7
574 297 1.9
80 35 2.3
2081 989 2.1
876 584 1.5
1180 800 1.5
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TIME LOST BY PERSONAL,OCCUPATIONAL AND GROUP CHARACTERISTICS
Days Scheduled PercentLost Days Time Lost
TOTAL
SEX
Female
Male
OCCUPATION
Life scientist
Physical scientistEngineerTechnical assistant
Administrative and managerial personnelClerical personnel
Laborer
Maintenance personnelProtective personnelCraftsman
Chemical operator
Equipment operator
RACE
Colored
White
MARITAL STATUS
Married 'SingleDivorced
Widowed
,*HEALTH STATUS
H-l
H-2
H-3
591 47460 1.2
222 8000 2.8
369 39460 0.9
14 1000 1.4
76 7400 1.0
26 4560 0.6
52 4640 1.1
43 2920 1.5
135 6920 2.0
23 2620 0.9
60 2020 3.0
6 3020 0.2
56 9800 0.6
22 1140 1.9
78 1420 5.5
56 3120 1.8
535 44320 1.2
429 38500 1.1
123 7920 1.6
27 520 2.3
12 520 5.2
108 10740 1.0
450 31920 1.4
33 4800 0.7
*H-1 Physically qualified for any position.H-2 Physically qualified for any position, but has minor defects.H-3 Physically qualified for special employment only, with, restrictions,
DIVISION
OperationsPhysicsChemis tryReactor TechnologyBiologyMetallurgyTraining ProgramGraduate Training ProgramHealth PhysicsEngineering and MaintenanceIndustrial Relations
Health
General Offices
SecurityDirectors
Wage StandardsMathematics Panel
Chemical Technology
AGE GROUP
18 to 19 years20 to 29 years30 to 39 years40 to 49 years50 to 59 years60 to 65 years
SHIFT
Straight daysRotating shiftsStraight shift
PAYROLL
Hourly"WeeklyMonthly
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Days Scheduled Percent
Lost Days Time Lost
17 1600 1.1
7 1600 0.4
82 4160 2.0
30 2520 1.2
37 2060 1.8
13 1300 1.0
1 620 0.2
0 0
35 2260 1.5
209 18060 1.2
65 3680 1.8
6 440 1.4
24 2760 0.9
40 3040 1.3
8 1140 0.7
0 60 0.0
2 340 0.6
15 1820 0.8
0 40 0.0
224 23560 1.0
196 12220 1.6
124 7780 1.6
47 3460 1.4
0 400 0.0
478 40820 1.2
96 5840 1.6
17 700 2.4
223 19780 1.1
261 11680 2.2
107 16000 0.7
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EMPLOYEES WITH ONE OR MORE ILLNESS ABSENCE BY PERSONAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND GROUP: CHARACTERISTICS
TOTAL
SEX
No. of Percent
Absentees Employees Absentees
170 2373 7.2
Female 78 400 19.5
Male 92 1973 4.7
OCCUPATION
Life scientist 3 50 6.0
Physical scientist 21 370 5.7
Engineer 9 228 3.9
Tochnica1 ass is tant 28 232 12.1
Administrative and managerial personnel 5 146 3.4
Clerical personnel 59 346 17.1
Laborer 8 131 6.1
Maintenance personnel 8 101 7.9
Protective personnel 3 151 2.0
Craftsman 18 490 3.7
Chemical operator 3 57 5.3
Equipment operator 5 71 7.0
RACE
Colored 10 156 6.4
White 160 2217 7.2
MARITAL STATUS
Married 116 1925 6.0
Single 43 396 10.9
Divorced 7 26 26.9
Widowed 4 26 15.4
HEALTH STATUS*
H-l 24 537 4.5
H-2 128 1596 8.0
H-3 18 240 7.5
*H-1 Physically qualified for any position.H-2 Physically qualified for any position, but has minor defects.H-3 Physically qualified for special employment only, with restrictions.
DIVISION
OperationsPhysicsChemistryReactor TechnologyBiologyMetallurgyTraining ProgramGraduate Training ProgramHealth PhysicsEngineering and MaintenanceIndustrial Relations
Health
General Office
SecurityDirector
Wage StandardsMathematics Panel
Chemical Technology
AGE GROUP
18 to 19 years20 to 29 years30 to 39 years40 to 49 years50 to 59 years60 to 65 years
SHIFT
Straight daysRotating shiftsStraight shift
PAYROLL
HourlyWeeklyMonthly
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No. of Percent
Absentees Employees Absentees
3 80 3.8
3 80 3.8
29 208 13.9
7 126 5.6
7 103 6.8
5 65 7.7
1 31 3.2
0 0 „
15 113 13.3
45 903 5.0
15 184 8.2
2 22 9.1
12 138 8.7
9 152 5.9
6 57 10.5
0 3 0.0
1 17 5.9
10 91 11.0
0 2 0.0
87 1178 7.4
51 611 8.3
20 389 5.1
11 173 '6.4
1 20 5.0
145 2041 7.1
22 297 7.4
3 35 8.6
43 989 4.3
98 584 16.8
29 800 3.6
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SEVERITY RATE """Days Lost Per Absence
EACH SYMBOL REPRESENTS I DAY
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DISABILITY RATEDays Lost Per 1,000 Days Scheduled
EACH SYMBOL REPRESENTS 5°/*
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FREQUENCY RATEIllness Absences Per 1,000 Days Scheduled
EACH SYMBOL REPRESENTS IDAY
JULY
ftq fta ftq h 3.7
AUG.
SEPT.
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PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES VISITINGDISPENSARY
EACH SYMBOL REPRESENTS 10%
JULY 47.6
AUG. 54.0
SEPT. 51.6