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Interview Report No. 5 Dear Ms TRC Environmental Corporation Boott Mills South, Foot of John Street Lowell, MA 01852 TRC 508 Environmental Solutions through Technology ° ( ) 970-5600 ' ^ 4nf November 5, 1992 MB. Mary H. GrealiBh ( >l !l- -i<: J>5J Regional Project Officer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Waste Management Division r'. c > JFK Federal Building, Room 2203 cr) Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Reference: Contract No. 68-W9-0003, TES 6 - Work Assignment No. C01155 "a> Fletcher's Paint Works L- Potentially Responsible Party Search (Ref. 1-635-293) Subject: Interim Deliverable: Interview Report No. 5 Dear Ms. Grealish: in accordance with the reporting requirements of the referenced Work Assignment, enclosed is one (1) copy of the Interview Report No. 5 for the Fletcher's Paint Works site. The interviews were conducted by the Blake Investigative Agency, a TES -6 Team member, from August 24, 1992 to August 30, 1992. A copy of the Interview Reports are included in Appendix A. This submittal satisfies a deliverable requirement for this Work Assignment and is an Attorney Work Product, prepared in anticipation of Litigation. Due to a Stop Work situation, the preparation of this report was delayed. Questions regarding this submission should be directed to the TRC Project Manager, Martha Sparlin at (508) 970-5757 extension 5266, or me. Sincerely yours. William J. Farino Regional Manager WJF/efg Enclosure cc: rrn Work Assignment Manager Nancy Toy/EPA TES-6 Contracting Officer (letter only) Jack Lewis, Jr./TRC TES-6 Contracts Manager (letter only) Martha Sparlin/TRC Project Manager Offices m California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico A TRC Company INTERIM DELIVERABLE INTERVIEW REPORT NO. 5 FLETCHER'S PAINT WORKS POTENTIALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY SEARCH MILFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE Prepared for U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Waste Management Division JFK Federal Building Boston, Massachusetts 02203 Work Assignment No.: C01155 EPA Site/Facility I.D. No.: NHD001079649 Contract No.: 68-W9-0003 (TES-6) TRC Document No.: A92-1494 TRC Project No.: 1-635-293-0-1BD1-0 TRC Project Manager: Martha Sparlin TRC Telephone No.: (508) 970-5600 Subcontractors: -TechLaw Kimberly Rees (617) 720-0320 -Temple Barker & Sloane Marc Blaustein (617) 861-7580 -Blake Investigative Agency Marty Blake (617) 479-0113 EPA Work Assignment Manager: Cheryl Sprague Telephone No.: (617) 573-9624 Date Prepared: November 5, 1992 TRC ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION Boott Mills South Foot of John Street Lowell, Massachusetts 01852 (508) 970-5600 RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONFIDENTIAL TRC THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK A92-1494.txt 11 RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONFIDENTIAL TRC TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................. 1 2.0 PROJECT APPROACH ......................................... 1 3.0 RESULTS .................................................. 1 Appendices Page A Investigative Reports .......................................... A-l TABLES Number Page 1 Interview Contacts ............................................. 2 A92-l494.txt iii RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONFIDENTIAL TRC THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK A92-1494.txt IV RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONFIDENTIAL TRC 1.0 INTRODUCTION The following Draft Interview Report No. 5 is prepared under EPA Contract No. 68- W9-0003, (TES-6) Work Assignment No. CO 1155. EPA requested assistance to conduct interviews detailed in TRC Environmental Corporation (formerly Alliance Technologies) Revised Work Plan No. 1, dated March 4, 1992. As part of the assignment, TRC was requested by EPA to conduct additional investigative work which included conducting several interviews of individuals who have knowledge of the operations and procedures at the Sprague Electric facilities located in Kingston, New York, and North Adams, Massachusetts. This report provides the results of those interviews. Blake Investigative Agency (BIA) was tasked by TRC to conduct the interviews as specified by the EPA approved Work Plan (Task 5) dated October 14, 1991. At the request of EPA, TRC is submitting the BIA interview reports unedited. TRC acknowledges that some or all of the reports may contain some typographical errors, and therefore are being submitted as DRAFT reports. Corrections to these reports will be made prior to their inclusion into the Final Report for this site. 2.0 PROJECT APPROACH TRC directed Blake Investigative Agency (BIA) to conduct interviews of former employees of Sprague Electric. This report presents the results of BIA's efforts conducted from August 24, 1992 through August 30, 1992. 3.0 RESULTS Blake Investigative Agency conducted interviews of former employees of Sprague Electric, North Adams, Massachusetts from August 24, 1992 through August 30, 1992. During this period, a total of eighteen (18) interviews were conducted, along with one (1) attempted interview. Table 1 provides the names and addresses of the individuals interviewed, and the dates on which the interviews occurred. BIA's investigative reports are provided in Appendix A. A92-1494.txt 1 RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONFIDENTIAL TRC TABLE 1. INTERVIEW CONTACTS Name Date Result Employer John Maselli 8/24/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1942-1979 Joseph Zona 8/24/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1943-1975 Arthur Heyes 8/25/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1948-Present Ed Komn 8/25/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1962-1985 8/25/92 Attempted Sprague Electric Edward Clark 8/26/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1959-1990 Ernest Gregory 8/26/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1944-1992 A92-1494.txt RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONFIDENTIAL TRC TABLE 1 (CONTINUED) Name Date Result Employer Mel Peck 8/26/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1950-1987 8/27/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1943-1977 John Pennock 8/27/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1955-1987 Arthur Santelli 8/27/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1945-1987 Thad Dudziak 8/28/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1943-1987 Steward Pead 8/28/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1945-1986 John Ortman 8/28/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1951-1981 John Shields 8/29/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1936-1981 A92-1494.txt RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONFIDENTIAL TRC TABLE 1 (CONTINUED) Name Date Result Employer James Oldham 8/29/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1941-1973 8/29/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1932-1970 8/29/92 Interviewed Sprague Electric 1950-1986 Nelson Foster 8/30/92 Interviewed Don Leclair Contractors Working at Sprague Electric 1960-1967 A92-1494.txt RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONFIDENTIAL 7WC APPENDIX A INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS A92-1494.txt A-l RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONFIDENTIAL THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK RECYCLED PAPER ENFORCEMENT CONRDENTIAL Details of a conference with Joseph Zona -8/24/92 At approximately 11:30 A.M., I met Mr. Zona at his residence Electric, from 1943 until he retired in 1975. His telephone Security number is ^^^^^^^^^^H This report was prepared by the Blake Investigative Agency. From 1943 until 1944, he worked at the Brown St. facility, supplying raw material to the production line in dry assembly. From 1946 until the early 1960's, he was employed at the Marshall St. plant, in the dry assembly production line. He was transferred to the Brown St. plant in the early 1960's and remained there until he retired in 1975. At Brown St., he worked in Dry Assembly and Scheduling. He had no knowledge as to how waste products were handled and has never heard of Fletcher Paint. Details of a con-ference with Arthur Heyes - 8/25/92 At approximately 1:00 P.M., I met with Mr. Heyes at the VFW club in N. Adams, MA. He resides at the his telephone number is ^^^^^^^^^^^^Hhis D.O.B. isHand his Social Security # i s ^^^^^^^^^^H Th i s report was prepared by the Blake Investigative Agency. He began work at the Marshall plant in 1948 in the Ceramic Capacitor Division and remained there until 1962, except -for 3 years in the Armed Services, 195O-53. Ceramic capacitors did not use oil, as an impregnant. In 1962, he began work as a security guard and remains in this position today, with the company that purchased Sprague Electric's N. Adams plant. As a security guard, he worked at all 4 o-f the Sprague plants on the 3rd shift. All trucks entering the plants were entered into the security logs. He did not know where these logs were presently located and has never heard o-f Fletcher Paint. Details of a conference with Ed Kornn -8/25/92 At approximately 6:00 P.M., I met with Mr. Kornn at his residence located at ^^1 He was employed by Sprague Electric, from 1962 until 1985. His telephone number is ^^^^^^^^^^^^| his D.O.B. is and his SS # is^^^^^^^^^^H This report was prepared by the Blake Investigative Agency. From 1962 until 1978, he worked in Dry Assembly at the Brown St. plant as a welder. He had no contact with chloronol. In 1978, he was transferred to the Marshall St. plant and remained there until 1985. He worked in the Maintenance Department. By 1978 the use of aroclor oil had been outlawed by the government. He has never heard of Fletcher Paint. TO! WJEJJEI^ !EftB^Gtl&£fcifUiwiaH " Details of a conference with John Murphy -8/25/92 Mr. Murphy resides at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| and his telephone number is ^^^^^^^^^^^^^H He was a long term employee of Sprague Electric, who worked in the impregnation department at Brown St. as a supervisor. His grandson, Daniel Murphy, Esq. contacted me at 8:30 A.M. and advised me that his grandfather was in poor health. He agreed to speak with his grandfather, concerning Fletcher Paint, and will inform me of the results. Details of a conference with Edward Clark - 8/26/92 At approximately 2:00 P.M., I met Mr. Clark at the VFW Hall. He resides at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H his telephone number his D.O.B. is^^^^^^H and his Social Security He was employed by Sprague Electric, from 1959 T ^r- ~*! until he retired in 199O.
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