Eyetrack III
Dangerous Business story recall questions

What is the point main of this story?

___ To expose Tyler Pipe, a company violating safety standards.

___ To tell the stories of company employees who have been injured or killed.

___ To explain the pipe-making process.

___ I don't know.

For the most part, how was the information for this story gathered?

___ By interviewing the management of the Tyler Pipe plant

___ By interview federal investigators who toured the plant

___ By interviewing workers and reading FBI reports

___ I don't know

What happened to Tyler Pipe employee Marcos Lopez?

___ He died as a result of an injury he suffered on the job

___ He was severely burned and disfigured as a result of handling a 130-degree pipe.

___ He slipped, fell and suffered a back injury.

___ I don't know.

Which hospital was Lopez sent to immediately after his accident?

___ Trinity Mother Frances Health System

___ The East Texas Medical Center

___ He was not sent to a hospital

___ I don't know.

Who is Michelle Sankowsky?

___ A nurse at the hospital where Lopez was taken

___ A company nurse for Tyler Pipe

___ Another assembly line worker who tried to lessen Lopez's discomfort

___ I don't know.

Which statement most accurately depicts what happed to Lopez after he received an X-ray?

___ He was immediately admitted to the hospital.

___ He was told to go home and lay in a prone position in bed for a week.

___ The results of the X-ray were not divulged to him.

___ I don't know.

What is a cupola?

___ A vat of melted scrap metal

___ A furnace that melts tons of scrap metal

___ A metal fitting

___ I don't know

What is the average air temperature inside the Tyler Pipe foundry?

___ 150 degrees

___ 130 degrees

___ 110 degrees

___ I don't know.

How is molten iron formed into pipes?

___ It is poured into spinning cylinders.

___ It enters the dip station.

___ I don't know.

What color are the sand molds at Tyler Pipe?

___ beige

___ black

___ I don't know