Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 97–0161–2706: Bananas! Gifts, Incorporated, Clarkdale, Arizona

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• Personal Author:
  Martinez, Kenneth F. ; Mattorano, Dino A. ; McCleery, Robert E.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On April 4, 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the Bananas! Gifts, Inc. facility in Clarkdale, Arizona. The confident request expressed concern over possible exposure to lacquer solvents, abrasive-blasting materials, and a patina solution (brown or green layer on copper as a result of oxidation). Concern was also expressed over "homemade" heavy machinery, ventilation, and protective clothing. The employees reported symptoms of rashes, nose sores, and hyperventilation. On November 5 and 6, 1997, NIOSH conducted a site visit at the Bananas! Gifts, Inc. facility. Area and short-term personal breathing zone (PBZ) air samples were collected on November 6, 1997. NIOSH investigators collected 6 PBZ and 6 area air samples for metals, 4 PBZ and 3 area air samples for 2-butoxyethanol, 2 PBZ and 2 area air samples for inorganic acids, 3 area air samples for respirable dust, and 2 area air samples for methylene chloride. During the sampling period, employees switched from operation to operation with a working duration ranging from a few minutes to 2-3 hours. The length of time at a specific operation with a working duration ranging from a few minutes to 2-3 hours. The length of time at a specific operation depends mainly upon the customer orders received for a particular item. Therefore, full-shift PBZ air samples were not collected.
• Subjects:
  Lead Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Solvents Toluene
• Keywords:
  2-butoxyethanol Abrasive-blasting Abrasive-blasting Cabinets Acetylene Aluminum-oxide Aluminum Oxide Copper Sheets Exposure Gift Hazard-Confirmed Health-hazard-evaluation Inorganic-acids Inorganic Acids Lacquer Manufacturing Methylene Chloride Novelty And Souvenir Shops Occupational-safety-and-health OSHA Region 9 Oxygen Patina Patina-solution Soldering Titanium-dioxide Torching Work-practices

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9701612706
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  30 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Herbert, Nichole L.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000004
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB99-152316
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 97-0161-2706, 1998 Aug ; :1-34
• CAS Registry Number:
  2-Butoxyethanol (CAS RN 111-76-2) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; Aluminum oxide (CAS RN 1344-28-1) ; Titanium dioxide (CAS RN 13463-67-7) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Editor(s):
  Arthur, Penny
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  5947 - Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9e5e7fb87f8de4ffdd78e12688f1cdbd68fcac300945e5724254a175430951ef186bbb81a66ad3c4d0ddbf3e4c60c07aacbd01f76a236783bd4b64376b020a7e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171078/cdc_171078_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 276.19 KB ]