Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 97-0004-2642: Centre Foundry & Machine Company, Wheeling, West Virginia

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• Personal Author:
  Burton, Nancy C.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a confidential request, a health hazard evaluation was conducted at Centre Foundry and Machine Company (SIC-3321), Wheeling, West Virginia. The company employed 52 workers in the manufacture of grey iron castings used in steel production. All seven personal breathing zone (PBZ) samples taken were over the limit for respirable silica (14808607). Several also exceeded the limits for iron (7439896) and manganese (7439965). One carbon- monoxide (630080) sample exceeded the limit of 35 parts per million (ppm). Air concentrations of resorcinol (108463), furfuryl-alcohol (98000), aluminum (7429905), barium (7440393), chromium (7440473), magnesium (7439954), nickel (7440020), phosphorus (7723140), titanium (7440326), and zinc (7440666) were below the respective limits. Levels of p-toluene-sulfonic-acid (104154) ranged from 29 to 125 micrograms/cubic meter. Discussions with workers did not reveal any major health concerns. Some potential safety and health hazards were identified during the walk-through inspection such as the use of compressed air to clean loose sand from castings and cluttered walkways. The author concludes that workers were overexposed to respirable silica, iron, manganese, and carbon- monoxide. Use of respirators would be expected to reduce exposures to silica, iron, and manganese to below exposure limits. The author recommends specific measures to reduce these exposures.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Metal Workers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Airborne-particles Foundries Foundry-workers Hazard-Confirmed HETA-97-0004-2642 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 3 Silica-dusts

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  West Virginia ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  38 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Blythe, Ellen E. ; Burr, Gregory A. ; Grote, Ardith A. ; Pendergrass, Stephanie M. ; Tucker, Samuel P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00238629
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB98-106065
• 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 97-0004-2642, 997 Jul ; :1-30
• CAS Registry Number:
  Crystalline silica, quartz (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Resorcinol (CAS RN 108-46-3) ; Furfural alcohol (CAS RN 98-00-0) ; Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5) ; Barium (CAS RN 7440-39-3) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Magnesium (CAS RN 7439-95-4) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Phosphorus (CAS RN 7723-14-0) ; Titanium (CAS RN 7440-32-6) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6) ; p-Toluenesulfonic acid (CAS RN 104-15-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3321 - Gray and ductile iron foundries - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e4b7b6ca8ffb2c9e0f2d5e67eac63f2f86eb8adeb925329e578fbc0d85db6221d54e33b3418da2c3917f5f235c0eeb1e87e55c34335c0d3e14cfa3952cf00237
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171100/cdc_171100_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.26 MB ]