Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 95–0074: 95–0080–2599: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Chicago, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Seitz, Teresa A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request for assistance from both employee and management at the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Chicago Port (SIC- 9512), Chicago, Illinois, an investigation was begun into possible exposure to insecticides and fungicides during inspection of animal trophies imported into the United States. Five wildlife inspectors performed animal trophy inspections at the Chicago port. Bulk samples were taken from material from seven shipments, and personal breathing zone air samples were collected during inspections. Pesticides were detected in all of the bulk samples collected, including lindane (58899), carbaryl (63252), fenitrothion (122145), and DDT (50293). The disposable nitrile gloves worn by the inspectors did not sufficiently protect them from skin contact due to the short length of the gloves. Personal breathing zone air sampling did not contain detectable levels of the pesticides and did not suggest the need for respiratory protection. The author concludes that a potential health hazard existed from exposure to residual pesticides on imported animal trophies. The author recommends that measures be taken to prevent skin contact with animal trophies and to minimize the potential for aerosolization of particulates.
• Subjects:
  Animals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  Animal-products Animal Trophies Carbaryl DDT Fenitrothion Hazard-Confirmed HETA-95-0074-0080-2599 Hunting Trophies Insecticides Land, Mineral, Wildlife, And Forest Conservation Lindane NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 5 Pesticides Skin-exposure Taxidermy Wildlife

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA95007400802599
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  15 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Blythe, Ellen E.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00234323
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-136964
• 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 95-0074-0080-2599, 1996 Sep ; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lindane (CAS RN 58-89-9) ; Carbaryl (CAS RN 63-25-2) ; Fenitrothion (CAS RN 122-14-5) ; Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane [DDT] (CAS RN 50-29-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  9512 - Land, mineral, wildlife conservation - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e1dd39318e0145d1228615345e27952201f4041c4cdade113ebbdf9cb2d7d2fdeea82c439d665a706e27d043130b9acde4dbe21f208b2e69c72e448922e7a789
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171174/cdc_171174_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 208.81 KB ]