Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 95-0200-2579: Jim Dixon Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., Fairfield, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Echt, Alan S. ; Hayden, Charles S. II
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from three employees of Jim Dixon Lincoln- Mercury, Inc. (SIC-5511), Fairfield, Ohio, an investigation was made into possible hazardous working conditions at that site. Employees voiced concern about exposure to automobile undercoating, carbon- monoxide (630080) from car exhaust, and fumes from a kerosene (8008206) fired steam cleaner. They reported symptoms of headaches, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. Undercoating was performed in an area on site which is enclosed on three sides by curtains in the service bay area. The fourth side of the enclosure was a wall of the shop. Air sampling was performed during the undercoating of a small car. The authors conclude that exposures to the components did not exceed applicable exposure criteria. However, some deficiencies were noted in the supplied air respirator which should be corrected. Air sampling for carbon-monoxide indicated that the steam cleaner was a source of the gas and should only be used with the doors to the garage open or when exhaust can be vented directly outside. The tail pipe exhaust ventilation system may have also been a source of carbon-monoxide. Temporary modifications were installed to the tail pipe exhaust ventilation system to remove exhaust gases from the service area.
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety Vehicle Emissions Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Automobile-repair-shops Automotive-exhausts Carbon Monoxide Garages Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-95-0200-2579 Local Exhaust Ventilation Motor Vehicle Dealers [New And Used] NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Tail-pipe Exhaust Ventilation Toxic-gases Undercoating Ventilation-systems

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9502002579
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  25 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Blythe, Ellen E. ; Friedman, Deborah ; Johnson, Ova E.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00234317
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-136865
• 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 95-0200-2579, 1996 May ; :1-24
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Kerosene (CAS RN 8008-20-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  5511 - New and used car dealers - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:05ab0f219c4e58c45a55d21f60fd43093d7027ee3d1bd0c6ed74f9c8481906af2c1784bb5293ba92e57538f8f707f1a6f4c8e88e8efe520a572818c2fc94e1be
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171179/cdc_171179_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 353.98 KB ]