Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 83-421-1446: Sheltered Workshop, Butte, Montana

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the management at the Butte Sheltered Workshop (SIC-3131), Butte, Montana, an investigation was begun into possible exposure to naphthalene (91203). The shelter employed about 12 workers in the felt bootliner factory. Large sheets of felt were cut into boot liners and assembled by workers using sewing machines. The felt was treated with naphthalene. A total of 17 naphthalene breathing zone air samples were collected. Naphthalene concentrations ranged from less than 0.001mg/m3 to 0.6mg/m3, well within the evaluation criterion of 50mg/m3. Most of the workers at this site had experienced irritation to the hands and eyes. The author concludes that a health hazard did not exist at the time of this study
  
  however, the author presented recommendations to help prevent future problems as production was low at the time of the survey. The recommendations include installing ventilation in close proximity to the sewing machines and cutting machines, installing a humidifier in the assembly area, and providing workers with an annual physical, emphasizing the conditions of the skin and eyes.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dermatitis Eye Foreign Bodies Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  Assembly-line-workers Boot And Shoe Cut Stock And Findings Eye-irritants Felt Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-83-421-1446 Naphthalene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Organic-vapors OSHA Region 8 Shoe-manufacturing Skin-irritants

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA834211446
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Montana ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  8 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00232290
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-113633
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 83-421-1446, 1984 Apr ; :1-6
• CAS Registry Number:
  Naphthalene (CAS RN 91-20-3)
• Editor(s):
  Emerson, Loraine L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3131 - Footwear cut stock - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:590f6a8292e364ee025e33b0074f6d47114654dd94915f553cd4244c8a079b563aae38e91024715b8d1cb36dcc8aa7635b1233b7ae6506c6282bb21dc7dc3543
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171189/cdc_171189_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.32 MB ]