Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 94–0293–2559: Fanelli Boys and Associates, Parkersburg, West Virginia

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• Personal Author:
  Canham, Michelle ; Knutti, Elizabeth B. ; Kullman, Greg J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a confidential request, an investigation was begun into possible hazardous working conditions at Fanelli Boys and Associates (SIC-3861), Parkersburg, West Virginia. Chest pain, eye irritation, skin rash, nasal problems, and deposits of black dust in the nose and mouth had been reported. The company reinked ribbons and cartridges for dot matrix and ink jet printers, and recycled toner cartridges for laser printers. Four individuals were employed at the company. Volatile organic compounds measured at quantifiable concentrations in the air included isopropanol (67630), toluene (108883), and 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556). The levels were below any existing standards. Formaldehyde (50000) was found at approximately 0.5 parts per million (ppm). NIOSH has recommended that formaldehyde levels be reduced to the lowest feasible limit. The authors conclude that a potential hazard existed from exposure to thermal decomposition products related to melting holes in toner cartridges. The authors recommend that measures be instituted to reduce exposures to dusts and solvents from cartridge recycling and ribbon inking.
• Subjects:
  Formaldehyde Ink Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Printing Recycling Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Hazard-Confirmed HETA-94-0293-2559 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents OSHA Region 3 Photographic Equipment And Supplies PNOC Printing-inks Re-inking Solvent-vapors Styrene-acrylate Polymer Toner

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9402932559
• 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:
  23 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Lovell, Patricia
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00231100
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB96-209630
• 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 94-0293-2559, 1996 Feb ; :1-18
• CAS Registry Number:
  Isopropyl alcohol (CAS RN 67-63-0) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3861 - Photographic equipment and supplies - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bccc076d2b1965d9559ddc57661c0f094f092b988df9a4a768d2b47a60d776bde144535b323d80804e7226105d3a9b1114616764e65739d2e184bcf8e3bd8cd9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171203/cdc_171203_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 271.22 KB ]