Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 81-300-939: Lucidol Division, Penwalt Corporation, Crosby, Texas

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• Personal Author:
  Horan, John M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  As a result of a health hazard evaluation at a facility where workers exposed to Lucel-7 (67016528) suffered neurologic damage, an investigation was begun of industrial exposure to this compound at the Lucidol Division of Pennwalt Corp. (SIC-2869), Crosby, Texas. The company manufactured chemicals for industrial use and had manufactured the foaming agent Lucel-7
  
  production of Lucel-7 had been discontinued 1 year before this study. A walk-through evaluation and employee interviews and examinations were conducted. The results of the study indicated that the enclosed production of Lucel-7 and other products at this site along with the use of protective equipment during the packaging apparently resulted in relatively low-level exposures to the employees. Small amounts of finished product were tested in the laboratory at the site for quality control and only a minimal employee exposure was noted during this operation. One employee reported developing relatively mild neurologic symptoms during his work with Lucel-7. The neurologic examination on this individual 12 months later was normal. The author concludes that no health hazard was identified from exposures to Lucel-7 at this facility.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Alkanes Dust Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Nervous System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  2-T-Butylazo-2-Hydroxy-5-Methylhexane Chemical-industry-workers Fibrous Glass Hazard-Unconfirmed Industrial Organic Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified Lucel 7 Neurologic Symptoms Neurotoxic-effects Neurotoxin NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 6 Reinforced Plastic Work-practices

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA81300939
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Texas ; OSHA Region 6
• 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:00231084
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB96-209986
• 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 81-300-939, 1981 Aug ; :1-6
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lucel 7 (CAS RN 67016-52-8)
• Editor(s):
  Harris, Stephanie
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2869 - Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6d48dce4c98da13b40d7b679a25213e6a57de13ea2af2c98c795fb2fa49cb889019ee3aa7d7e5504bf76e12c7d002db959467dcd68000c7372b6c534ef33dcf5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171218/cdc_171218_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 810.79 KB ]