Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 92-0122-2570: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

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• Personal Author:
  Jones, William G. ; Piacitelli, Chris A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request for technical assistance from the University of Nebraska Medical Center of Omaha, Nebraska, farm worker exposures during the handling of grain sorghum were investigated at four farms (SIC-0119) in southeastern Nebraska. Levels of respirable dust, total dust, endotoxins, histamine, and viable microorganisms were determined. Personal air samples and bulk samples were analyzed for fungi, endotoxins, and histamine. Total grain dust exceeded the NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit of 4mg/m3 in six areas during harvest. High air levels of endotoxin were identified as well. Although worker overexposure to grain dust was not identified in the grain storage areas of the farms, the potential for overexposure existed and one worker had an exposure level which exceeded the NIOSH Recommended Exposure Limit. The authors conclude that a potential for worker overexposure to grain dusts existed. The authors recommend that efforts be made to control workplace exposure and respiratory health problems during the production of grain sorghum.
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Asthma Asthma, Occupational Bacteria Dust Fungi Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Bacteria Biohazards Bronchitis Cash Grains - Not Elsewhere Classified Endotoxins Exposure-levels Fungi Grain-dusts Grain Sorghum Hazard-Confirmed HETA-92-0122-2570 Histamine Milo NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Occupational Asthma ODTS Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome OSHA Region 7

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9201222570
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Lonon, Miriam K. ; Siegel, Paul D. ; Sorenson, William ; Vandestouwe, Kurt H. ; Whitmer, Michael P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00230689
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: 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 92-0122-2570, 1996 Apr ; :1-23
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  0119 - Cash grains, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fd259681714494731c7cf1a005db5a03df1eac7af6c09a7ab850e508d1f584c027e4162a6c57726d049ad14ad525fb14a198d8af324fb1d63f3c0759213096cd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171225/cdc_171225_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 206.12 KB ]