Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 92-0102-2537: Sacramento Army Depot, Sacramento, California

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• Personal Author:
  Malkin, Robert ; Martinez, Kenneth F.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the American Federation of Governmental Employees, Local 1681 an investigation was begun into possible hazardous working conditions at the Sacramento Army Depot (SIC-7629), Sacramento, California. Workers in Building 555 reported light headedness, drowsiness, headaches, upset stomach, skin rashes, upper respiratory illness, sinus infections, and pneumonia. Workers in a small computer module in Warehouse 3 were concerned about air quality. Samples monitored for acetone (67641), ethanol (64175), and isopropyl-alcohol (67630) showed all levels were below the NIOSH recommended levels. Lead (7439921) was not detected in the personal breathing zone samples taken. Air heating units inspected did not show any evidence of a microbiologic reservoir. Levels of carbon-dioxide (124389) as well as the temperature and relative humidity readings were all in the acceptable and normal ranges. All activities at the facility ceased with the closing of the Depot in 1995. The authors conclude that the symptoms found among employees could not be attributed to a particular compound. The authors indicate that the anticipated routine use of various organic solvents and the application of Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CArkansasC) paint during touch up operations at other facilities may require the use of engineering controls to keep levels down.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Environmental Health Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Silicon Dioxide Solvents
• Keywords:
  Acetone Diisocyanante Electrical And Electronic Repair Shops, Not Elsewhere Classified Ethanol Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-92-0102-2537 Indoor-air-pollution Indoor-environmental-quality Indoor Environmental Quality Isopropyl Alcohol Lead NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents OSHA Region 9 Silica Solvent-vapors

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9201022537
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  38 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Burton, Nancy C.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00230301
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB96-191820
• 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 92-0102-2537, 1995 Oct ; :1-35
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Ethanol (CAS RN 64-17-5) ; Isopropyl alcohol (CAS RN 67-63-0) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9)
• Editor(s):
  Day, Caren B.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7629 - Electrical repair shops, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fed2af9a71c8b998e9c0ecb9d06ba66291459124db5da80ef4a369d5b8424a976aa7006d5b89fba5f1c76a6b855229e1022b4082fddfc17d948a0a339cefbadb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171238/cdc_171238_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 457.23 KB ]