Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. HHE-74-63-364: Cromwell Paper Co.: Chicago, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Salisbury, Stanley A. ; Thoburn, Theodore W. ; Salisbury, Stanley A. ; Thoburn, Theodore W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Facility Manager for Cromwell Paper, Company, Chicago, Illinois, an investigation was begun into possible hazardous working conditions at that site. The request stated that a worker had complained of nausea whenever Ferro-Pak-MPI coating material was used in the treating machine. The division where the worker was assigned applied special coating materials to kraft paper as a corrosion inhibitor for metal parts. Another coating material, Ferro-Pak-W, was also investigated. Questionnaires, a physical examination, and pulmonary function testing were used in a medical evaluation. Two workers had a reaction to the fumes from Ferro-Pak-MPI, which was probably of an allergic nature. Substances which would have been released as fume or vapor during the treatment process were not detected in amounts which would have been expected to cause these reactions. The authors conclude that long term adverse health effects were not likely at this site. The authors recommend that local exhaust ventilation be improved. Proper personal protective equipment should be provided, particularly for workers who appeared to be sensitive to the emissions from Ferro-Pak-W and Ferro-Pak-MPI.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Corrosion Lung Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Paper Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Coatings Corrosion-inhibitors Ferro-Pak MPI Ferro-Pak W Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-74-63-364 Mist NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure Odor Organic-vapors OSHA Region 5 Paper-manufacturing-industry Pulmonary Function Test Respiratory Irritation Solvents Vapors

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)   ; Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)  
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA) ; Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7463364
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  28 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Bloom, Thomas F. ; Borcherding, Charles H. ; Brostowski, Roma ; Flesch, Jerome P. ; Holtz, John L. ; Kramkowski, Richard S. ; Kupel, Richard ; Kurimo, Robert W. ; Larkin, Robert ; Neumeister, Charles E. ; Schutte, G. Robert
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00222509
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-273742
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 74-63-364, 1977 Feb ; :1-28
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b7c91de283baf88d9de5ca2257569b5078ebf22c1e982032324dfe0e6054f11e83b18c85663cfa0e0109d88431c4945573561a6b31311606b59f4b4450e23dc1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171332/cdc_171332_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.31 MB ]