Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-91-181-2307: Haddon Craftsmen, Inc.; Scranton, Pennsylvania

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• Personal Author:
  Godby, Michael ; Knutti, Elizabeth B.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request, an investigation was begun into possible exposures associated with hot melt glue, shrink wrap, and foil stamping operations at Haddon Craftsmen, Inc., (SIC-2789), Scranton, Pennsylvania. Worker exposure to carbon-monoxide (630080), noise and paper dust were also of concern. The company was a book bindery, a three story complex employing about 115 workers in the office and 235 in the production of the books. Printing was done off site. Six varieties of hot melt glues were used in nine machines on three floors to produce 100,000 hard cover and 25,000 paperback books daily. None of the measurements taken for total airborne particulate, carbon-monoxide, 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556) and general aldehydes exceeded the recommended limits. Exposures were above recommended limits (lowest feasible level) for acetaldehyde (75070) and formaldehyde (50000). Workers were potentially exposed to noise levels in excess of the OSHA Action Level of 85 decibels-A. Symptoms of upper respiratory irritation were noted in some of the ten employee medical records reviewed. Numerous complaints of repetitive motion trauma were seen in OSHA logs. The authors conclude that there was a potential hazard from acetaldehyde and formaldehyde exposures. The authors recommend that exposures be controlled to the lowest feasible level. Work practices and engineering controls throughout the facility should be improved.
• Subjects:
  Adhesives Carcinogens Ear Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Musculoskeletal Diseases Noise Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  1,1,1- Trichloroethane Acetaldehyde Book Bindery Book Binding And Related Activity Carbon Monoxide Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Foil Stamping Formaldehyde Hazard-Confirmed HETA-91-181-2307 Hot-melt Glues Musculoskeletal-system-disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Noise Noise-exposure OSHA Region 3 Repetitive-work Total Airborne Particulate Toxic-gases Vapor/Hazard Ratio

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA911812307
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; 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:
  17 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Berardinelli, Steven P. Jr. ; Buchta, Teresa M. ; Clere, Jerry ; Godby, Michael ; Grote, Ardith A. ; Hall, Lee ; Holtz, John L. ; Piacitelli, Chris A. ; Vandestouwe, Kurt H.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00218684
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-168275
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: 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 91-181-2307, 1993 Apr ; :1-23
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Acetaldehyde (CAS RN 75-07-0) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2789 - Bookbinding and related work - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7fc8337427348b66f160dcf440de9cf15b084535816789800fde17f45750da965e688342cd520f6c8bbaf5fa5e9ac95b8aaa5bc63157fd3e53fc1f3429216107
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171411/cdc_171411_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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