Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-91-115-2299: Inland Steel Company; East Chicago, Indiana

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• Personal Author:
  Barsan, Michael E. ; Kinnes, Gregory M. ; Tubbs, Randy L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from management and the United Steelworkers of America, Local 1010, an investigation was begun into potential employee exposures in areas of the cold strip mill at the Inland Steel Company (SIC-3316), East Chicago, Indiana. The facility produced cold rolled steel. Oil mist, naphtha (8030306), acid mist, metals, and hydrocarbons were measured in personal breathing zone and general area air samples from the facility. Airborne oil mist levels ranged up to 0.29mg/m3. Airborne naphtha concentrations ranged up to 43mg/m3. Hydrochloric-acid (10035106) and sulfuric- acid (7664939) were detected at concentrations below the evaluation criteria of 7mg/m3 as a ceiling and 1mg/m3. During a welding operation, low concentrations of calcium (7440702), iron (7439896), magnesium (7439954), and zinc (7440666) were detected. An attempt was made to identify potential contaminants produced as emissions from heated oils. The authors conclude that excessive exposure to oil mist, naphtha, acid mist, and metals were not found at the time of the survey, although these levels may not be indicative of typical exposures. Noise exposures exceeded evaluation criteria in several areas. The authors recommend that further industrial hygiene sampling be conducted, and that the hearing conservation program be improved.
• Subjects:
  Acids Ear Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Metal Workers Noise Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  Acid-mists Cold Rolling Hazard-Confirmed Hearing Loss HETA-91-115-2299 Hydrochloric And Sulfuric Acid Metals Naphtha NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Noise Noise-exposure Noise-induced-hearing-loss Occupational-exposure Oil Mist OSHA Region 5 Steel-industry Steel Works, Blast Furnaces, And Rolling And Finishing Mills Threshold Shift

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA911152299
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  25 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00218676
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-162898
• 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 91-115-2299, 1993 Apr ; :1-31
• CAS Registry Number:
  Petroleum ether (CAS RN 8030-30-6) ; Hydrogen bromide (CAS RN 10035-10-6) ; Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9) ; Calcium (CAS RN 7440-70-2) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Magnesium (CAS RN 7439-95-4) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6)
• Editor(s):
  Marlow, Kate L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3316 - Cold finishing of steel shapes - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e95870f631a2399725f4e8b392c355b661f92ee360b760a62323327ca01c8d6de3143782a3bc65d400c47fd69ed84901a5c4a2f00b7d4d1976565fe5b91c559f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171419/cdc_171419_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 717.88 KB ]