Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-92-0285-2355: Indian Industries; Evansville, Indiana

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• Personal Author:
  Buchta, Teresa M. ; Hoekstra, Edward J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request by an employee of Indian Industries (SIC- 3949), Evansville, Indiana an investigation was conducted of possible occupational exposures to BZ-123 which contains a mixture of solvents. The facility employed 250 to 400 workers in the manufacture of sporting goods equipment. Interviews were conducted with 17 of the over 300 workers at the production facility and air and hand wipe samples were analyzed for the presence of organic solvents. For paint line operators during cleanup, personal breathing zone concentrations of toluene (108883) ranged from 9.1 to 429.4 parts per million (ppm)
  
  for one worker, the short-term exposure exceeded the NIOSH exposure limit of 150ppm. Styrene (100425) concentrations ranged from 0.64 to 20.9ppm. Low levels of cadmium (7440439), chromium (7440473), lead (7439921), nickel (7440020), and zinc (7440666) were identified in hand wipe samples. The authors conclude that workers were exposed to potentially hazardous concentrations of organic solvents. The authors recommend that efforts be made to reduce exposures, including improvements in local exhaust ventilation, the implementation of a respiratory protection program, and the use of personal protective equipment.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Butanones Metals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  2-butoxyethanol BZ-123 Elements Hazard-Confirmed HETA-92-0285-2355 Metal-compounds Metals Methyl Ethyl Ketone NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents OSHA Region 5 Silk Screening Sporting And Athletic Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified Styrene Toluene Xylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9202852355
• 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:
  20 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Cook, Calvin K. ; Echt, Alan S. ; Tepper, Allison L.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00217747
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-152188
• 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 92-0285-2355, 1993 Oct ; :1-23
• CAS Registry Number:
  Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3949 - Sporting and athletic goods, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b743b9000b755a843a7ae43e915773b01a177e3100ec91e5f7eb0c53682ae449783e79a9e479c760c5b2c2aba0bfa0448def491f9c4e4316f0cf4269b6680de1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171439/cdc_171439_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 244.17 KB ]