Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-91-298-2182: Gibson Flatiron, Erica Shell Manufacturing; Bozeman, Montana

McCammon, Charles S.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHETA912982182

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-91-298-2182: Gibson Flatiron, Erica Shell Manufacturing; Bozeman, Montana

1992/02/01
By McCammon, Charles S.
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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English

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Personal Author:

McCammon, Charles S.
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

In response to a request from the Montana State Health Department, an evaluation was undertaken of exposures to wood dust and lacquer vapors at the Gibson Flatiron/Erica Shell Manufacturing Companies (SIC-3931), Bozeman, Montana. Gibson Flatiron manufactured mandolins and banjos. Erica Shell Manufacturing Company cuts and grinds abalone and other sea shells into small pieces to be used in designs inlayed into mandolins and banjos. Measured wood dust levels ranged from 0.8 to 32mg/m3 with an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 1.2 to 30mg/m3. Rib construction and assembly, and planing bulk ebony wood had TWA exposures above the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 5mg/m3 for wood dust. Application of dyes and finishes resulted in low exposures to acetone (67641), toluene (108883), xylene (1330207), and butyl-acetate (123864). No solvent air concentrations were above 10% of their respective PELs. The author concludes that a health hazard existed for exposure to wood dusts. The author recommends the establishment of a respiratory protection program and a hearing conservation program. Emergency egress routes should be marked in the buildings.
Subjects:

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Ear Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs, Injuries
Keywords:

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Acetone Airborne-dusts Banjo Butyl Acetate Dust-exposure Dyes Hazard-Confirmed HETA-91-298-2182 Mandolin Musical Instruments NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Noise Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents OSHA Region 8 Toluene Wood-dusts Wood Dust Woodworking Xylene
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
Subseries:

Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA912982182
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Montana ; OSHA Region 8

Montana ; OSHA Region 8 Less -
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:

12 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

00206152
NTIS Accession Number:

PB92-184175
Citation:

Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 91-298-2182, 1992 Feb; :1-12
CAS Registry Number:

Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; n-Butyl acetate (CAS RN 123-86-4)

Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; n-Butyl acetate (CAS RN 123-86-4) Less -
Federal Fiscal Year:

1992
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

3931 - Musical instruments - (SIC 1987)
Resource Number:

HETA-91-298-2182
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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