Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-91-213-2123: G.T. Jones Tire and Battery Distributing Inc.; Birmingham, Alabama

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• Personal Author:
  Estacio, Pete ; Gittleman, Janie ; Montopoli, Michael ; O'Brien, Dennis M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request for technical assistance from the Alabama Health Department, possible hazardous working conditions at the G.T. Jones Tire and Battery Distributing Company (SIC-5093), Birmingham, Alabama were evaluated. The company employed 15 persons in battery breaking and recycling. Twelve of the workers had blood lead (7439921) levels over 60 micrograms/deciliter (microg/dl) and the average of the last three blood levels exceeded 50microg/dl for 13 of the employees. Blood lead levels greater than 60 were associated with biochemical evidence of impaired heme synthesis and impaired renal function. Fourteen workers had elevated zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) levels over 100microg/dl consistent with moderate lead poisoning. Three had ZPPs over 600microg/dl, consistent with severe lead poisoning. The authors conclude that a health hazard existed from overexposure to lead. The authors recommend measures to reduce exposures.
• Subjects:
  Blood Hematologic Tests Lead Lead Poisoning Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Metals, Heavy Occupational Health Poisoning Safety
• Keywords:
  Battery Battery-manufacturing-industry Battery Recycling Blood-analysis Blood Lead Levels Hazard-Confirmed Heavy-metals HETA-91-213-2123 Lead Lead-poisoning NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 4 ZPP

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA912132123
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; OSHA Region 4
• 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:
  31 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Darsey, Lisa ; Engelgau, Mike
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00202713
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB92-133313
• 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 91-213-2123, 1991 Jun ; :1-30
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  5093 - Scrap and waste materials - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:67aebbcc289e3c18af07208cab1dd6aadbc839e841d42181c45d6e76e6a6eefd869573da798d60aacb84f8638cdc1c8f4ce647cae0169a096311d4e3d1d7debd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171634/cdc_171634_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 955.52 KB ]