Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-89-083-2134: Parker Hannifin Corporation; Ravenna, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Orgel, David L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a worker request, a study was undertaken of possible hazardous working conditions at the Parflex Division of the Parker Hannifin Corporation (SIC-3041), Ravenna, Ohio. There were 202 hourly workers at the facility which produced thermoplastic flexible hose and tubing using an extrusion process. The products may be composed of polyethylene, polyvinylchloride (PVC), polypropylene, nylon, polyester, or polyurethane. A high prevalence of respiratory complaints was documented among the employees. These were not isolated to a particular part of the site or occupation but were instead generalized throughout the facility. There was potential exposure to isocyanates during both extrusion and cabling. Peak flow monitoring documented eight of 52 employees tested with results indicative of work-related reversible airway obstruction who also had respiratory symptoms at work and a history of asthma. Immunologic testing revealed only one employee with an isocyanate specific immunoglobulin-E. The author concludes that exposures to isocyanates occurred, and that in some individuals these exposures may be the cause of the symptoms. The author recommends that improvements be made in the ventilation conditions at the facility, and that personal protective equipment in use be upgraded.
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Plastics Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  2,4-TDI 2,4-toluene Diisocyanate 2,6 PPI 2,6-diisopropylphenyl Isocyanate Asthma Bronchial-asthma ELISA Testing Exhaust-ventilation Hazard-Confirmed HETA-89-083-2134 Isocyanates NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 5 Peak Flow Testing Plastics-industry RAST Testing Respiratory-system-disorders Rubber And Plastics Hose And Belting

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA890832134
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  32 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Newman, Mary ; Reh, Christopher M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00202710
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB92-133248
• 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 89-083-2134, 1991 Sep ; :1-34
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3041 - Rubber and Plastics Hose and Belting - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c2ab61c0ae47da88bb735693eca7f366ede651e6e2200330c1ed44c6b352c1608e2d87b772b7f5b39d5e4c7d6c4be53d51f88c979e60e0560fe90485784400c0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171637/cdc_171637_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 183.79 KB ]