Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-91-022-2118: Nynex Enterprises; Syracuse, New York

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• Personal Author:
  Burr, Gregory A. ; Galson, Steven K.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from management and union representatives, a study was undertaken of eye irritation and odors during end capping operations, and the possible association between this operation and esophageal cancer at Nynex Enterprises (SIC-3661), in Syracuse, New York. This facility had a workforce of approximately 100 persons involved in telephone cable dereeling, cable cutting and end capping. Two retired workers had developed esophageal cancer. Measurements of air contaminants previously made by the company were all within acceptable limits with the exception of toluene- diisocyanate (584849) (TDI) which was recorded at 0.1 part per million in the highest sample taken. In monitoring conducted by NIOSH neither TDI nor toluene-diamine (25376458) was detected. Decomposition products from the bulk heat shrink materials included aldehydes, high molecular weight unsaturated aliphatics, some C6 to C13 alkenes, alcohols, and ketones. One current employee was identified with probable occupational dermatitis, which may have been related to frequent hand washing. Interviews with two retired workers with esophageal cancer indicated that one had not worked with heat shrink covers and the other had worked only briefly with these materials. The authors conclude that a further examination of the esophageal cancer incidence among NYNEX workers does not appear to be warranted. Some chemicals identified are upper respiratory irritants.
• Subjects:
  Communications Media Isocyanates Neoplasms Occupational Health Plastics Safety
• Keywords:
  Cancer-rates Combustion-products Communication-workers Dynamic Headspace Analysis Esophageal Cancer Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-91-022-2118 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 2 Plastic-products Telephone And Telegraph Apparatus

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA910222118
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• 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:
  8 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00200817
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB92-109248
• 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 91-022-2118, 1991 Jun ; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  2,4-Toluene diisocyanate (CAS RN 584-84-9) ; 2,4-Diaminotoluene (CAS RN 95-80-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3661 - Telephone and telegraph apparatus - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2e9b1698d5127c18ac091190508f129959326dd9c26f6a6acdd9ccaf4ef202e0b1c0bc63364f36ed353c59a7b1b00daac4e77149846962e191d9eaf75bbb48d3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171662/cdc_171662_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 148.84 KB ]