Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-90-172-2076: Bussmann/Cooper Industries; Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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• Personal Author:
  Lushniak, Boris D. ; Sussell, Aaron L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from a management representative of Bussmann/Cooper Industries (SIC-3613), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, a study was undertaken of exposures to emissions from heated polyvinyl- chloride (9002862) film in a blister pack machine. Workers in adjacent areas had experienced chronic symptoms, including skin rashes, respiratory irritation, and throat inflammation. This facility manufactured fuses for automotive and other applications. Medical interviews, and air sampling were conducted at the facility. A walkthrough survey indicated that there was a potential for entrainment of blister pack machine exhaust into an air handling unit for adjacent work areas. The authors conclude that there was insufficient control of the blister pack machine exhaust containing hydrogen-chloride (7647010), and that perchloroethylene (127184) and methylene-chloride (75092) were used in areas without local exhaust ventilation. The authors recommend controlling exhaust emissions and product substitution with less hazardous cleaning solvents.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Occupational Health Plastics Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Blister-packaging Fuses Fuses, Electric-manufacturing Hazard-Confirmed HETA-90-172-2076 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic-vapors OSHA Region 4 Plastic-films Plastics-industry Polyvinyl Chloride Film PVC Emissions Solvent-vapors

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA901722076
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; 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:
  19 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00197950
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-185157
• 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 90-172-2076, 1990 Oct ; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  Polyvinyl Chloride (CAS RN 9002-86-2) ; Hydrogen chloride (CAS RN 7647-01-0) ; Perchloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4) ; Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Editor(s):
  Jenkins, Sharon
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3613 - Switchgear and switchboard apparatus - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2b2812a2adf9ab12d31877594f774e4783619fc7fea7ff3a87fa3fdfb35fa88ccb8c32ff87ac702bb807b188bb75c5b55f090b21cc8a9dc0397ec844f4518987
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171702/cdc_171702_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 394.03 KB ]