Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-89-126-2057: Hagaman Finishing; Hagaman, New York

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• Personal Author:
  Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Fajen, John M. ; Hills, Bruce W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, an investigation was conducted at Hagaman Finishing (SIC-3111), Hagaman, New York, to evaluate exposures to hazardous chemicals. The facility was engaged in finishing tanned cow, sheep, goat and lamb hides and skins. The major components found in the air included triethylamine (121448), cellosolve (110805), butyl- cellosolve-acetate (112072), 2-propoxyethanol (2807309), methyl- isoamyl-ketone (110123), 2-ethylhexyl-acetate (103093), isoamyl- acetate (123513), methylisobutyl-ketone (108101), toluene (108883), and diacetone-alcohol (123422). With the exception of one personal sample of chromium (7440473), all the analytical results were below the current OSHA permissible exposure limits. In the finishing department, asbestos (1332214) was found in the insulation material around the dryers. Dimethylformamide was no longer used at this tannery and was not detected in any of the samples. The authors conclude that a hazard did not exist from solvent exposure
  
  however, there was a potential health hazard from exposure to asbestos. The authors recommend the development of an asbestos abatement program, and a medical surveillance program for testicular cancer.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Inorganic Chemicals Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Asbestos Cancer Clusters Dimethylformamide Glycol Ethers Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-89-126-2057 Lead Leather-workers Leather Tanning And Finishing NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 2 Tanning-industry Testicular Cancer

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA891262057
• 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:
  29 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00196017
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-146225
• 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 89-126-2057, 1990 Jul ; :1-32
• CAS Registry Number:
  Triethylamine (CAS RN 121-44-8) ; 2-Ethoxyethanol (CAS RN 110-80-5) ; Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate (CAS RN 112-07-2) ; 2-Propoxyethanol (CAS RN 2807-30-9) ; Methyl isoamyl ketone (CAS RN 110-12-3) ; 2-Ethylhexyl acetate (CAS RN 103-09-3) ; Isoamyl alcohol (CAS RN 123-51-3) ; Methyl isobutyl ketone (CAS RN 108-10-1) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Diacetone alcohol (CAS RN 123-42-2) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Editor(s):
  Fleckinger, Marianne E.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3111 - Leather tanning and finishing - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171713/cdc_171713_DS1.pdf
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