Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-89-125-2021: Pan American Tannery; Gloversville, New York

Fajen, John M.; Calvert, Geoffrey M.; Hills, Bruce W.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHETA891252021

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-89-125-2021: Pan American Tannery; Gloversville, New York

1990/01/01
By Fajen, John M. ; Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Hills, Bruce W.
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Fajen, John M. ; Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Hills, Bruce W.

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Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

In response to a request from the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, a study was made of possible occupational exposure to hazardous materials in the finishing department of the Pan American Tannery (SIC-3111), Gloversville, New York. Concern had risen at the company following a report in a medical journal about testicular cancer in the tanning industry. A cluster of three men in the finishing department had already been identified with testicular cancer. Several examples of poor housekeeping and poor maintenance of the building were noted on the walk-through study. Major contaminants in the air samples included 2-butoxyethanol (111762), diisobutylketone (108838), limonene (7705148), and 2-ethylhexyl- acetate (103093). According to the authors, it is not possible to determine if any specific agent was responsible for the testicular cancer cluster due to the fact that several changes had been made over time in the engineering controls and chemical processing, and that written records were not available. The authors recommend measures to reduce worker exposures, including medical surveillance, ventilation improvements, work practices and housekeeping requirements.
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Carcinogens Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System
Keywords:

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Cancer-rates Cancer Clusters Dimethylformamide Glycol Ethers Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-89-125-2021 Lead Leather Tanning And Finishing NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic-vapors OSHA Region 2 Personal-protective-equipment Personal Protective Equipment Reproductive-system-disorders Testes Testicular Cancer Ventilation
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Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
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Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA891252021
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

New York ; OSHA Region 2

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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:

41 pdf pages
Contributor:

Piacitelli, Chris A.; Collins, James H.; Hogan, Mary A.; Alderfer, Ray
NIOSHTIC Number:

00194426
NTIS Accession Number:

PB91-108217
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 89-125-2021, 1990 Jan; :1-48
CAS Registry Number:

2-Butoxyethanol (CAS RN 111-76-2) ; Diisobutyl ketone (CAS RN 108-83-8) ; Limonene (CAS RN 138-86-3) ; 2-Ethylhexyl acetate (CAS RN 103-09-3)

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Editor(s):

Fleckinger, Marianne E.
Federal Fiscal Year:

1990
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

3111 - Leather tanning and finishing - (SIC 1987)
Resource Number:

HETA-89-125-2021
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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