Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-87-126-2019: Chrysler Chemical Division; Trenton, Michigan

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• Personal Author:
  Driscoll, Richard J. ; Elliott, Larry J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a confidential request from an employee, an investigation was undertaken of possible hazardous working conditions at the Chrysler Chemical Division (SIC-3714), Trenton, Michigan. Of concern was possible exposure to asbestos (1332214), lead (7439921), and solvents. At this site the employees were involved in the production of adhesives, sealers, paints, and brake linings. This division employed about 138 hourly workers. Personal breathing zone exposure monitoring showed detectable asbestos concentrations for those employed as mixer operators, press operators, grinder operators, saw operators, and millwrights. During full operation these levels were considerably higher than during less typical times. Under full operation the jobs of BiPell Press operators, body press operators, and barker operators also showed levels of asbestos higher than the OSHA permissible exposure limit of 0.2 fibers/cubic centimeter. Medical evaluations of the employees indicated three had radiological signs consistent with pneumoconioses. Six had an obstructive pattern. The highest blood lead level was 43 micrograms/deciliter. The authors conclude that a hazard existed from exposure to asbestos. The authors recommend specific improvements for this facility to reduce the risk of asbestos exposure
  
  the facility was closed in 1988.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Inorganic Chemicals Lung Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Asbestos-fibers Brake Lining Chrysotile Friction Products Hazard-Confirmed HETA-87-126-2019 Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Pulmonary-function-tests Respiratory-system-disorders

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA871262019
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; 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:
  40 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Boiano, James ; Bryant, Jeff ; Klincewicz, Stephen L. ; Coleman, Marian E. ; Hartle, Lynette K. ; Collins, James H. ; Fleeger, Alan K. ; Almaguer, Dan ; DeArmond, Larry ; King, Michael V.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00194423
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-107904
• 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 87-126-2019, 1990 Mar ; :1-40
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Editor(s):
  Brassell, Jenise ; Morris, Linda J.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3714 - Motor vehicle parts and accessories - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0b7a534b6866be6440cee0658ce2ed40722c082fc6b81e7f0b5102b4e4918f165f784798b36ea2f7505a6fbf12c0c947d4b48cf73ef377a0e7c626834325dc35
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171771/cdc_171771_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.19 MB ]