Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. HHE-80-247-1210: Supplement: Colorado River Indian Reservation, Cotton Gin Study, Parker Valley Gin; Parker, Arizona

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Results and conclusions of initial and followup evaluations conducted on one of three cotton gins on the Colorado River Indian Reservation in Arizona were presented. Cotton dust levels at the Parker Valley Gin exceeded NIOSH and OSHA recommended levels in all but one sample. Pesticide residues were identified in samples of first picked cotton, cotton bolls, trash cotton, seeds, motes, waste/bract cotton, finished cotton, and rafter samples. Levels of nuisance dust ranged from 2.0 to 10.5mg/m3. Noise measurements ranged from 84.5 to 98 decibels-A in the gin. The equipment appeared to be new and in excellent condition and the housekeeping was considered to be good. An excessively low cholinesterase level was identified in one worker and three of seven employees reported symptoms such as irritation of the eyes, nose, and/or throat. Recommendations on maintaining the level of housekeeping and the use of personal protective devices for respiratory and ear protection were made. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Dust Gossypium Insecticides Noise Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation; HHE-80-247-1210; Hazard-Confirmed; Region-9; Cotton-dust; Cotton-industry; Occupational-exposure; Noise-levels; Pesticides
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 80-247-1210, 1982 Aug; :1-9
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Colorado ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  9 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00217774
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB94-175759
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 80-247-1210, 1982 Aug; :1-9
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171789/cdc_171789_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]