Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-88-244-1951: Orrville Bronze and Aluminum Company; Orrville, Ohio

Montopoli, Michael; Seligman, Paul; Zaebst, Dennis; O'Brien, Dennis

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHETA882441951

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Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-88-244-1951: Orrville Bronze and Aluminum Company; Orrville, Ohio

1989/03/01
By Montopoli, Michael ; Seligman, Paul ; Zaebst, Dennis ; ...
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

English

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Montopoli, Michael ; Seligman, Paul ; Zaebst, Dennis ; O'Brien, Dennis

Montopoli, Michael ; Seligman, Paul ; Zaebst, Dennis ; O'Brien, Dennis Less -
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

In response to a request from the International Molders and Allied Workers Union, an investigation was made of possible hazardous working conditions at the Orrville Bronze and Aluminum Company (SIC- 3362), Orrville, Ohio. Medical screening at the site had recently discovered a worker with a blood lead (7439921) level in excess of 100 micrograms/deciliter (microg/dl) and seven workers with blood lead levels in excess of 40microg/dl. The facility was a nonferrous foundry specializing in small to medium sized bronze, brass and copper castings. Lead concentrations in six personal breathing zone samples ranged from 38 to 520 micrograms/cubic meter (mg/m3). Airborne copper (7440508) levels ranged from 26 to 2601microg/m3. Airborne zinc (7440666) concentrations ranged from 291 to 3165microg/m3. Three of 18 workers had blood lead levels in excess of 60microg/m3, the OSHA level which requires immediate medical removal protection. The authors conclude that lead and copper exposures represented a serious health hazard to workers. The authors recommend measures to reduce exposures, including engineering controls, work practices, and housekeeping.
Subjects:

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Lead Poisoning, Nervous System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Blood-analysis Brass Bronze Copper Elevated Blood Lead Levels Elevated Zinc Protoporphyrin Levels Foundry-workers Hazard-Confirmed Heavy-metals HETA-88-244-1951 Lead-poisoning Lead Exposure NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nonferrous Foundries OSHA Region 5 ZPP Levels
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
Subseries:

Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA882441951
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Ohio ; OSHA Region 5

Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 Less -
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:

24 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

00188721
NTIS Accession Number:

PB89-228720
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, HETA 88-244-1951, 1989 Mar; :1-22
CAS Registry Number:

Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6)

Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6) Less -
Federal Fiscal Year:

1989
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

3362 - Brass, Bronze, and Copper Foundries - (SIC 1972)
Resource Number:

HETA-88-244-1951
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Main Document Checksum:

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Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171830/cdc_171830_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF-788.95 KB]