Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HHE-80-137-1145: Shell Chemical Company; Denver, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Pryor, Paul D. ; Thoburn, Theodore W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from an authorized employee representative at the Shell Chemical Company (SIC-2879), located in Denver, Colorado, an evaluation was made of possible employee exposure to dibromochloropropane (96128), chloroform (67663), trimethyl- phosphite (121459), Vapona (62737), trimethyl-phosphate (512561), acetone (67641), sodium-hydroxide (1310732), hexane (110543), methyl- isobutyl-ketone (108101), methyl-isocyanate (624839), methylthioacetoldoxime (MSAO), Nudrin (16752775), and Azodrin (6923224). Approximately 175 workers were engaged in the manufacture or formulation of pesticide products. The authors conclude that workers were not being continuously overexposed to the chemicals evaluated. Some workers involved in Vapona, Nudrin, and Azodrin drum filling may have experienced skin absorption of these materials. No medically significant cholinesterase depressions were noted. The authors recommend that engineering controls be used to reduce the exposures even further. Other recommendations include the wearing of protective garments, observance of strict personal hygiene, good work practices, cleaning of all surfaces in the lunchroom at the end of each work shift, continuous refinement of the safety program at the facility, and a continuous review of maintenance procedures. A careful follow up should be carried out for any case of low cholinesterase values.
• Subjects:
  • Acetone
  • Agriculture
  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides
  • Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities
  • Methyl n-Butyl Ketone
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Skin
  • Sodium Hydroxide
• Keywords:
  • NIOSH-Author
  • NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation
  • HHE-80-137-1145
  • OSHA Region 8
  • Hazard-Unconfirmed
  • Agricultural-chemicals
  • Chemical-manufacturing-industry
  • Chemical-industry-workers
  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides
  More +
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE801371145
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  49 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Gunter, Bobby J. ; Verst, Gary L. ; Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00179169
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-137546
• 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 80-137-1145, 1982 Jul ; :1-47
• CAS Registry Number:
  • 2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (CAS RN 62-73-7)
  • Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1)
  • Chloroform (CAS RN 67-66-3)
  • Dibromochloropropane (CAS RN 96-12-8)
  • Methomyl (CAS RN 16752-77-5)
  • Methyl isobutyl ketone (CAS RN 108-10-1)
  • Methyl isocyanate (CAS RN 624-83-9)
  • Monocrotophos (CAS RN 6923-22-4)
  • n-Hexane (CAS RN 110-54-3)
  • Sodium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-73-2)
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• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2879 - Agricultural chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171978/cdc_171978_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.56 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:474df103de60e2e852c9a8fa0ef913588cad3eeca6f332ba4072c8dfef8ab3e54d35433b1750c7541f7053a3b04edfd9868344312e6a8f99c4b9a56327aa6cd5