Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-040-1356: Drive Train Industries, Inc.; Casper, Wyoming

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from a representative of the employees at Drive Train Industries, Inc. (SIC-3714), Casper, Wyoming, a possible asbestos (1332214) hazard was investigated at the facility. An evaluation was also made of stoddard-solvent (8052413), welding fumes, iron-oxide (1309371), lead (7439921), crystalline silica (7631869), and noise exposures. This facility was involved in the rebuilding and repairing of various truck parts including brakes, clutches, drivelines, transmissions, and other mechanical parts. Many of the brakes and clutches as well as parts of other products, were refurbished and relined with some asbestos material. Three personal air samples and three area samples were collected for asbestos which produced values ranging from less than 0.1 to 340mg/m3, with the average value being 64mg/m3. Iron-oxide concentrations at the welding station ranged from 0.2 to 12mg/m3. The average lead concentration was 0.03mg/m3. No silica was detected. One worker was overexposed to noise with an 8 hour average of 94.3 decibels-A. The author concludes that a health hazard does exist from excessive noise exposures and elevated iron- oxide levels. The author recommends that adequate hearing protectors should be provided by the management.
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Ear Inorganic Chemicals Noise Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Sense Organs Silicon Dioxide Welding
• Keywords:
  Asbestos Asbestos-products Brake Drums Clutches Crystalline Silica Drivelines Hazards-Confirmed Hearing-protection HETA-83-040-1356 Mechanics Motor Vehicles And Motor Vehicle Equipment NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Noise Noise-exposure OSHA Region 8 Silica-dusts Total Welding Fumes Transmissions Welders Welding

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA830401356
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Wyoming ; 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:
  15 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Albers, Anne T. ; Ramsey, Kristi L.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00179027
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-165504
• 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 83-040-1356, 1983 Aug ; :1-14
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Stoddard solvent (CAS RN 8052-41-3) ; Iron oxide (CAS RN 1309-37-1) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• 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-512:1da094678121357ba00939798038ca5a8409e478856ccb2ee3112bd1b6bb804168603def9724e9421b0cb110ffe6617c988fa9e5f36931119bf6b5b098970a9a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171980/cdc_171980_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.06 MB ]