Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-79-157-1212: Crane Company; Rogers, Arkansas

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• Personal Author:
  Markel, Harry L. Jr. ; Slovin, Donald L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the United Steelworkers of America, Local 7178, an evaluation was made at the Crane Company (SIC-3362), Rogers, Arkansas for possible hazardous working conditions due to employee exposures to lead (7439921), iron-oxide (1309371), zinc- oxide (1314132), silica (7631869) and other dusts. Since engineering changes were due to be made at the facility, this investigation was delayed until these changes were in place. A total of 69 personal breathing zone and general air samples were collected with the following results: iron/iron-oxide concentrations ranged from 0.02 to 0.24 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3)
  
  zinc/zinc-oxide, 0.16 to 4.48mg/m3
  
  particulate matter, 0.7 to 5.7mg/m3
  
  respirable particulates, 0.4 to 3.0mg/m3
  
  and silica, 2.1 to 5.0mg/m3. Of the 14 personal breathing zone samples taken, 12 exceeded the limits for lead. Problems with skin irritation, cough, tiredness and headache occurred more frequently among core/cleaning workers than other workers, and may have been due to formaldehyde (50000) exposure. A prevalence of dry, cracked hands occurred among mold workers as a result of their use of solvents. The authors conclude that a potential health hazard exists for production area workers from lead and silica exposures, for core/cleaning workers from formaldehyde, and for mold workers from skin contact with solvents. The authors recommend improvements in ventilation, housekeeping, and protective measures. Preplacement and periodic physical examinations, including chest x-rays and pulmonary function tests should be administered to workers exposed to silica.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Dust Ferrous Compounds Lead Lung Metal Workers Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide Skin Solvents Zinc Oxide

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• Keywords:
  Brass, Bronze, Copper Base Alloy Foundries Foundry-workers Hazard-Confirmed HETA-79-157-1212 Iron Oxide Mold Release Agents NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic-solvents OSHA Region 6 Pulmonary-system-disorders Respirable-dust Silica Skin-exposure Steel-industry

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA791571212
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Arkansas ; OSHA Region 6
• 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:
  21 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00178929
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-172964
• 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 79-157-1212, 1982 Oct ; :1-19
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Iron oxide (CAS RN 1309-37-1) ; Zinc oxide (CAS RN 1314-13-2) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3362 - Brass, Bronze, and Copper Foundries - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c348d0418045fa3142064e587b29d23c5a39e5adfacb9e83dff4f830801cf7cbdd70fdc0502cfa195616b5ea4a1b55df7a65d03ddb30df31a9d3667fbac35421
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172009/cdc_172009_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.57 MB ]