Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-297-1846: Truck Terminals; St. Louis, Missouri

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson, Kern E. ; McConnell, Robert S.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, an evaluation was made of possible exposure to 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (1746016) (TCDD) at trucking terminals (SIC-4231) in St. Louis, Missouri. The terminals belonged to the Jones Truck Lines, the P.J. Hamill Transfer Company, and the Overnight Transportation Company. During the 1970s these terminals were sprayed with waste oil for dust control. A self-selected group of workers participated in a medical survey and provided information regarding employment and TCDD exposure history. A significant association was noted between symptoms of numbness in hands and feet, pins and needles in the extremities, insomnia and feelings of depression, and possible exposure to TCDD. One case of porphyria cutanea tarda and one of dermatofibrosarcoma were reported. The patient with porphyria cutanea tarda later developed a pelvic angiosarcoma, probably of soft tissue origin. Environmental samples taken at Jones Truck Lines revealed a dioxin concentration of about 18.7 parts per billion on the rafters inside the terminal. Dioxin was present in two surface soil samples taken near an entrance gate. The authors conclude that no definite association between TCDD exposure and symptoms or medical problems can be established. The authors recommended that measures be taken to control or eliminate possible exposures at the terminals
  
  action was taken based on these recommendations.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Dioxins Dust Environmental Pollution Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin) TCDD Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Dioxin Dust-control Environmental-contamination Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-83-297-1846 Neurologic Effects NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 7 Sarcoma Terminal And Joint Terminal Maintenance Facilities For Motor Freight Transportation Transportation-industry Transportation-workers Truck-drivers Trucking

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA832971846
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  36 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Carson, George A.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00178070
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-202791
• 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 83-297-1846, 1987 Nov ; :1-33
• CAS Registry Number:
  2,3,7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (CAS RN 1746-01-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4231 - Trucking terminal facilities - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bc78a7500585c7df7c8293aa965c9680e2b99dd0c15eafa3cc918f87c081fc6991272de473f8de679075e6f0a4f2b1a236e44eb3ad5661d79568bae70b77c07f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172032/cdc_172032_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.18 MB ]