Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-85-003-1834: B. F. Goodrich; Woodburn, Indiana

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• Personal Author:
  Lee, Stephen A. ; London, Matthew A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America Local 715, an investigation was made of an apparent excess of cancers appearing among workers in the B. F. Goodrich tire manufacturing facility (SIC-3011) located in Woodburn, Indiana. Excesses were reported in the milling and tuber areas of the facility. Company medical records, death certificates, and medical records from private physicians or hospitals were used to obtain data. Five cases of lung cancer and one of leukemia were confirmed. Analysis revealed a tenfold increase in lung cancer incidence over the expected number. In a survey made 5 years previously, breathing zone samples were taken for nitrosamines, for which NIOSH recommends keeping exposure as low as possible. Exposures to N-nitrosomorpholine (59892) ranged from 0.5 to 1.8 micrograms per cubic meter (microg/m3) and exposures to N- nitrosodimethylamine (62759) ranged up to 0.09microg/m3. Exposures to benzene (71432) in 1975 ranged from 0.5 to 11.9 parts per million. Measurements taken since 1980 showed significantly lower levels. Also, prior to 1979, talc (14807966) was used at this facility, suggesting possible exposure to asbestos (1332214). The authors conclude that based on lung cancer latency, there is evidence of exposure to an etiologic agent in the milling and tuber area of this company. It is recommended that exposures to various contaminants be kept under control and that a medical surveillance program be implemented.
• Subjects:
  Coal Tar Lung Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Rubber Safety Talc
• Keywords:
  Asbestos-containing Talc Benzene Cancer Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles Hazard-Confirmed HETA-85-003-1834 Leukemia Lung Cancer NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nitrosamines Nitroso-compounds OSHA Region 5 Pulmonary-system-disorders Rubber-manufacturing-industry Rubber-workers Talc-dust Tires And Inner Tubes

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA850031834
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 5
• 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
• Contributor:
  Berkely, Martin R. ; Haussler, B. J. ; Brassell, Jenise
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00175412
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-162672
• 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 85-003-1834, 1987 Sep ; :1-23
• CAS Registry Number:
  N-nitrosomorpholine (CAS RN 59-89-2) ; N-nitrosodimethylamine (CAS RN 62-75-9) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Talc (silica and fibre free) (CAS RN 14807-96-6) ; Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3011 - Tires and inner tubes - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2d899a36260fec571d212a32887ab6dd307e77f54c4f2c85ca5c860cfce0cad012870837177a20d4b05ab69a4703068f6ac395d751d8d39909070fe445b463fe
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172064/cdc_172064_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.52 MB ]