Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-86-350-1815: Barr Rubber Corporation; Sandusky, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Gupta, Suresh ; Rondinelli, Ruth ; Stephenson, Richard L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the management at the Barr Rubber Corporation (SIC-3069), Sandusky, Ohio, a study was made of five employees who developed methemoglobinemia while working at the facility. Their specific job included manually placing adhesive coated metal parts into rubber molds without using gloves. They experienced yellow hands, cyanosis of the lips and nailbeds, headache, dizziness, nausea, chest pain, confusion and difficulty in concentration. Chemical analysis of the most recent shipment of the adhesive Thixon-511-T identified the potent methemoglobin precursor, dinitrobenzene, (25154545) at 1 percent by weight. This adhesive had been used at the company for several years without incident. After the company switched to a replacement adhesive, Thixon-521, a follow-up study was performed to check workers for signs of cyanosis or other pertinent adverse health effects. Methemoglobin levels were within normal limits as were hemoglobin and carboxyhemoglobin values. The authors conclude that a health hazard existed due to dermal exposure to an adhesive containing dinitrobenzene. The authors recommend the following: instituting a continuing education program be conducted to ensure that employees are aware of hazards
  
  obtaining current Material Safety Data Sheets
  
  the use of protective clothing
  
  avoidance of skin contact
  
  periodic medical monitoring
  
  and reassignment of employees with preexisting chronic anemia or known hemoglobinopathies.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Nitrogen Compounds Occupational Health Rubber Safety
• Keywords:
  Adhesives Benzene Derivatives Cyanosis Dinitrobenzene Fabricated Rubber Products Hazard-Confirmed Hemoproteins HETA-86-350-1815 Methemoglobin Methemoglobinemia Motor Vehicle Bumpers NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nitro-compounds OSHA Region 5 Rubber-workers Rubber Workers

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA863501815
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  22 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Tharr, Dawn G. ; Geraci, Charles L. ; Coleman, Marian E. ; Grote, Ardith A. ; Bolyard, Michele L. ; Neumeister, Charles E.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00174305
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-153275
• 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 86-350-1815, 1987 Jul ; :1-26
• CAS Registry Number:
  Dinitrobenzene (CAS RN 25154-54-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3069 - Fabricated rubber products, not elsewhere classified - (SIC) ; 3714 - Motor vehicle parts and accessories - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f0446d2db60aaa5f92eaacc6db286ec5c0349c9009850d884c9b70ef254eaa20d269b8c1fe00f4d7c208784fcf954ff6b5f0e92fded16f872636e29aaf1d5746
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172071/cdc_172071_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 309.97 KB ]