Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-87-097-1820: Devil's Lake Sioux Mfg. Corp.; Fort Totten, North Dakota

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• Personal Author:
  Nichting, Anne T. ; Nichting, Anne T.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from employees at the Devil's Lake Sioux Manufacturing Corporation (SIC-2352) located in Fort Totten, North Dakota, a study was made to determine a possible health hazard from n-hexane (110543) exposure and other organic solvents used in the manufacture of Kevlar combat helmets at this facility. Ten women working as edgers had been treated for carpal tunnel syndrome. Air samples revealed concentrations of xylene (1330207) ranging from not detectable to 6.44mg/m3, toluene (108883) ranging from 0.46 to 33.2mg/m3, hexane ranging from 0.27 to 83.3mg/m3, and methyl-ethyl- ketone (78933) ranging from 20.0 to 310mg/m3. These levels were highest in the areas of the facility where edgers and glue spray booth operators worked. The author concludes that solvent exposures in these locations posed a potential health hazard. The carpal tunnel syndrome complaints appear to be related to ergonomic factors. The author recommends the substitution of less toxic materials in the workplace
  
  applying proper engineering controls
  
  improving local exhaust ventilation
  
  providing protective clothing for workers
  
  sampling of employees for organic solvent exposure at regular intervals
  
  and informing the employees of all hazards inherent in their work.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adhesives Butanones Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Solvents
• Keywords:
  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Hazard-Confirmed HETA-87-097-1820 Hexane Manufacture Of Hats And Caps, Except Millinery Methyl Ethyl Ketone Neuropathology NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic Solvent Neurotoxicity OSHA Region 8 Solvent-vapors Toluene Vapors Xylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)   ; Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)  
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA) ; Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA870971820
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  North Dakota ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  14 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  DiaGiacomo, Marile F.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00174295
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-153234
• 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 87-097-1820, 1987 Jul ; :1-17
• CAS Registry Number:
  n-Hexane (CAS RN 110-54-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; n-Hexane (CAS RN 110-54-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2352 - Hats and Caps, Except Millinery - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:14e6653f64befeee4f07e1511596ce68c37d0f8511b603d48210476daba08cf3f85a1c6f7f820925e8e00ff7bd8b72760042bd06709781957b3da7107c0ab04e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172081/cdc_172081_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 154.30 KB ]