Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-284-1701B: Granite City Steel; Granite City, Illinois [revised]

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• Personal Author:
  Almaguer, Daniel ; Orris, Peter
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the International Chemical Workers Union, an evaluation of possible exposures to a tar like substance was made at Granite City Steel Company (SIC-3312), Granite City, Illinois. This substance, a coal tar sludge residue, was added to coal coming into the facility. Samples of the coal tar sludge and mixtures of the sludge and coal were taken from the tar pit and from the area inside the pulverizer building. Chemicals identified in these samples included: naphthalene (91203), phenanthrene (85018), fluoranthene (206440), pyrene (129000), benz(a)anthracene (56553), chrysene (218019), benzo(e)pyrene (192972), benzo(a)pyrene (50328), and benz(g,h,i)perylene (191242). Of eight personal air samples taken, five had detectable concentrations of benzene solubles which ranged from 88 to 141 micrograms/cubic meter (microg/m3). Some polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon exposures were recorded at 20 to 100microg/m3. The authors conclude that a health hazard existed in the coal handling area and the by/products department. Specific recommendations include use of an enclosed system to pump the coal tar waste product directly to the coal pit, use of protective clothing including elbow length gloves by workers handling coal tar sludge, use of a half mask air purifying respirator equipped with an organic vapor cartridge, informing employees of the risks posed by these chemicals, and periodic medical checkups for exposed workers.
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Tar Dust Inhalation Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Coal-dust Coal-tar-pitch Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles Coke Ovens CTPVs Dust-inhalation Hazard-Confirmed HETA-84-284-1701B Inhalants NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 PNAs Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons Respirable Coal Dust Steel Works, Blast Furnaces [including Coke Ovens], And Rolling Mills Volatiles

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA842841701B
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; 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:
  Daniels, William J.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00173104
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-128350
• 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 84-284-1701 (revised), 1987 May ; :1-21
• CAS Registry Number:
  Naphthalene (CAS RN 91-20-3) ; Phenanthrene (CAS RN 85-01-8) ; Fluoranthene (CAS RN 206-44-0) ; Pyrene (CAS RN 129-00-0) ; Benz(a) anthracene (CAS RN 56-55-3) ; Chrysene (CAS RN 218-01-9) ; Benzo(e)pyrene (CAS RN 192-97-2) ; Benzo(alpha)pyrene (CAS RN 50-32-8) ; Benzo(g,h,i) perylene (CAS RN 191-24-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3312 - Blast furnaces and steel mills - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e3ebe327967af101ad61a03d6e7259ea8f6f4abe28557e70742c6d0450f8567185efb4c5b96a3690447d975cecc348da177012a3e817e38c2817cb24fc71ec8f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172086/cdc_172086_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.99 MB ]