Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-85-195-1768: Dale Electronics, Incorporated; Norfolk, Nebraska

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• Personal Author:
  Lee, Stephen A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the management of Dale Electronics, Incorporated (SIC-3676), Norfolk, Nebraska, an evaluation was made of exposure to butyl-cellosolve (111762), epichlorohydrin (106898), nickel (7440020), chromium (7440473), antimony (7440360), and total particulates for workers in an electronic resistor manufacturing process. No exposure to butyl-cellosolve was detected among liquid coaters and no epichlorohydrin was detected in the process area air samples. No exposure to nickel or chromium was detected among mechanical grinding spirallers. One laser spiraller was exposed to 8 micrograms/cubic meter (microg/m3) of nickel and 8microg/m3 chromium. Trace amounts of nickel were noted in the breathing zones of one plating lab worker and one calibrator. Total particulate exposures ranged from 0.1 to 0.9mg/m3. The author concludes that there were no known overexposures to contaminants at this facility. The author recommends that the exhaust ducts and fan be checked to find the cause for decreased mixing room ventilation system performance noted at the time of the study. Mixing room workers should ensure that all materials are handled as closely as possible to the local exhaust hoods. Standard written operation procedures for use of respirators should be developed.
• Subjects:
  Butanones Dust Electrical Equipment And Supplies Metals Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Safety Trichloroethanes
• Keywords:
  1,1,1-trichloroethane 2,4-toluene Diisocyanate Acetone Aromatic-hydrocarbons Bisphenol A Diethylenetriamine Dust-inhalation Electronic-equipment Electronic Resistor Manufacturing Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-85-195-1768 Lead Mercury Metal-dusts Methyl Ethyl Ketone NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 7 Triorthocresyl Phosphate

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA851951768
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; 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:
  17 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Behrens, Virginia ; Grass, Jacqueline
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00169490
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB87-204970
• 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 85-195-1768, 1987 Jan ; :1-13
• CAS Registry Number:
  2-Butoxyethanol (CAS RN 111-76-2) ; Epichlorohydrin (CAS RN 106-89-8) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Antimony (CAS RN 7440-36-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3676 - Electronic resistors - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cacf392007f71c2427054060343075e96af50490ca561a99d9a7aa906fd12ff898a84f0bc6887e2247750cb84a63465bb14f218d28ec3548c409501cf1deb772
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172116/cdc_172116_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.14 MB ]