Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-132-1703: Purex Industrial Division; Marion, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Stephenson, Richard L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Due to reports of employee symptoms of headaches, irritation of the nose, throat and respiratory tract, and muscular weakness, possible chemical exposures during the manufacturing and packaging of various institutional and janitorial maintenance chemicals and allied products at the Purex Industrial Division Facility (SIC-2842, SIC- 2841, SIC-2851, SIC-2869, SIC-2819), Marion, Ohio were evaluated. Long term personal breathing zone air samples revealed: acetone (67641), 104 milligrams/cubic meter (mg/m3) to 939 mg/m3
  
  ammonia (7664417), not detectable to 68.8 mg/m3
  
  ethanolamine (141435), 1.5 mg/m3
  
  methylene-chloride (75092), 171 to 561 mg/m3
  
  sodium- hydroxide (1310732), 0.4 to 1.3 mg/m3
  
  and styrene (100425), 6.0 to 66.9 mg/m3. No detectable airborne concentrations of butyl- cellosolve (111762), formaldehyde (50000), or morpholine (110918) were found. The author concludes that during the survey, employees were overexposed to ammonia and methylene-chloride. Medical interviews indicate that some workers may be experiencing symptoms related to exposure to organic solvents and other materials. Improved engineering control of workplace contaminants is recommended. Audible and visual warning systems should indicate when tubs are overfilled or spillage occurs. Calcium-gluconate gel should be stored as an effective first aid measure for liquid hydrofluoric-acid splashes. Beards should be prohibited. Employees should be trained in the potential health problems.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Ammonia Detergents Dust Inorganic Chemicals Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Sodium Hydroxide Solvents
• Keywords:
  Acetone Ammonia Chemical-manufacturing-industry Detergent-industry Ethanolamine Hazards-Confirmed HETA-84-132-1703 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals Inorganic-chemicals Methylene Chloride NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organic-solvents Organic Solvents OSHA Region 5 Paint Removers Sanitation Preparations Sodium Hydroxide Styrene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA841321703
• 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:
  25 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Aw, Tar-Ching ; Ruhe, Raymond L. ; Owen, Susan ; Conway, Kathy
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00163553
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB87-108064
• 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 84-132-1703, 1986 Jun ; :1-23
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7 ; Ethanolamine (CAS RN 141-43-5) ; Methylene chloride (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; Sodium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-73-2) ; Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5) ; 2-Butoxyethanol (CAS RN 111-76-2) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Morpholine (CAS RN 110-91-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2842 - Polishes and sanitation goods - (SIC) ; 2841 - Soap and other detergents - (SIC) ; 2851 - Paints and allied products - (SIC) ; 2869 - Industrial organic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC) ; 2819 - Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b39439e42a8936f401002a17197fd83dcae8ab0b7019b702dd336befa14c68972dcb85735822498a77be053f936e154178615d1116f47d227e748eed20036fcb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172188/cdc_172188_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.98 MB ]