Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-80-13-81-147-1644: Schlegel Tennessee, Inc.; Maryville, Tennessee

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• Personal Author:
  Handke, Jan L. ; Hervin, Raymond L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Following a request from the management of Schlegel Tennessee, Inc. (SIC-2822), Maryville, Tennessee, eye irritation among employees at this extruded rubber production facility was investigated. Personal and area air samples were analyzed for a number of solvents and chemicals associated with the production process. Company medical records and data from a standardized questionnaire for eye symptoms were examined. Of 522 air sample analyses for 38 compounds, 68 percent showed undetectable air concentrations. Several compounds capable of causing eye irritation were detected: hydrogen-sulfide (7783064), dimethylamine (124403), and triethylamine (121448). In the sponge and dense rubber production area concentrations of carbon- disulfide (75150) ranged from 0.2 to 14 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3)
  
  concentrations in six samples equaled or exceeded the NIOSH recommended criterion of 3.0mg/m3. In one 3 month period, 70 cases of keratitis or conjunctivitis were reported among 156 production workers, an incidence rate of 45 percent. Rates were highest in finishing operators. Keratitis and conjunctivitis cases also reported nose and skin irritation, nervousness, cough, nausea, and dizziness. The authors conclude that the presence of non eye symptoms suggests the presence of an irritative compound in addition to carbon-disulfide, possibly hydrogen-sulfide. Improvement of engineering control systems, facility housekeeping, work practices, and use of protective clothing are recommended.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Amines Ethylamines Eye Diseases Eye Foreign Bodies Hazardous Substances Hydrogen Sulfide Occupational Health Rubber Safety Sulfur Compounds

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Aliphatic Amines Carbon Disulfide Conjunctivitis Dimethylamine Eye-disorders Eye-irritants Eye Irritation Hazard-Confirmed HETA-80-13-81-147-1644 Hydrogen Sulfide Keratitis N,N-dimethylformamide NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nitrosamines OSHA Region 4 Particulates Polynuclear Aromatics Rubber-manufacturing-industry Solvents Sulfur-compounds Toluene Toxic-gases Triethylamine Trimethylamine

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA8013811471644
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Tennessee ; OSHA Region 4
• 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:
  46 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Berkley, Dick ; Collins, James ; Hollins, Connie ; King, Michael V. ; Moody, P. Lynn ; Pickering Wesley ; Ralston, Mel ; Ruhe, Ray ; Verst, Gary ; Vogt, Thomas J. ; Pasley, Gloria ; McElroy, Nanci
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00163129
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-221355
• 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 80-13-81-147-1644, 1985 Dec ; :1-44
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4) ; Dimethylamine (CAS RN 124-40-3) ; Triethylamine (CAS RN 121-44-8) ; Carbon disulfide (CAS RN 75-15-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2822 - Synthetic rubber - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a0b4a21df09d4cc38443d848d8e5c8de6391c1fcf57daa99f9196a6a593e40cb861a0fd79ed5d397f83d585b074a397185069d7e4fc9ee649a35013589748426
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172223/cdc_172223_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.18 MB ]