Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-85-170-1643: CF & I Steel; Pueblo, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for lead (7439921), chromium (7440473), nickel (7440020), and arsenic (7440382) at the CF & I Steel Company (SIC-3321), Pueblo, Colorado in June 1985. The evaluation was requested by local 2102 of the United Steel Workers of America because of possible lead exposures in the furnace area of the facility. Work practices were observed. Company medical monitoring records were reviewed. All chromium, nickel, and arsenic concentrations were below the limits of detection. Breathing zone lead concentrations ranged from 0.03 to is 0.05mg/m3. General air lead concentrations ranged from non-detectable to 0.03mg/m3. All workers in areas with potential lead exposure were wearing respiratory protection. The respirator program complied with OSHA requirements. Employee blood lead concentrations according to company records were below 40 micrograms per 100 milliliters. The author concludes that there is a health hazard from exposure to lead. Recommendations include utilizing work and hygienic practices to minimize lead exposure, showering and changing clothes after each work shift, and continuing monitoring workers for lead exposure.
• Subjects:
  Arsenic Blood Chromium Environmental Health Hazardous Substances Hematologic Tests Inorganic Chemicals Lead Metal Workers Nickel Occupational Health Safety

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• Keywords:
  Blood-analysis Breathing-zone Environmental-factors Gray Iron Foundries Hazards-Confirmed HETA-85-170-1643 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 8 Steel-industry Toxic-effects

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA851701643
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  9 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Brewer, Marile
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00157553
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-225026
• 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 85-170-1643, 1985 Dec ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3321 - Gray and ductile iron foundries - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:35f01c416fc3343a3089401b46d6bd8902042070791f68e281c9a2b382d4e69ab17166176d39813d4abd02b5e49bdbe2da950f709c5e563020137abb61acc8c6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172244/cdc_172244_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.51 MB ]