Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-85-108-1593: Carey Plastics Division, Toledo Molding and Die Corporation; Carey, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  McConnell, Robert S. ; Moseley, Clifford L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for organic solvent vapors, formaldehyde (50000), hydrogen-sulfide (7783064), sulfur-dioxide (7446095), and carbon-monoxide (630080) at Carey Plastics (SIC-3079), Carey, Ohio in December, 1984. The survey was requested by management and the union local to investigate an outbreak of illness in the workforce. Medical interviews were conducted with 45 employees who had become ill. Local hospital records were reviewed. All solvent concentrations were below their relevant standards. All formaldehyde, hydrogen-sulfide, and sulfur- dioxide concentrations were below the limits of detection. Carbon- monoxide concentrations ranged from 10 to 200 parts per million. The highest concentrations occurred in towing motor exhaust. Illness was not localized to a specific site within the facility. The most frequently reported symptoms included headache, mucous membrane irritation, nausea, chest tightness, and fatigue. Hospital records showed no serious pathology associated with the illness outbreak. Several workers treated at the hospital had elevated blood carboxyhemoglobin concentrations. The authors conclude that the illness outbreak was due to a combination of factors, rather than to a single substance. Recommendations include not idling towing motors unnecessarily, installing local exhaust ventilation, and operating the mold at the proper temperature.
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Fungi Occupational Health Plastics Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Breathing Carboxyhemoglobin Hazards-Confirmed HETA-85-108-1593 Injection Molding Molds NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Plastics-industry Polypropylene Respiration Stress-induced Reactions

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA851081593
• 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:
  Jenkins, Sharon
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00153677
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-132164
• 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 85-108-1593, 1985 May ; :1-24
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4) ; Sulfur dioxide (CAS RN 7446-09-5) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3079 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e8e697391404157f10a746fcad59285292a17a08da7ce65e8d0ec38a8655e3d558cfcafe8300d5ebf5fdc2de3132fc44d842f10bcf6c80bbb3b34c8467d8cbee
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172266/cdc_172266_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.93 MB ]