Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-151-1544: Nuturn Corporation; New Castle, Indiana

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• Personal Author:
  Lipscomb, Jane A. ; Ruhe, Raymond L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for asbestos (1332214), formaldehyde (50000), phenol (108952), and total particulates at Nuturn Corporation (SIC-3714), New Castle, Indiana in June, 1984. The survey was requested by a union representative to evaluate asbestos exposure during the manufacture of brake shoe linings. Pulmonary function tests and chest X-rays were taken for 170 workers. Asbestos was detected in 51 personal and 1 of 3 environmental samples. Concentrations ranged from 0.01 to 0.91 fibers per cubic centimeter (cm3). The OSHA standard for asbestos is 2.0 fibers/cm3. Total particulate concentrations ranged from 0.8 to 25.3 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3). The OSHA standard for particulates is 15mg/m3. Formaldehyde and phenol were not detected. Twenty workers had abnormal pulmonary function test results. Twelve showed evidence of obstructive impairment, one had evidence of restrictive impairment, and seven showed both obstructive and restrictive impairment. Five workers showed X-ray abnormalities
  
  one was suggestive of asbestosis and one of a pneumoconiosis. The authors conclude that a health hazard due to asbestos exposure exists at the facility. Recommendations include reducing asbestos exposures by engineering controls, good work practices, administrative controls, and using personal protective equipment. Asbestos should be replaced if feasible.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Automobiles Environmental Monitoring Formaldehyde Inhalation Exposure Inorganic Chemicals Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Phenol Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Air-monitoring Asbestos-dusts Hazards-Confirmed HETA-84-151-1544 Inhalants Motor-vehicles Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Pulmonary-congestion Pulmonary Function Total Particulates

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA841511544
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; 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:
  21 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Crandall, Michael S. ; Reed, Larry ; King, Michael ; Jolliffe, Lynette ; Conway, Kathy
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00153395
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-138724
• 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 84-151-1544, 1985 Apr ; :1-18
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Phenol (CAS RN 108-95-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3714 - Motor vehicle parts and accessories - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fe3558f1ee268e65131422b8d92a8ad97b80bd4a8593bb1f2a5297e0c2150f4f1d2483e792a5e03d38da0cde3d35c244ae3d4a434be17b80d6891125de985116
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172283/cdc_172283_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]