Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-011-1567: KP Industries; Delphos, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Lee, Stephen A. ; London, Matthew A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for ethyl-2- cyanoacrylate (7085850) (ECA), lead (7439921), copper (7440508), beryllium (7440417), vinyl-chloride (75014), azodicarbonamide (123773), and xylene (1330207) at a fabricated metal products facility (SIC-3465), in Delphos, Ohio in January, 1984. The survey was requested by the local union to evaluate potential hazards at the facility. Biological monitoring for blood lead, free erythrocyte protoporphyrin, and zinc-protoporphyrin in five lead exposed individuals was conducted. Medical questionnaires were given to 16 ECA and five lead exposed workers. ECA at a concentration of 4.6 milligrams per cubic meter was found in the work areas. There is no Federal standard for ECA. Concentrations of the other substances were below the limits of detection. All biological monitoring results were within normal limits. ECA exposed workers had a higher incidence of upper respiratory symptoms such as stuffy nose and irritated or sore throat than lead exposed workers. Lead workers had a higher incidence of skin rashes than ECA exposed workers. The authors note that the use of ECA has been discontinued at the facility. The data suggest that exposure to ECA causes sensitization and allergic reactions. Improved local exhaust ventilation is recommended.
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Copper Environmental Monitoring Hypersensitivity Lead Lung Lung Diseases Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Xylenes

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• Keywords:
  Air-monitoring Allergic-reactions Beryllium Chemical-manufacturing-industry Cyanoacrylate Ethyl Cyanoacrylate Fabricated Metal Products Hazards-Confirmed HETA-84-011-1567 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Pulmonary-disorders Respiratory Symptoms Trace-analysis Vinyl Chloride Xylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA840111567
• 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:
  23 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Jolliffe, Lynette K. ; Conway, Kathy
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00152225
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-113412
• 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 84-011-1567, 1985 Feb ; :1-22
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate (CAS RN 7085-85-0) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7) ; Vinyl chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4) ; 1,2-Diazenedicarboxamide (ACI) (CAS RN 123-77-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3465 - Automotive stampings - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:90a61c279a3829a46d0dd94b93ab2c0ed26a5711f89d942d1747061fb9d18aa95c0447109de2aaf287081bee77cf139e7c9b4648d7549ba453b258dffb071fcb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172288/cdc_172288_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.27 MB ]