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Evaluation of Lead Exposures at a Bullet Manufacturer
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2018/04/01
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Source: Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 2017-0146-3310, 2018 Apr
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Description:The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from the owner at a lead bullet manufacturer who was concerned about employees' lead exposure. We observed work processes, work practices, and ventilation
measured employees' blood lead levels and exposures to lead, antimony, and tin in air and on surfaces
and interviewed employees about their work and their health. We found nine of 10 employees, including those working in the packaging and shipping bay, had blood lead levels that were equal to or above 5 micrograms per deciliter, a level that NIOSH considers high. The employees with the highest blood lead levels worked in the casting bay and coating room. We found lead on employees' hands after they washed up at lunch and before they went home. We found lead on surfaces in non-production areas such as the employee break room, the office, and an outdoor picnic table employees used. Airborne metal exposures were below current occupational exposure limits
full-shift personal air exposures to lead ranged from 2.3 to 20 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The company did not have a written lead monitoring or lead control program. Our recommendations included improving ventilation in the bullet casting bay
starting a lead program
using wet cleaning methods for potentially contaminated surfaces
providing an on-site laundry, dedicated work clothes, and separate lockers for street and work clothes, and not allowing employees to consume or store food or drink in bullet production areas.
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Pages in Document:46 pdf pages
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Contributor:Braun, Carol R.;de Perio, Marie;Galloway, Ellen;Harris-Franklin, Lori J.;Roberts, Jennifer;Sammons, Deborah;Tyrawski, Jennifer;
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NIOSHTIC Number:nn:20051326
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2018-101030
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Citation:NIOSH [2018]. Evaluation of lead exposures at a bullet manufacturer. By Jackson DA and Burr;GA. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control;and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Hazard Evaluation Report 2017-0146-3310,;
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