Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-132-1406: Huntington Alloys, Inc.; Huntington, West Virginia

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• Personal Author:
  Donohue, Michael T. ; Reed, Laurence D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker health complaints at Huntington Alloys Incorporated (SIC- 8321), Huntington, West Virginia were investigated in April 1982 and January 1983. The evaluation was requested by three workers on behalf of office employees who complained of headache, nausea, dizziness, glandular swelling, fever, facial lesions, and numbness of the hands. In April, environmental air and wipe samples were collected, and radiation levels were measured. In January, the ventilation system was evaluated, and workers completed medical questionnaires. Cadmium (7440439), magnesium (7439954), sodium (7440235), zinc (7440666), xylene (1330207), limonene (138863), toluene (108883), terpinene (8013001), dimethyloctane (63335886), and 2-ethyl-1-hexanol (104767) were detected
  
  however, concentrations were all less than 1 percent of the respective environmental standards. Several metals, including nickel (7440020) and lead (7439921), were found in wipe samples
  
  concentrations were greatest in samples taken from the basement heating and air conditioning room. Radiation levels were not significant. Only 5 of 75 employees reported any work-related health symptoms, but an earlier company survey reported symptoms in 25 workers. The authors conclude that no health hazard presently exists
  
  however, it is possible that a hazard existed in the past. Maintenance and improvements to the ventilation system are recommended.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Dust Metals Metal Workers Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-82-132-1406 Indoor Air Pollution Metal-industry NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-health Office-workers Office Buildings OSHA Region 3 Ventilation Ventilation-systems

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA821321406
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  West Virginia ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  16 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00149680
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-179349
• 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 82-132-1406, 1984 Jan ; :1-13
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Magnesium (CAS RN 7439-95-4) ; Sodium (CAS RN 7440-23-5) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Limonene (CAS RN 138-86-3) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Terpinene (CAS RN 8013-00-1) ; Dimethyloctane (CAS RN 63335-88-6) ; 2-Ethylhexanol (CAS RN 104-76-7) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Editor(s):
  Pasley, Gloria
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  8321 - Individual and Family Services - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e5f051dd15697649fa7a7313b4bc16f0e83535b4eb38392777191de8149c09fa6f0f915b25e0ee769365b90d31608bf8d93c8aca5d1c0b74f27a621598d5d9b4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172677/cdc_172677_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.38 MB ]