Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-373-1501: Brown's Bridge Animal Hospital; Gainesville, Georgia

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• Personal Author:
  Hartle, Richard W. ; Lichty, Peter D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An occupational health survey at Brown's Bridge Animal hospital (SIC- survey was requested by the president of the company to evaluate possible health hazards after two workers complained of neurologic symptoms. All eight workers were interviewed. Seven workers were given physical examinations, including blood cholinesterase determinations and nerve conduction studies. Twenty-two preparations of insecticide dips, shampoos, powders, and sprays were used or dispensed by the hospital. Fenthion (55389) was used to control fleas on dogs. Protective equipment generally was not used to avoid skin contact with pesticides. Five workers reported symptoms such as headache, and shortness of breath
  
  paresthesia’s had occurred during the preceding 12 months. Decreased foot sensation and eye muscle weakness were found in one symptomatic worker. Nerve conduction studies and blood cholinesterase values were within normal limits. The authors conclude that a health hazard due to fenthion exists at the facility. Because of multiple pesticide exposures, it is not possible to prove that fenthion caused the symptoms. Recommendations include replacing fenthion with a less toxic insecticide and taking measures to avoid skin contact with pesticides.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Animals Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Insecticides Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Veterinarians
• Keywords:
  Animal Hospitals Delayed Neurotoxicity Fenthion Hazards-Confirmed Health-care-facilities HETA-83-373-1501 Neurologic Effects Neurotoxic-effects NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Organophosphorus Pesticides OSHA Region 4 Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals Veterinary Hospitals

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA833731501
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• 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:00146657
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-220820
• 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 83-373-1501, 1984 Sep ; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Fenthion (CAS RN 55-38-9)
• Editor(s):
  Burgoyne, Patricia
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  0742 - Veterinary services, specialties - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c12906e029eb3f25be79b34a6329954da077da8185451f2ead968ca5471d4f9f7b58dd4ca727e0e50e8a29f7d4ded83098d6fbe1cb082fbabcbf241d903b98c4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172731/cdc_172731_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 225.97 KB ]