Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-066-1531: Globe Industry; Lowell, Indiana

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• Personal Author:
  Lee, Stephen A. ; Lucas, Cheryl
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for formaldehyde (50000), phenol (108952), hexamethylene-tetramine (100970), polynuclear aromatic compounds (PNA), and nitrosamines at Globe Industry (SIC-3079), Lowell, Indiana in February and June 1983. The evaluation was requested by the Indiana State Division of Labor to investigate a possible association between three cases of Hodgkins disease and employment at Globe Industry. Personnel records and work histories of the Hodgkins disease cases were reviewed. Several senior employees were interviewed to determine if there were additional Hodgkins disease cases. Phenol and formaldehyde concentrations of 2 and 0.15 milligrams per cubic meter, respectively, were measured. These concentrations were below the relevant standards. PNA and nitrosamines were not detected. Hexamethylene-tetramine was detected but could not be quantitated due to analytical problems. The three Hodgkins Disease cases may have been exposed to phenol, formaldehyde, and asphalt fumes at the facility. No additional cases of Hodgkins disease were identified. The authors conclude that there is no health hazard at Globe Industry. A causal relationship between the Hodgkins Disease cases and employment at Globe Industry cannot be established.
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollution Formaldehyde Occupational Health Phenol Safety Textile Industry
• Keywords:
  Air-monitoring Chemical-processing Environmental-contamination Environmental-factors Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-83-066-1531 Hexamethylene Tetramine Hodgkins Disease Miscellaneous Plastics Products NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Textiles

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA830661531
• 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:
  18 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Ruhe, Ray
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00144836
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-208304
• 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 83-066-1531, 1984 Nov ; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Phenol (CAS RN 108-95-2) ; Hexamethylenetetramine (CAS RN 100-97-0)
• Editor(s):
  Harris, Stephanie M.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3079 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a25cfcd7c4fe720e49889f1b0e907c67aafa88dcdcf578b518950ef30c67deccb4bf15e4a929ea21024897110d897a5aeaaa392556404ec9d7d358cb1b24032f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172759/cdc_172759_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.63 MB ]