Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-248-1515: ARCO Philadelphia Refinery; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-248-1515: ARCO Philadelphia Refinery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Personal Author:
  Lewis, Frank A. ; Parrish, Gib
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A bulk sample of fractionator residue was analyzed for polynuclear aromatic (PNA) compounds at the catalytic cracking unit of ARCO Philadelphia Refinery (SIC-2911), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May 1983. The study was requested by the Atlantic Independent Union to determine if skin rashes and skin irritation occurring among refinery workers were caused by PNA in the fractionators. Twenty-four workers were interviewed and skin examinations on 10 workers were performed. Seventeen PNA were identified in the bulk sample. Eight workers reported having skin rashes at some time during their employment at the cracking unit. Four workers had rashes that resembled contact dermatitis. The authors conclude that a health hazard from exposure to chemicals at the cracking unit may exist. No specific chemical agent can be identified. Dust from the catalyst and oily residues that could contaminate workers' shoes and clothing may have contributed to some of the dermatitis cases. Recommendations include laundering workers' coveralls by dry cleaning to insure the removal of oily residues, providing workers with oil resistant or oil proof work boots, and repairing the ventilator in the sample preparation room adjacent to the block house.
• Subjects:
  Dermatitis Hydrocarbons Occupational Health Petroleum Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit Hazards-Confirmed HETA-83-248-1515 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 3 Petroleum-industry Petroleum Refining Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Polynuclear-aromatic-hydrocarbons Skin-disorders Skin Irritation Skin Rashes

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA832481515
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; 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:
  10 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00144834
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-208320
• 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 83-248-1515, 1984 Oct ; :1-8
• Editor(s):
  Tomassini, Mary
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• NORA Priority Area:
  Dermatitis
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2911 - Petroleum refining - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4ae50d22c00cf9eb545f69338822e0ce84647df05248c7a39a28df95da3fd24b5ab073f11e15480a6ecbd8c462543bd2aa26e18ef595adbbde8d8f8835557755
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172761/cdc_172761_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.96 MB ]