Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-186-1628: Raytheon Missile Systems Division; Bristol, Tennessee

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• Personal Author:
  Lucas, Cheryl ; Salisbury, Stanley A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for cutting oil mists, metal working fluids, and mineral spirits at Raytheon Missile Systems Divisions (SIC-3761), Bristol, Tennessee in July 1985. The evaluation was requested confidentially to investigate the occurrence of skin rashes in machine department employees. Ninety-four machine department employees and 26 comparisons from the shipping and receiving departments were given skin examinations and administered questionnaires. Bulk samples of used and unused oils were analyzed. Airborne oil mists and mineral spirits vapor were either not detected or below their relevant standards. Traces of arsenic (7440382) and zinc (7440666) were detected in bulk samples of used or unused cutting oil. Chlorocresol (59507) was found in a concentrate of Trim/Sol machine coolant. The prevalence of skin rash among employees exposed to cutting fluids was 36 percent, versus 12 percent in the comparisons. The skin rashes were primarily simple irritant dermatitis. The authors conclude that a health hazard exists resulting from combined effects of direct skin contact with cutting oils and fluids, solvents, and metal shavings. Recommendations include informing employees of possible skin problems associated with cutting fluids, reducing skin contact with cutting fluids, and wearing protective aprons and gloves.
• Subjects:
  Dermatitis Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Cutting Oils Environmental-factors Guided Missiles And Space Vehicles And Parts Hazards-Confirmed HETA-83-186-1628 Machine-shop-workers Mineral Spirits NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 4 Skin-exposure Trim Sol Varsol

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA831861628
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Tennessee ; 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:
  24 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Aw, Tar-Ching
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00139493
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-223518
• 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 83-186-1628, 1985 Sep ; :1-24
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6) ; Chlorocresol (CAS RN 59-50-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3761 - Guided missiles and space vehicles - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6405eb6dab299edea80f5ab0e551003a9217ffc00d48018c4e0d3e2cbe395879312406272a1d0b7b977785925b97a84f7f7338efd1575c7b087e3b50035d589e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172790/cdc_172790_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.54 MB ]