Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-78-135-1333: International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades; Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation: Groton, Connecticut

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Determination report no. HETA-78-135-1333: International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation: Groton, Connecticut
• Personal Author:
  Donohue, Michael T. ; Love, John R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental samples were analyzed for aluminum (7429905), chromium (7440473), copper (7440508), beryllium (7440417), iron (7439896), lead (7439921), nickel (7440020), magnesium (7439954), methyl- isobutyl-ketone (108101), methyl-cellosolve (109864), and ethyl- cellosolve (110805) at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation (SIC-3731) Groton, Connecticut in July, August, and October 1979, May 1980, and March 1981. The survey was requested on behalf of 1000 employees because of worker complaints of rashes, dizziness, fainting, and nausea. Air samples were analyzed for metals and solvents. Medical evaluations were conducted. OSHA standards for all the metals tested were exceeded in at least some of the samples. The highest nickel concentration was 9 times the standard
  
  for lead, 220 times
  
  for copper, 15 times
  
  for chromium, 49 times
  
  for magnesium, 2 times
  
  for beryllium, 268 times
  
  and for aluminum, 5 times. Values for methyl-cellosolve were 7 times the standard. Values for ethyl-cellosolve were 25 times the standard. Concentrations of methyl-isobutyl-ketone MIK were slightly greater than the standard. The authors conclude that a hazard from significant exposure to metal fumes and solvent vapors exists. Increased respiratory protection is recommended.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Beryllium Digestive System Diseases Hazardous Substances Irritants Nervous System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Aluminum Beryllium Chromium III Clinical-symptoms Copper Dizziness Employee-exposure Eye Irritation Fainting Hazard-Confirmed HETA-78-135-1333 Iron Lead Magnesium Metal Fume Nasal Congestion Nausea Nickel NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 1 Rashes Respiratory-irritants Throat Irritation Toxic-vapors

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA781351333
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• 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:
  32 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Moseley, Clifford L. ; McGlothlin, James D. ; King, Michael V. ; Ruhe, Raymond L. ; McManus, Kevin P. ; McLouth, Lawrence ; Wilcox, Thomas G. ; Schwartz, Eugene ; Frederick, Linda ; Lee, Shiu Tao ; Schutte, G. Robert ; Collins, James H. ; Hollins, Connie ; Morrison, Donald ; Nurrie, Dottie
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134219
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-100865
• 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 78-135-1333, 1983 Aug ; :1-30
• CAS Registry Number:
  Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Magnesium (CAS RN 7439-95-4) ; Methyl isobutyl ketone (CAS RN 108-10-1) ; 2-Methoxyethanol (CAS RN 109-86-4) ; 2-Ethoxyethanol (CAS RN 110-80-5)
• Editor(s):
  Grass, Jacqueline G.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3731 - Ship building and repairing - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bd1e50469417df71281b337a0179586b7550dfe1043671716556216202ebf518642bf0b7f2608cfc25092a8a39c98f9f1f1ffd8c9a5b04443b355e0a3704982c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172867/cdc_172867_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.78 MB ]