Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-170-1346: XOMOX Corporation; Cincinnati, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Wallingford, Kenneth M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental samples were analyzed for 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556) (TCE) and isopropanol (67630), two degreasing solvents used at Xomox Corporation (SIC-3494) Cincinnati, Ohio in April 1983. The survey was requested by a company representative on behalf of 35 employees because of concern over exposure to TCE and isopropanol. Breathing zone air samples were taken above the degreasing tanks. Work practices were observed. Private interviews were conducted. TCE concentrations of breathing zone samples ranged from 31 to 129 parts per million (ppm) and 9.3 to 47ppm in the actuator assembly and valve assembly departments, respectively. Isopropanol concentrations ranged from 0.9 to 4.7ppm in the valve assembly department and from 0.9 to 1.9ppm in the actuator assembly department. No exposures exceeded current OSHA standards. Observations of work practices revealed potential for frequent skin contact with the two compounds. Employees not using protective gloves were apt to suffer cracked and inflamed skin. Dizziness, drowsiness, and headache were commonly reported symptoms. The author concludes that there is no hazard from exposure to TCE or isopropanol vapors, but worker practices allow for frequent skin contact. It is recommended that all containers of degreasing solvents be kept covered and that workers wear protective gloves.
• Subjects:
  Dust Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Trichloroethanes
• Keywords:
  1,1,1-trichloroethane Clinical-symptoms Degreasing Operations Employee-exposure Hazard-Unconfirmed HETA-83-170-1346 Industrial-hazards Isopropanol NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Valves And Fittings

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA831701346
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  16 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Boiano, James M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134183
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-163434
• 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 83-170-1346, 1983 Aug ; :1-13
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Isopropyl alcohol (CAS RN 67-63-0)
• Editor(s):
  Grass, Jacqueline G.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3494 - Valves and pipe fittings, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:789963edf1e3b42644551b4c193a5f7803d61a90c36e358bef337a67d8fff22fca82bd2079a9d7ad73bfb3ae6af87f6140c22a227e5022214aaf8af33115cf13
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172883/cdc_172883_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.99 MB ]