Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-409-1290: The Donaldson Company, Incorporated; Dixon, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Keyserling, Monroe ; Kramkowski, Richard S. ; Moody, Patricia L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Reports of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and possible polyneuropathy among employees at Donaldson Company, Incorporated (SIC-3714), Dixon, Illinois were evaluated in August 1981 and January and February 1982. Evaluation was requested by Teamsters Local 455. A detailed ergonomic evaluation was conducted followed by air sampling for perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE), vinyl-chloride (75014) (VC), and freons. Company medical records of CTS cases over a 5-year period were reviewed. A medical survey of current employees was also conducted. A VC concentration of 0.29 parts per million (ppm) was found in an area sample which was lower than the NIOSH recommended ceiling. Air concentrations of individual freons ranged from 4.2 to 7.4ppm which were considerably below OSHA standards. Three-hour time weighted average air concentrations ranged from 12.6 to 76.2ppm
  
  15-minute ceiling concentrations were 14.2 to 103.1ppm. Eighteen cases of CTS were diagnosed during the 5-year medical record review. The medical survey suggested CTS symptoms in 92 of 96 current employees: 6 reported numbness or tingling in the feet. Work practices in several departments which might induce or exacerbate CTS were identified. The investigators conclude that a potential health hazard from exposure to airborne PCE exists and recommend changes in work practices and tool design.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Environmental Monitoring Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety Tetrachloroethylene
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Case-studies Freon Hazards-Confirmed HETA-81-409-1290 Industrial-hygiene Motor Vehicle Parts And Accessories Manufacturing N-Hexane NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Perchloroethylene Sensory Neuropathy Vinyl Chloride Worker-health

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA814091290
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; 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:
  28 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00133742
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-209758
• 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 81-409-1290, 1983 Apr ; :1-25
• CAS Registry Number:
  Perchloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4) ; Vinyl chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4)
• Editor(s):
  O'Neal, Terry R. ; Pasley, Gloria
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3714 - Motor vehicle parts and accessories - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bbf78be57ea8018e3d78820e41b3a172bcdb8c3d961b46c298294d0af958b4c717f9e0d90765e46506fbd26462ff913980cd01d55811b1584e881a0084203783
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172896/cdc_172896_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.09 MB ]