Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-421-1251: Great Lakes Carbon Corporation; Port Arthur, Texas

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• Personal Author:
  Lee, Stephen A. ; Lipscomb, Jane A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental samples were analyzed for calcined petroleum coke dust, crystalline silica (14808607), sulfates, sulfites, and polynuclear aromatics at Great Lakes Carbon Corporation (SIC-2999), Port Arthur, Texas in January 1982. The survey was requested by the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union Local 4/23 on behalf of 165 employees because of reported cases of anthracosis and anthrasilicosis. Air samples were examined for total and respirable particulates, crystalline silica, sulfates, sulfites and polynuclear aromatics. Bulk samples of calcined petroleum coke were analyzed for polynuclear aromatic content. Respiratory examinations were performed. Total particulates ranged from 1.2 to 6.1 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3). Respirable particulates ranged from 0.17 to crystalline silica, sulfates, or sulfites were detected. Concentrations of polynuclear aromatics ranged from 0.10 to 36 micrograms/m3. Ten percent of the workers had abnormal pulmonary function test results. Abnormal tests were associated with work in the mobile equipment department. X-rays revealed no job related abnormalities. The authors conclude that a hazard from overexposure to petroleum coke dusts containing polynuclear aromatics exists. More effective methods of dust control are recommended.
• Subjects:
  Dust Lung Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Benzene-Soluble Fraction Chronic Bronchitis Dust-exposure Employee-exposure Hazard-Confirmed HETA-81-421-1251 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 6 Petroleum Coke Dust PNAs Pneumoconiosis Polynuclear Aromatics Products Of Petroleum And Coal - Calcined Petroleum Coke Proportional Mortality Ratio Pulmonary Function Respiratory-system-disorders 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/NIOSHHETA814211251
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Texas ; OSHA Region 6
• 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:
  31 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Jannerfeldt, Eric ; Anderson, Kern E. ; Reed, Larry
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00133510
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-172956
• 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 81-421-1251, 1983 Aug ; :1-28
• CAS Registry Number:
  Silica, Crystalline (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Editor(s):
  Harris, Stephanie M.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2999 - Petroleum and coal products, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d5103ff35255c665b8666ee950eec201d3f64f376165031d12ae4b7760414ed8ac850660f424294d04f1af20b0f4cb33581b07deb6c9756b2b839986f2d64817
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172905/cdc_172905_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.34 MB ]