Details:

• Personal Author:
  Parrish, Roy G. ; Chrostek, Walter J. ; Hartle, Richard W.

  Parrish, Roy G. ; Chrostek, Walter J. ; Hartle, Richard W. Less -
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Exposures to epoxy resin were investigated in the summer of 1982 and 1983 at R and S Manufacturing Company (SIC-3621), Columbia, Pennsylvania. Evaluation was requested by an employee on behalf of 190 workers concerned about symptoms of dizziness, chills, fever, joint weakness, and back pain. Air samples were collected and analyzed for trimellitic-anhydride (552307) (TMA), epichlorohydrin (106898) (ECH), total dust, and silica (14808607). Sixteen epoxy room workers completed medical examinations and symptoms questionnaires. Breathing zone TMA concentrations ranged from 0.12 to 0.28 milligrams per cubic meter; no OSHA standard exists, but NIOSH recommends exposures be kept to the lowest feasible limit. None of the samples contained ECH or silica. Total dust concentrations were not reported. Four workers reported an irritant syndrome, three reported a late respiratory systemic syndrome, one reported a combination of both syndromes, and one reported an asthmatic rhinitis syndrome. Three females had peripheral neuropathy in the hand and nine had signs of burns on the forearms and hands. The authors conclude that a TMA exposure hazard previously existed; however, TMA is no longer used as part of the resin system. They recommend proper sizing and padding of the tongs to eliminate nerve compression, thermal insulating gloves, and housekeeping improvements.
• Subjects:
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  Dust / Analysis Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
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  Chemically-Induced Immunologic Syndromes Chest Pain Chlorohydrin Cough Dust-analysis Electrical Motors Environmental-exposure Epoxy Resins Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-82-355-1375 Industrial-chemicals Industrial-exposures NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-hazards Peripheral Neuropathy Physiological-measurements Respiratory Effects Safety-research Second Degree Burns Shortness Of Breath Silica Sore Throat Styrene-resins Trimellitic Anhydride
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA823551375
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; OSHA Region 3

  Pennsylvania ; OSHA Region 3 Less -
• 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:
  17 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  00131370
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-164077
• 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 82-355-1375, 1983 Sep; :1-15
• CAS Registry Number:
  Trimellitic anhydride (CAS RN 552-30-7) ; Epichlorohydrin (CAS RN 106-89-8) ; Crystalline silica, quartz (CAS RN 14808-60-7)

  Trimellitic anhydride (CAS RN 552-30-7) ; Epichlorohydrin (CAS RN 106-89-8) ; Crystalline silica, quartz (CAS RN 14808-60-7) Less -
• Editor(s):
  Kidd, Connie L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3621 - Motors and generators - (SIC)
• Resource Number:
  HETA-82-355-1375
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172935/cdc_172935_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF-2.53 MB]