Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-341-1188: Eaton Corporation; Forrest City, Arkansas

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• Personal Author:
  Ruhe, Raymond L. ; Wilcox, Thomas G.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental exposures and worker health complaints at Eaton Corporation (SIC-3536), Forrest City, Arkansas were investigated. The study was requested by Local 5681 of the United Steel Workers of America and was performed on August 5 and November 18, 1981. The facility employs about 550 workers including 100 machinists who were exposed to cutting fluid in the machine shop. Workers complained of periodic episodes of rashes on their hands and arms. During the initial walk through it was determined that none of the machinists had developed dermatitis since early June when most machines and coolant reservoirs had been cleaned and refilled with new coolant. Air concentrations of lead were below the limit of detection of 3 micrograms per liter. The authors conclude that a health hazard did not exist at the time of the survey. Recommendations to maintain a safe working environment include handling of cutting coolants according to manufacturer's directions.
• Subjects:
  Ferrous Compounds Lead Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Skin Toluene
• Keywords:
  Cutting-oils Cutting Fluid Employee-exposure Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-81-341-1188 Hoists, Industrial Cranes, And Monorail Systems Inorganic Lead Iron Oxide NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nitrosamine OSHA Region 6 Petroleum Distillate Skin-irritants Skin-sensitivity Total Particulates

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA813411188
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Arkansas ; 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:
  13 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00129884
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-150101
• 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 81-341-1188, 1982 Sep ; :1-10
• Editor(s):
  McDonald, Debra A. ; Johnson, Patty
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3536 - Hoists, cranes, and monorails - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1be3e6ae7c42dd95fd1418e2df5a779dad304faf51e04d2c4cac653d45c6638f6cd5db0e58e978f734019bc5bcfdc6a5fd866f16a44965f9128042fac9a57905
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172973/cdc_172973_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.29 MB ]