Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-133-1110: Gerlinger Casting Corporation; Salem, Oregon

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• Personal Author:
  Apol, Arvin G.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Potential health hazards to chemicals used in the phenolic urethane no bake binder system, in mold making and in the breakdown products of the binder system released during the pouring of the castings at the Gerlinger Casting Corp. (SIC-3221), Salem, Oregon were evaluated. Local 139 of the International Molders and Allied Workers requested the study which was performed January 22, and June 23 and 24, 1981. There were five employees in the molding area and three in the pouring area. Exposures to pyridine (110861) and 4- phenyl-propylpyridine (2057490) had a combined average exposure of 7.0 parts per million (ppm) in the molding area. The OSHA evaluation criteria for a 10-hour time weighted average for pyridine is 5ppm. It is felt that the same value should apply to 4-phenyl- propylpyridine. In the pouring area, the combined exposure was 140 percent of the evaluation criterion. One pourer developed a cough during the workday. The employees involved in the molding operation experienced burning and itching of the eyes, and nose and throat irritation at certain times. The author concludes that employees were exposed to toxic concentrations of pyridine and 4- phenyl-propylpyridine during the manufacturing process. Recommendations involving local exhaust ventilation and personal protective clothing are provided.
• Subjects:
  Benzene Irritants Occupational Health Plastics Pyridines Safety Urethane Ventilation
• Keywords:
  4-Phenyl Propylpyridine Gray Iron Foundries Hazards-Confirmed HETA-81-133-1110 Industrial-ventilation NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 10 Phenolic Urethane No-Bake Binder Systems Plastics-industry Pyridine Respiratory-irritants Urethanes

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA811331110
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• 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:
  14 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Thoburn, Theodore
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00129629
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-142116
• 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 81-133-1110, 1982 May ; :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Pyridine (CAS RN 110-86-1) ; 4-(3-Phenylpropyl)pyridine (CAS RN 2057-49-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3221 - Glass containers - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c1b23e861281389d81860b791157a1d1ae6a2b6d3a3664668de214fc5914c9036217602cdd209bbba2aedc80df30eef29dd57a0790fc3908a076e93fe50f6028
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172981/cdc_172981_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.94 MB ]