Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-356-1183: Sherwin Williams Company; Coffeyville, Kansas

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• Personal Author:
  Albrecht, William N. ; Slovin, Donald L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Excess kidney and prostate problems and hypertension at the Sherwin Williams Company (SIC-2816), Coffeyville, Kansas were investigated in August 1981 and in February and April 1982. The survey was requested by the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union. In 1976, NIOSH had found an excess of hypertension and abnormal serum creatinine concentrations. Personal air samples collected in the oxide bagging operation greatly exceeded the OSHA recommended standards for barium (7440393) (standard of 0.5 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3)), lead (7439921) (standard of 50mg/m3 as an 8-hour time weighted average) and zinc (7440666) (standard of 5mg/m3). Comparative samples from the blending area showed 20 percent exceeding lead and zinc standards. Eighty six percent of personal samples for barium exceeded standards in the area for grinding and mixing of barium containing ores. Total dust ranged from 29 to 64mg/m3, exceeding OSHA standards in all three areas
  
  respirable dusts exceeded the standard of 5mg/m3 in one process area. Thirty six percent of hourly workers had high blood pressure. Seven of 94 serum creatinine and 10 blood lead concentrations were abnormal. The authors conclude that workers are being exposed in various process areas to excessive lead, barium, zinc, and dust. They recommend respirators.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cadmium Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Dust Environmental Monitoring Lead Metals Occupational Health Paint Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety

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• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Barium Dust-exposure Hazards-Confirmed Hypertension Industrial-hygiene Inorganic Pigments Metal-oxides NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 7 Paint-industry Renal Disease Respiratory-protective-equipment Zinc

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA813561183
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kansas ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  30 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Hervin, Raymond L. ; Anderson, Kern E. ; Hollins, Connie ; Collins, James H. ; Pesce, Amadeo
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00129599
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-150135
• 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 81-356-1183, 1982 Sep ; :1-27
• CAS Registry Number:
  Barium (CAS RN 7440-39-3) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Zinc (CAS RN 7440-66-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2816 - Inorganic pigments - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b3093e74517c962d53aadf0d06099a942e2e0a3b977d4a2f64368ab2da22b836274cc35df7306d991fb92634c86fd5b3f633487636b5005f4f6899998dffd478
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173002/cdc_173002_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.28 MB ]