Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-269-1167: FMC Corporation; Tipton, Indiana

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• Personal Author:
  Aw, Tar-Ching ; O'Brien, Dennis M. ; Stephenson, Richard L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker exposure to paints and solvents at the FMC Fire Apparatus Facility (SIC-7535 and SIC-3711), Tipton, Indiana was investigated. Local 2166 of the United Steel Workers of America requested the evaluation which was performed on May 18 to 21 and September 28 to October 1, 1981. Personal and area air samples were collected for assessing exposure to various organic solvents, hexamethylene- diisocyanate (822060) (HMDI), lead (7439921), and nuisance particulates. Medical assessments were made on five current and two former workers. Nuisance particulates ranged from 19.8 to 35.4 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) compared to an OSHA standard of 15mg/m3
  
  lead ranged from 0.01 to 1.54mg/m3 (OSHA: 0.05mg/m3)
  
  HMDI peaked at 180mg/m3 (NIOSH: 0.035mg/m3), and HMDI-Biuret peaked at 111mg/m3. None of the individuals evaluated showed any signs of excessive absorption of lead, chromium, or organic solvents. The authors conclude that a health hazard due to overexposures to HMDI, lead, and nuisance particulates existed at the FMC Corporation. Recommendations for respirators, use of barrier creams, proper eyecare, painting procedures, and improved personal and workplace hygiene are offered.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chromium Environmental Monitoring Lead Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Employee-exposure Hazards-Confirmed HETA-81-269-1167 Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Hexamethylene Diisocyanate Biuret-TICH B Industrial-hygiene Mists Motor Vehicles NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Nuisance Particulates Organic Solvents OSHA Region 5 Paint Shops Respiratory-protective-equipment Spray Painting Work-practices

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA812691167
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  Ahrenholz, Steven H. ; Coleman, Marian E. ; Lowry, Larry K. ; Phipps, Frederick C.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00129597
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-149194
• 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 81-269-1167, 1982 Aug ; :1-29
• CAS Registry Number:
  Hexamethylene diisocyanate (CAS RN 822-06-0) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; 108-19-0
• Editor(s):
  Woodruff, Jackie
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7535 - Paint Shops - (SIC) ; 3711 - Motor vehicles and car bodies - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d89bef40688ab3b69df80a1e082814772f1f663f9f49fe2814a3eb848561823da5c80053b5ec830cc1d5379a78d776651ee7281ac3b32a4bee6dde17a8d81d33
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173004/cdc_173004_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.29 MB ]