Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-82-028-1249: Morton Chemical Corporation; New Iberia, Louisiana

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• Personal Author:
  Albrecht, William N. ; Aw, Tar-Ching ; Lee, Stephen A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Exposures to toluene (108883) and epichlorohydrin (106898) (ECM) were investigated on May 12 and 13, 1982 at Morton Chemical (SIC- 286) in New Iberia, Louisiana. Evaluation was requested by three employees for 90 workers who produced uncured epoxy resin and tebuthiuron, (34014181). Personal and general area air samples were analyzed for toluene and ECM. Area air samples were also tested for cresol (1319773) and formaldehyde (50000). Workers completed medical questionnaires, examinations, and urine tests. Concentrations of toluene and ECM were below NIOSH limits of 375 and 2 milligrams per cubic meter, respectively. None of the samples contained cresol or formaldehyde. Dermatitis and chemical burns were seen in 27 percent of the 81 workers examined. Among workers with hypertension, mean age at first detection was 32 years for production workers and 55 years for nonproduction workers. Urinary hippuric-acid excretion indicated greater toluene exposure among production workers. Symptoms of headache, sore throat, drowsiness, and sinus problems did not correlate to toluene exposure. The authors conclude that no exposure hazards exist. They recommend use of protective gloves to changes in work practices, blood pressure monitoring, and engineering controls.
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Dermatitis Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Skin Solvents Toluene Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Chemical-factory-workers Epichlorohydrin Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-82-028-1249 Hippuric Acid Hypertension Industrial-exposures Industrial-hygiene Industrial-ventilation Industrial Organic Chemicals Mucous Membrane Irritation Neurological Effects NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 6 Time-weighted-average-exposure

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA820281249
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; 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:
  23 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Coleman, Marion E. ; Pottinger, Kerry ; Phipps, Frederick
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127567
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-172931
• 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 82-028-1249, 1983 Jan ; :1-20
• CAS Registry Number:
  Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Epichlorohydrin (CAS RN 106-89-8) ; Tebuthiuron (CAS RN 34014-18-1) ; Cresol (mixed isomers) (CAS RN 1319-77-3) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Editor(s):
  Lipps, Debra A. ; Woodruff, Jackie
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  286 - Industrial Organic Chemicals - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:99eccd3543da97a418c1ef0ecfdc2d4496775c640c5df1fb6b2d8e03e42d3959e1b92b47c53506575a1e358aacdd3c8f0e27cff369ba587082d8f5405c1e12ad
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173086/cdc_173086_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.16 MB ]