Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-288-1257: Arkansas General Industries; Bald Knob, Arkansas

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• Personal Author:
  Ruhe, Raymond L. ; Wilcox, Thomas G.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Exposures to 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556) (TCE), lead (7439921) and a drester based lithium (7439932) grease (Vischem-352) were investigated on August 3 and 4, 1981 and November 7, 1981 at Arkansas General Industries (SIC-3621), Bald Knob, Arkansas. Evaluation was requested by the International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers, Local 1146, for 500 production workers. Personal area air samples were collected
  
  several employees were questioned about medical symptoms. No lead or lithium was detected in any air samples. TCE concentrations were below the NIOSH limit of 1910 milligrams per cubic meter of a 15 minute sample. Workers using Vischem-352 reported sinus congestion, headache, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and skin irritation. Installation of a new injection system for the grease resulted in fewer health complaints. The authors conclude that no hazards currently exist and that the previously reported health complaints appear to have been solved by using a new Vischem-352 injection system. They recommend that all component parts be dried before being brought to the final assembly area, gears be at room temperature before treatment with Vischem-352, and cooling fans be properly positioned.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety Solvents Trichloroethanes
• Keywords:
  1,1,1-trichloroethane Air-sampling Electrical Industrial Apparatus Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-81-288-1257 Industrial-hygiene Lead Lithium Grease NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 6 Solder Vischem 352 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/NIOSHHETA812881257
• 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:
  16 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127563
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-173855
• 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 81-288-1257, 1983 Jan ; :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Lithium (CAS RN 7439-93-2)
• Editor(s):
  Lipps, Debra A.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3621 - Motors and generators - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d8febd0980f3e2c4f262d25c81899e605cc4ef346cb88767f7bc4037d19f19cf8f01d8da0c91c9aa1ed3f16b2a88306bc1b4b9f1956472f8ba60e888b32ce8b4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173090/cdc_173090_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.96 MB ]