Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-001-1159: Bookkeepers Tax Service, Incorporated; Lufkin Texas

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• Personal Author:
  Markel, Harry L. Jr. ; Moody, Patricia L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Possible copper or solvent intoxication to the four employees of the Bookkeepers Tax Service (SIC-7299), Lufkin, Texas was investigated. The study was requested by the owners after employees had experienced a variety of symptoms including mucous membrane irritation, dizziness, and gastrointestinal problems. On October 4, 1980 investigators measured exhaust air flow, obtained soil and dust samples, and collected medical information. There was no evidence for solvent exposure or for copper fume or unusual copper dust exposure. Air sampling for formaldehyde and carbon-monoxide indicated normal values. Airflow through the building relied upon recirculated air without fresh makeup. All urine and blood samples contained copper in the normal range. The authors conclude that the symptoms reported were not fully explained but that indoor air quality might be poor, especially for the warmest summer months. The authors recommend that the ventilation system be improved with fresh makeup air.
• Subjects:
  Copper Environmental Monitoring Formaldehyde Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Building-Associated Illness Carbon Monoxide Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-81-001-1159 Indoor Air Quality Medical-examinations NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-exposure Office-workers Region 6 Ventilation-systems

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA810011159
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Texas ; 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:
  13 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127308
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-150622
• 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 81-001-1159, 1982 Aug ; :1-10
• Editor(s):
  O'Neal, Terry R.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7299 - Miscellaneous personal services, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2c34f999933c02a96ba0661186c49ea48359a5259e1e73bb7e8cc2b4f5358c8fe9a0c83ab596ec221c46c5dc3047c7657be77db90ca9be88d8e044bd293b1b99
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173115/cdc_173115_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.35 MB ]