Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-80-119-1103: Aqua-Chem, Inc.; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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• Personal Author:
  Ahrenholz, Steven H. ; Klemme, Jay C. ; Melius, James M. ; Moss, C. Eugene
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A reported excess incidence of heart attacks at AquaChem, Incorporated, (SIC-3559) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was investigated. The survey resulted from a confidential request and was performed in June and December, 1980. Personal and area air samples were taken to monitor welding fume exposure. Ultraviolet radiation and sodium vapor lamp luminance were determined. Medical, work and smoking histories were compiled for 52 workers. Exposures were cadmium (7440439) 0.00 to 0.05 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3), with 4 percent exceeding the criteria (0.04mg/m3)
  
  chromium, (7440473) 0.01 to 2.3mg/m3, 20 percent (0.25mg/m3)
  
  copper (7440508) 0.00 to 1.8mg/m3, 20 percent (0.1mg/m3)
  
  iron (7439896) 0.03 to 7.4mg/m3, 4 percent (5mg/m3)
  
  magnesium (7439954) 0.00 to 0.03mg/m3, 0 percent (0.015mg/m3)
  
  manganese (7439965) 0.00 to 1.6mg/m3, 4 percent (1mg/m3)
  
  nickel (7440020) 0.01 to 1.4mg/m3, 28 percent (0.015mg/m3)
  
  and carbon-monoxide (630080) 20 to 42 parts per million (ppm) with 17 percent exceeding the criteria (40ppm). Luminance quantity (exposure guideline: 500 Lux) exceeded the guideline. Symptoms were wheezing, and metal fume fever. No unusual incidence of cardiovascular disease was noted
  
  chest tightness was associated with metal fume fever. The authors conclude that exposure to welding fumes may have caused metal fume fever. No health effects from sodium vapor lighting are seen.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chromium Copper Environmental Monitoring Ferrous Compounds Lighting Metals, Heavy Nickel Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Welding

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• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Carbon Monoxide Cardiovascular Disease Employee-exposure Hazards-Confirmed Heavy-metals Iron Lighting-systems Lucalox Metal-fume-fever Metal Fume Fever NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Sodium Vapor Lamp Special Industry Machinery, Not Elsewhere Classified Welding-industry Welding Fumes

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA801191103
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Wisconsin ; 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:
  37 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Johnson, Paul L.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00127247
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB84-139682
• 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 80-119-1103, 1982 May ; :1-35
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Iron (CAS RN 7439-89-6) ; Magnesium (CAS RN 7439-95-4) ; Manganese (CAS RN 7439-96-5) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Editor(s):
  McDonald, Debra A.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3559 - Special industry machinery, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:113fcc57a4d08500a54a8b988e42d3a3b334fa49f2a9342d3792ea0fe22d3222413257b6fbd74180016a2e738e2a771d9dc204b4ca6ca7eebb83789503c2c94f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173128/cdc_173128_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.00 MB ]