Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-81-168-903: Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation; Martins Ferry, Ohio

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Kominsky, John R.
• Description:
  Worker exposures to hydrochloric-acid (7647010), zinc-chloride (7646857), fume, and carbon-monoxide (630080) (CO) were surveyed on February 17 to 19, 1981 at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation (SIC-3390) in Martins Ferry, Ohio. The evaluation was requested by a representative of the United Steelworkers of America, Local 1238, on behalf of approximately 600 workers. Personal and area air samples were collected, and 19 of the workers were interviewed about work related health problems. Concentrations of hydrochloric-acid, zinc-chloride fume, and CO were well below respective OSHA limits of 7 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cu m), 1mg/cu m, and 50 parts per million. Crane operators complained of eye and nose irritations. The author concludes that employees at this company generally are not exposed to hazardous amounts of the three tested compounds. Crane operators were exposed to irritative concentrations of hydrochloric-acid, due partly to a damaged gasket on the lid of an acid tank. Recommendations include replacement of the damaged gasket, inspection and evaluation of the ventilation system, and repair of the deluge shower. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; HETA-81-168-903; NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation; Hazards-Unconfirmed; Region-5; Workplace-studies; Toxic-gases; Industrial-emissions; Air-sampling; Air-quality-measurement; Industrial-factory-workers; Health-surveys; Control-methods; NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report
• Source:
  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 81-168-903, 1981 Jun; :1-9
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  1-9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00118865
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-262601
• 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 81-168-903, 1981 Jun; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Hydrochloric acid (CAS RN 7647-01-0) ; Zinc chloride (CAS RN 7646-85-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3390
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173317/cdc_173317_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]