Health Hazard Evaluation Report HHE 80-033-815: ASARCO, Inc.: Hayden, Arizona

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• Personal Author:
  Apol, Arvin G. ; Coye, Molly J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker exposures to arsenic (7440382) (As), cadmium (7440439) (Cd), copper (7440508) (Cu), lead (7439921) (Pb) and sulfur-dioxide (7446095) (SO2) were surveyed at ASARCO, Incorporated (SIC-3331) in Hayden, Arizona on April 23 and 24, 1980. The evaluation was requested by an authorized representative of the United Steel Workers, Local 886, on behalf of an unspecified number of workers. Personal and area air samples were collected in the pug mill department, and workers were tested for blood Pb and urinary As concentrations. All four personal samples for As exceeded the OSHA standard of 10 micrograms per cubic meter, one sample exceeded the Cu dust standard of 1 milligram per cubic meter (mg/cu m), and one sample exceeded the Pb standard of 50 micrograms per cubic meter. Exposures to Cd fume, Cd dust, and SO2 were below the respective OSHA standard of 0.2mg/cu m, 1.0mg/cu m, and 5 parts per million. One worker had a urinary As concentration that exceeded 100 micrograms per liter, and two others had urinary As concentrations greater than 50 micrograms per 100 milliliters. The authors conclude that no excessive Pb exposure exists, but one worker may be exposed to hazardous As concentrations. They recommend that OSHA regulations regarding exposures to As and Pb be consulted, equipment be properly maintained, ventilation be provided, urine sampling be conducted periodically, and workers be educated about the health hazards related to As and Pb. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Arsenic Cadmium Copper Dust Environmental Monitoring Inorganic Chemicals Lead Metals, Heavy Metal Workers Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Hazards-Unconfirmed Health-surveys Heavy-metals HHE-80-033-815 Industrial-hygiene Metal-workers NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 9 Primary Copper Smelter Sulfur Dioxide

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE80033815
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Hayden (AZ) ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  15 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Belanger, Pierre L.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00114027
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-190067
• 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, HHE 80-033-815, 1981 Feb ; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Arsenic (CAS RN 7440-38-2) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Sulfur dioxide (CAS RN 7446-09-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3331 - Primary copper - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:715cfd4d6c9fc44b9c94d5301b8e1facdfd445a4399fb3b6166816dd9f3e71afa4ac470895d5146b8266a88066c4e7003a7e40562e61dcdfc4f9efd70c79ac36
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173428/cdc_173428_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.87 MB ]