Health Hazard Evaluation Report HHE 80-201-816: Peterson/Puritan Company: Momence, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Daniels, William J. ; Orris, Peter
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Worker exposures to methyl-chloroform (71556) and perchloroethylene (127184) were surveyed at Peterson/Puritan Company (SIC-7399) in Momence, Illinois on September 15, 1980. The evaluation was requested by an authorized representative of the International Chemical Workers Union, AFL-CIO, on behalf of approximately 47 employees. Personal air samples were collected, and employees received general medical and reproductive history questionnaires. All exposures to both methyl-chloroform and perchloroethylene were well below the respective OSHA standards of 350 and 100 parts per million. No general work related health problems were identified, and the reproductive problems of five women and one man had predated employment at the facility. The authors conclude that no hazards exist from methyl-chloroform or perchloroethylene exposure. Recommendations include ventilation improvements, proper worker training, use of protective clothing, and storage of leaking solvent cans in well ventilated areas until they can be disposed of properly. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Dust Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Solvents Surveys And Questionnaires Tetrachloroethylene Trichloroethanes Ventilation
• Keywords:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane Business Services Chemical-industry-workers Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Solvents Hazards-Unconfirmed Health-surveys HHE-80-201-816 Industrial-hygiene NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Organic-solvents OSHA Region 5 Packaging Perchloroethylene Spot Remover Tetrachloroethylene Methyl Chloroform

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE80201816
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Momence (IL) ; 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:
  12 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Kramkowski, Richard S.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00114023
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-187865
• 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 80-201-816, 1981 Feb ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Perchloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  7399 - Business Services, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bed8c9c48787de73453d066b31177862408d60d9902cc55701c4982fea5652940e178992217f01d8013d3e2885f4e084fb55d18213fcdd639712e4cd63a2cea3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173432/cdc_173432_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.80 MB ]