Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 78-90-739: FMC Corporation, Specialty Chemicals Division: Nitro, West Virginia

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• Personal Author:
  Singal, Mitchell ; Tharr, Dawn G. ; Singal, Mitchell ; Tharr, Dawn G.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental samples for phosphorus-trichloride (7719122) (PCl3) and phosphorus-oxychloride (10025873) (POCl3) were analyzed, and pulmonary function tests and medical questionnaires were administered to 37 exposed and 22 unexposed employees at the FMC facility (SIC-2819) in Nitro, West Virginia on May 23 to 25, 1979. An authorized representative of the employees Local 12757 of the United Steel Workers of America requested an evaluation for approximately 59 employees. PCl3 and POCl3 samples were analyzed colorimetrically, and 1 second forced expiratory volume and forced vital capacity were measured. Most air sample results for PCl3 and POCl3 were below the detection limits. A tank yard operator was exposed to approximately 6 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) of PC13 during a 1 hour truck loading operation, however on an 8 hour time weighted average basis, the exposure did not exceed the recommended standard of 3 mg/m3. A maintenance employee was exposed to approximately 4 mg/m3 of POC13 for 25 minutes during a routine procedure. Currently there is no evaluation criterion for POCl3. Pulmonary function tests of the exposed workers were normal. The authors conclude that there are intermittent exposures to both PCl3 and POCl3 which may cause acute respiratory symptoms and they recommend air purifying, respiratory protection and the use of acid gas type gas masks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Lung Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Phosphorous Compounds Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Air-sampling Chemical-industry-workers Hazard-Confirmed Health-surveys HHE-78-90-739 NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 3 PCl3 Phosphorus-compounds Phosphorus Oxychloride Phosphorus Trichloride POCl3 Pulmonary-function-tests Pulmonary Function Respiratory Problems Worker-health

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)   ; Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)  
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7890739
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  West Virginia ; Nitro (WV) ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Evans, William A. ; Lybarger, Jeffrey A. ; Woodruff, Jackie
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00103390
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-170920
• 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 78-90-739, 1980 Sep ; :1-8
• CAS Registry Number:
  Phosphorus trichloride (CAS RN 7719-12-2) ; Phosphorus oxychloride (CAS RN 10025-87-3) ; Phosphorus trichloride (CAS RN 7719-12-2) ; Phosphorus oxychloride (CAS RN 10025-87-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2819 - Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c7761596ddb5e9cba6ef68bf645663a105fe1319a74e4a8c370c089aeef77683da1e3be4210fccb48873910e81bb3842bc11368524b3dbc3c597f67fe34a10d9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173516/cdc_173516_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.49 MB ]