Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 78-76-548: Western Gear Corporation, Flight Structures Division: Highway 20 North, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401

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• Personal Author:
  Evans, William A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Atmospheric samples were analyzed for methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933), methyl-isobutyl-ketone (108101), toluene (108883), butyl-acetate (123864), cyclohexanone (108941), trichloroethylene (79016), oil mist, sulfuric-acid (7664939), nitric-acid (7697372), chromium (7440473), total particulate weight, aluminum (7429905), silver (7440224), copper (7440508) and ozone (10028156) and 24 employees were interviewed at Western Gear Corporation (SIC-3761), Flight Structures Division in Jamestown, North Dakota from June 5 to 8, 1978. An unidentified individual from the Corporation requested the evaluation on behalf of 150 affected production workers. Twenty four employees were administered questionnaires to obtain occupational histories. Worker exposures to organic vapors, acid mists and metal fumes were below OSHA standards. The author concludes that the employees are not exposed to hazardous chemical concentrations, however a potential overexposure to aluminum welders may exist from ozone gas. They recommend modifications to the exhaust ventilation system, the use of proper respirators and avoidance of contact with polymeric isocyanate foam. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acids Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Aluminum Compounds Environmental Monitoring Irritants Metals Occupational Health Ozone Particulate Matter Polymers Safety Skin Solvents Ventilation Welding

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• Keywords:
  Acid-mists Acid Mists Air-contamination Air-sampling Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-78-76-548 Metal-fumes Metal Arc Metal Fumes MIG Welding NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Oil-mists Oil Mist Organic Vapors OSHA Region 8 Ozone Gas Polymerization Respiratory-irritants Skin Problems Ventilation-systems

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7876548
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  North Dakota ; Jamestown (ND) ; OSHA Region 8
• 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:
  19 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Price, James H. ; Peter, David J. ; Love, John R. ; Moore, Ceola H. ; Bolyard, Michele L. ; Billets, Stephen ; Morris, Linda
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00101021
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-150443
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 78-76-548, 1978 Dec ; :1-19
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Methyl isobutyl ketone (CAS RN 108-10-1) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; n-Butyl acetate (CAS RN 123-86-4) ; Cyclohexanone (CAS RN 108-94-1) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6) ; Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9) ; Nitric acid (CAS RN 7697-37-2) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Aluminum (CAS RN 7429-90-5) ; Silver (CAS RN 7440-22-4) ; Copper (CAS RN 7440-50-8) ; Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3761 - Guided missiles and space vehicles - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:babb6210148353a21966af2b2517ab95914d980812a801a92241cc2bc1b010462428b4e503cdd6685eaf6b1d1861a87258975d112c8bd7c4e2b52b9889a83caa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173577/cdc_173577_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.20 MB ]