Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 78-15-524: C F & I Steel: Pueblo, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Exposures to iron ore dust (15438310), lead (7439921), crystalline- silica (14808607), and total particulates were evaluated on June 6 to 8, 1978 in the ore handling department at the C. F. and I. Steel Company (SIC-3312) in Pueblo, Colorado. An evaluation request came from the United Steel Workers of America on behalf of approximately 200 affected workers. Concentration of iron ore dust and total particulates in the work environment exceeded the OSHA standards of 10 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) for each contaminant. Only one of five samples for crystalline silica exceeded the OSHA standard of 10 milligrams per meter divided by the percentage of respirable quartz plus 2. The results of the lead determinations were not included. Workers reported symptoms compatible with excessive exposure to iron ore dust. The author concludes that a health hazard does exist at this company. Recommendations are included for respirator use, workplace hygiene, and improved ventilation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Lead Metals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Particulate Matter Personal Protective Equipment Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Air-contaminants Bronchitis Crystalline Silica Dust-inhalation Hazard-Confirmed Headaches, Coughing HHE-78-15-524 Humans Iron Ore Dust Lead-dust Lead Total Particulate Nasal Congestion NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 8 Protective-equipment Shortness Of Breath Silica-dusts Steel-workers Total Particulate

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7815524
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Pueblo (CO) ; 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:
  9 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Fehrman, Mary M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00099496
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-143877
• 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 78-15-524, 1978 Sep ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Crystalline silica, quartz (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3312 - Blast furnaces and steel mills - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:396e2844f3da227566ff32f9a0956f9cdd6c8351dbfb14416998ce1b9795ab7775ec3fdb2886ba6242980955c2039f4c82833fc049fc3f499be7896bcd3525e7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173602/cdc_173602_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.48 MB ]