Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 78-65-514: Carleton Stewart Music Company: Mason City, Iowa

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• Personal Author:
  Donohue, Michael T. ; Hervin, Raymond L. ; Ruhe, Raymond L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental and medical surveys were conducted from April 10 to 13, 1978, to evaluate worker exposures to trichloroethylene (79016) and other chemicals used for instrument repair at the Carleton Stewart Music Company (SIC-3931) in Mason City, Iowa. The evaluation was requested by the owner on behalf of approximately eight affected employees. The environmental samples revealed that all chemical concentrations were below their respective environmental criteria. Bacteria and fungus samples revealed organisms ubiquitous to the environment. The instrument repair operator's exposure to organic compounds was significant but was still below recommended criteria. The authors conclude that a health hazard did not exist during the period of the evaluation. They recommend that the dipping, degreasing and silver soldering operations be consolidated to lessen the possibility of contamination, that all solvent containers be provided with local ventilation and tight fitting lids, that better ventilation systems be installed, that trichloroethylene exposures be reduced as low as possible and that protective clothing be provided and personal hygiene be emphasized to all employees. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Microbiology Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Solvents Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-78-65-514 Humans Microorganisms Musical Instruments NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure Organic-solvents Organic Compounds OSHA Region 7 Protective-equipment Toxic-chemicals

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7865514
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Mason City (IA) ; OSHA Region 7
• 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:
  18 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Kupel, Richard E.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00099486
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-143745
• 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 78-65-514, 1978 Aug ; :1-18
• CAS Registry Number:
  Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3931 - Musical instruments - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4f05df42fcd85f3e0f0ac7fc69bd527031800122c0f772073bfd56af0f87c4367fbcba0e5137a6f94c7c0fb962aff323cef5cafe2528f7f68d97c8d2590326c9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173612/cdc_173612_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.66 MB ]