Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report 77-59-496: Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation: Trona, California

Okawa, Melvin T.; Wisseman, Charles L.

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Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report 77-59-496: Kerr-McGee Chemical Corporation: Trona, California

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1978/06/01
By Okawa, Melvin T. ; Wisseman, Charles L.
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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English

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Personal Author:

Okawa, Melvin T. ; Wisseman, Charles L.
Corporate Authors:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

Environmental samples of airborne dust were taken and workers were examined at the Licons, Lithium-carbonate and Pyrobor facilities at Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. (SIC-2819) in Trona, California on June 21 and 22, 1977. An evaluation request came from the Chemical and Processing Workers Union Local 35, Trona, California on behalf of approximately 50 affected workers to determine whether lithium- carbonate (554132) (Li2CO3) and anhydrous-borax (1330434) were hazardous in the concentrations found at the facilities. Blood and urine tests and medical examination results were generally negative. The authors conclude that exposures to Li2CO3 and borax do not present a health hazard, but dust exposures to crystalline- tetraborate (12258536) are excessive. They recommend the use of personal protective equipment, good work habits, worker education and an engineering survey. [Description provided by NIOSH]
Subjects:

Blood Borates Dust Ergonomics Hazardous Substances Hematologic Tests Inorganic Chemicals Minerals Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Skin Urine
Keywords:

Blood-chemistry Borax Crystalline Sodium Tetraborate Environmental-engineering Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-77-59-496 Humans Industrial-dusts Inorganic-chemicals Lithium Carbonate Medical-examinations Mineral-processing NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure OSHA Region 9 Protective-equipment Toxic-effects Urinalysis
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7759496
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

California ; Trona (CA) ; OSHA Region 9
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
NIOSHTIC Number:

nn:00099468
NTIS Accession Number:

PB89-145551
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 77-59-496, 1978 Jun ; :1-12
CAS Registry Number:

Lithium carbonate (CAS RN 554-13-2) ; Boron sodium oxide (CAS RN 1330-43-4) ; Tetraborate (CAS RN 12258-53-6)
Federal Fiscal Year:

1978
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:

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Download URL:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173629/cdc_173629_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 2.20 MB ]

File Language:

English

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