Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 80-71-703: Bear Creek Uranium Company: Douglas, Wyoming

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An environmental survey was conducted in February 1980 to evaluate exposure to CRC, a cleaning solvent containing perchloroethylene (127184) (PCE) and 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556) (TCE) at Bear Creek Uranium Company (SIC-1094) in Wyoming. The survey was requested by the company safety engineer. Breathing zone and general room air samples were collected and analyzed. One mine electrician was exposed to 6,500 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3) (PCE recommended OSHA limit is 690mg/m3). Of the 7 samples of TCE, none exceeded the OSHA standard of 1900mg/m3. Overexposures did occur when workers used the solvent in confined areas. The authors conclude that a health hazard existed when the solvent was used in confined spaces, and they recommend improved work practices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Maintenance Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety Solvents Tetrachloroethylene Trichloroethanes Ventilation Workplace
• Keywords:
  1,1,1-trichloroethane Cleanliness CRC Solvent Hazard-Confirmed HHE-80-71-703 Inhalation Materials-handling-equipment NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 8 Perchloroethylene Solvent-vapors Work-environment

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE8071703
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Wyoming ; Douglas (WY) ; 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:
  5 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Schulenberg, Marilyn K.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00098072
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB81-111221
• 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 80-71-703, 1980 Jun ; :1-5
• CAS Registry Number:
  Perchloroethylene (CAS RN 127-18-4) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1094 - Uranium-radium-vanadium ores - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9d044238981756903644f4bab0744c0beb344af73f461a193a15194a73383fab9e6dcb00688054f41a00f6cd58c16d1c08acf7203389a3873136ff7d4ea6bffc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173686/cdc_173686_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]