Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 78-137-676: Hi-G Incorporated: Windsor Locks, Connecticut

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• Personal Author:
  Pryor, Paul D. ; Singal, Mitchell
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Environmental sampling and medical evaluations were conducted at HI- G Company, Inc. (SIC-3724), Windsor Locks, Connecticut, on October 2 and 3, 1978, and March 26 and 27, 1979 to determine the cause of numerous outbreaks of illness. A company representative requested the evaluation on behalf of an unspecified number of employees. Personal and area samples for airborne organotin , lead (7439921), trichlorotrifluoroethane (26523648) (Freon TF), and 1,1,1- trichloroethane (71556) were collected. Exposures to phosgene (75445), hydrogen-cyanide (74908), hydrogen-chloride (7647010), carbon-monoxide (630080), carbon-dioxide (124389), and formaldehyde (50000) were also evaluated. Bulk samples of solders, fluxes, and cleaning agents were analyzed for thermal by-products. The medical evaluation included medical record reviews and personal interviews. None of the substances in the air samples exceeded recommended standards. NIOSH investigators concluded that an environmental health hazard did not exist from any of the chemicals evaluated. They note that after the initial outbreak of illness in 1976, employees might have been more aware of various environmental conditions, and that subsequent minor environmental changes may have precipitated outbreaks of illness. Recommendations include: the continuance of high quality medical recordkeeping
  
  maintenance and relocation of exhaust ventilation systems
  
  and capping of floor drains when they are not in use. [Description provided by NIOSH]
  
  
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Electrical Equipment And Supplies Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Lead Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Trichloroethanes Ventilation Workplace

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• Keywords:
  1,1,1-trichloroethane Air-contaminants Air-sampling Carbon Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Electronic-components-and-accessories Formaldehyde Freon TF Gases Hazards-Unconfirmed HHE-78-137-676 Hydrogen Chloride Hydrogen Cyanide Industrial-factory-workers Lead NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Organotin OSHA Region 1 Phosgene Physiological-effects Toxic-substances Trichlorotrifluoroethane Work-environment

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE78137676
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Windsor Locks (CT) ; OSHA Region 1
• 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:
  27 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Kerdolff, Sandra L.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00095241
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-192081
• 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 78-137-676, 1980 Mar ; :1-27
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; 1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane (CAS RN 26523-64-8) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Phosgene (CAS RN 75-44-5) ; Hydrogen cyanide, liquefied (CAS RN 74-90-8) ; Hydrochloric acid, anhydrous (CAS RN 7647-01-0) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3724 - Aircraft engines and engine parts - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fba2a5a5b2c2f0143e116f4f5dcbd72bfbf4cfdf012c021568813933d799616bbaaceacc6688b8feb00a4d392500abe1cf27280501b0c28c8ff9ee4de4843a37
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173690/cdc_173690_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.96 MB ]