Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 79-7-639: Greenheck Fan Corporation: Schofield, Wisconsin

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• Personal Author:
  Frederick, Linda J. ; Hervin, Raymond L. ; McQuilkin, Shawn D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An environmental and medical evaluation was performed at the Greenheck Fan Corporation (SIC-3564), Schofield, Wisconsin on November 7 and 8, 1978, and March 6, 1979 at the request of an authorized representative of Local 565, Sheet Metals Workers International Association, AFL/CIO, concerning worker complaints of eye irritations, foul taste, and skin irritations during powdered paint operations. The corporation has 180 production and 100 administrative employees. Chromium (7440473), barium (7440393), lead (7439921), quartz (14808607), cristobalite (14464461), cadmium (7440439), epichlorohydrin (106898), and trimellitic-anhydride (552307) were undetectable in bulk samples, or present only in trace amounts. Personal and area air samples for toluene (108883), benzene (71432), xylene (1330207) and mineral spirits were below the environmental criteria of 375, 3.2, 434, and 350 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3), respectively. Two respirable dust samples exceeded 10 mg/m3, and measured concentrations of bisphenol-A (80057) and diglycidyl-ether of bisphenol-A (1675543) (0.173 to 1.063 mg/m3, and 0.087 to 0.2mg/m3 respectively) were considered excessive and potentially toxic. During medical interviews, workers reported symptoms of irritated eyes and throat, episodes of respiratory difficulties, and rashes. Ventilation was considered inadequate. The authors conclude that excessive amounts of airborne contaminants were present in three areas of the facility. They recommend improved work practices and housekeeping, a modified respiratory protection program, adequate personal protective clothing, medical surveillance, and a review of emergency procedures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Labor Unions Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Skin Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Air-contaminants Air-sampling Airborne-dusts Bisphenol A Blowers-and-fans Diglycidal Ether Eye Irritation Hazards-Confirmed HHE-79-7-639 Industrial-hygiene Metal-fabrication-workers Mucous Membrance Irritation NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Nuisance Dust OSHA Region 5 Physiological-effects Powder Paint Skin Irritation Toxic-substances Unions

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE797639
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Wisconsin ; Schofield (WI) ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  22 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00092901
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-163249
• 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 79-7-639, 1979 Dec ; :1-21
• CAS Registry Number:
  Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Barium (CAS RN 7440-39-3) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Silica, Crystalline (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Cristobalite (CAS RN 14464-46-1) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Epichlorohydrin (CAS RN 106-89-8) ; Trimellitic anhydride (CAS RN 552-30-7) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; Bisphenol A (CAS RN 80-05-7) ; Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (CAS RN 1675-54-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3564 - Blowers and fans - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7c46ddf5510fca69d5f604e5d8e17112dbdf01354f1c926a0502551e8d5c4a7b5e2b416e2fe3cf0dfffa4312ab6b2b8bdad561aeef8484eed01be19d1774ded5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173710/cdc_173710_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.04 MB ]