Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 79-38-624: Dover Molded Products, Inc.: Dover, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Burroughs, G. Edward
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Personal and environmental sampling was conducted, visual observations were made, and employees were interviewed to investigate possible toxic exposures at Dover Molded Products, Incorporated, (SIC-3079), Dover, Ohio on March 21 and 22, 1979. An authorized representative of the approximately 80 affected employees requested the evaluation. Samples analyzed for lead (7439921), chromium (7440473), cadmium (7440439), 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556), Freon-11 (75694), and Freon-12 (75718) were within OSHA criteria of 0.05 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/cu m), 0.5mg/cu m, respectively. The authors conclude that 2 employees, the color blender and the hopper filler, were exposed to concentrations of heavy metals above the recommended maximum levels. Other employees periodically were exposed to irritant substances. NIOSH recommends that the use of colorants containing chromium and cadmium be phased out
  
  respirators be supplied and worn by the color blender and the hopper filler as long as these metals are used
  
  job rotation be arranged so that an individual is not working on vinyl plastic and silicone molds continuously
  
  smoking, eating and drinking be prohibited in the manufacturing portion of the facility
  
  and press hoppers be refilled only when the operator is not in attendance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
  
  
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Cadmium Carcinogens Chromium Dust Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Irritants Lead Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Plastics Safety Trichloroethanes

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• Keywords:
  1,1,1-trichloroethane Air-sampling Airborne-contaminants Airborne Particulate Cadmium Chemical-exposure Chromium Freon 11 Freon 12 Hazards-Confirmed HHE-79-38-624 Lead Mold Release Spray NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 5 Physiological-response Plastics-products Protective-measures Respiratory-irritants Toxic-substances

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7938624
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; Dover (OH) ; 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:
  9 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Woodruff, Jackie
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00092409
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-193022
• 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 79-38-624, 1979 Oct ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Chromium (CAS RN 7440-47-3) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Fluorotrichloromethane (CAS RN 75-69-4) ; Dichlorodifluoromethane (CAS RN 75-71-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3079 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4aeb799084d8044e12f47d0a13cf5eaa3b94d4d47ec468cd08679531ac6731e695db529d4a05cc11c164504c409312d714e03108e0114808deb9d760829e49fc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173736/cdc_173736_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.21 MB ]