Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report HE 77-123-493: Johnny's Carpet and Tile: 540 S. Main Street, Nazareth, Pennsylvania 18064

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• Personal Author:
  Evans, William A. ; Wilcox, Thomas G.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A health hazard evaluation of Johnny's Carpet and Tile (SIC-1752), Nazareth, Pennsylvania to determine possible exposure to hazardous compounds during carpet installation was conducted. For 17 years, the company has installed carpet and tile made of vinyl (75014) or vinyl with urethane (51796). During installation many organic substances are used including methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933), toluene (108883), xylene (1330207), methyl-chloroform (71556) and ethyl- alcohol (64175). Exposure periods as well as ventilatory conditions vary. Air samples were collected at both a tile and a carpet installation site. Medical histories were obtained from employees. Blood chemical analyses were performed. One employee of 16 years had medical evidence of chronically low white blood cell count. The data indicate employees were not exposed to toxic concentrations of materials during tile installation. No evidence of an occupational etiology for the installer's hematologic abnormalities was found. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Blood Butanones Dermatitis Environmental Monitoring Hematologic Tests Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Safety Skin Solvents Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-contaminants Air-quality-measurement Air-sampling Aromatic-hydrocarbons Blood-sampling Cements Cleaners Floors Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-77-123-493 Industrial-hygiene Ketones NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Organic-solvents Organic Compounds OSHA Region 3 Seam Sealers Surfaces White Blood Cell Count

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE77123493
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Pennsylvania ; Nazareth (PA) ; OSHA Region 3
• 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:
  10 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Grote, Ardith A. ; Holthaus, Marie A.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00080928
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-143374
• 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 77-123-493, 1978 May ; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Vinyl chloride (CAS RN 75-01-4) ; Urethane (CAS RN 51-79-6) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7) ; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Ethanol (CAS RN 64-17-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1752 - Floor laying and floor work, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6bae5e45dfc5498751d127cf84c705754a1a4ae7b518fa473d91c059c8888f7533561fcfd4a7a09cf2d24c8aaee2bf2d3c887d9632ce697391cff0def2d37092
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173800/cdc_173800_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 680.18 KB ]