Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 77-104-446: Arapahoe Pattern Company: Englewood, Colorado

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• Personal Author:
  Gunter, Bobby J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A Health Hazard Evaluation was conducted by NIOSH on September 28- 29, 1977, at the Arapahoe Pattern Company, Englewood, Colorado, a facility that manufactures wood patterns (SIC-3553) intended for foundry use. The survey was prompted by a request from an authorized representative of the 6 affected employees regarding potential exposures associated to wood pattern making. Analysis of breathing zone air samples revealed that the concentrations of methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933), isopropanol (67630) and acetone (67641) were below the most recent evaluation criteria. The nonallergenic wood dust evaluation criteria was exceeded in 1 of 6 samples. One of the workers complained of nasal congestion and an allergic reaction to mahogany dust. Dermatitis was identified in another worker. The results show that a health hazard existed at the time of the survey. Recommendations are made for improved ventilation, use of respirators and barrier cream, and other safety and sanitary measures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acetone Butanones Dermatitis Dust Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Hypersensitivity Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Nose Nose Diseases Occupational Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases Solvents Toxicology Ventilation Wood

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Allergic-reactions Allergic Reaction Exposure-limits Hazard-Confirmed Industrial-hygiene Industrial-plants Isopropanol MEK Methyl Ethyl Ketone Nasal Congestion NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Organic-solvents OSHA Region 8 Plant-dusts Skin-disorders Toxic-chemicals Wood Dust Woodworking

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE77104446
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Englewood (CO) ; 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:
  7 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Moseley, Clifford L. ; Pryor, Paul D. ; Fehrman, Mary M.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00076125
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-278042
• 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 77-104-446, 1977 Nov ; :1-7
• CAS Registry Number:
  Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Isopropyl alcohol (CAS RN 67-63-0) ; Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3553 - Woodworking machinery - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7af9fb4dc5d019df5eda6b6602e22cc472de22100df5da9e73168ca96d0e3ea29b0c8914f28f1f2ed965df410f2c5ef5fef9a61f823f4bb0f18f72c66f2fa126
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173865/cdc_173865_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 395.32 KB ]