Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 75-19-276: Masonite Corporation: Evendale, Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Anstadt, George P. ; Kominsky, John R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A Health Hazard Evaluation investigation was conducted by NIOSH on April 8-10 and August 19-20, 1975 at the Masonite Corporation, Evendale, Ohio, a facility engaged in the fabrication of wood parts for various commercial products, using primarily Masonite hardboard (SIC-2499). The survey was prompted by a request from an authorized representative of the 25 affected employees, regarding worker exposure to wood dust in the saw-sanding department. Airborne concentrations of wood dusts were toxic to helpers at the multi- blade rip and one man cutoff saws and router operator. Medical examination revealed evidence of dust induced irritation of the conjunctiva and upper respiratory tract. It was determined that the diehl rip saw helper had allergic contact dermatitis secondary to wood dust exposure. Available evidence suggested that formaldehyde (50000) and phenol (108952) were not toxic in the concentrations found. Recommendations are made for environmental control and use of personal protective equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Dermatitis Dust Environmental Monitoring Lung Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Safety Sense Organs Skin Skin Diseases Ventilation Wood

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-quality-measurement Airborne-dusts Allergic Contact Dermatitis Conjunctiva Irritation Eye-irritation Hazard-Confirmed HHE-75-19-276 Industrial-plants Mucous Membrane Irritation NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 5 Plant-dusts Respiratory-irritation Skin-disorders Total Dust Wood-products Wood Dust Woodworking-industry

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7519276
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; Evendale (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:
  27 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Rivera, Raymond O. ; Rosensteeel, Robert E.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00074996
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-165955
• 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 75-19-276, 1976 Apr ; :1-27
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0) ; Phenol (CAS RN 108-95-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2499 - Wood products, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0923b7a08e331ba25da04f30c506f97dd850bea4bcc1acf47676bf72223caaac38d088b38561070ef20ce85482952ef76391fe28c473127ef44fa4acba4f894d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173888/cdc_173888_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB ]