Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report no. HHE-74-78-297: Amax Speciality Metals: Parkersburg, West Virginia

Thoburn, Theodore W.; Straub WE

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHHE7478297

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Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report no. HHE-74-78-297: Amax Speciality Metals: Parkersburg, West Virginia

1976/06/01
By Thoburn, Theodore W. ; Straub WE
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Thoburn, Theodore W. ; Straub WE

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Description:

A Health Hazard Evaluation investigation was conducted by NIOSH on July 16-19, 1974, at the Amax Speciality Metals, Parkersburg, West Virginia, a facility engaged in the production of nuclear reactor grade zirconium (7440677) and hafnium (7440586) (SIC-3339) from crude zirconium-tetrachloride. The survey was prompted by a request from an authorized representative of the 150 affected employees regarding the appearance of a skin rash and abnormal respiratory function tests in some of the workers. Based on medical interviews and cutaneous examination of the exposed workers, personal observations made by NIOSH investigators, review of medical records and studies, and a review of the pertinent literature it was determined that a dermatitis problem and a respiratory irritancy problem existed in conjunction with the company's refining of zirconium and hafnium. In November 1974, zirconium operations were discontinued due to the inability to purchase or manufacture economically crude zirconium-tetrachloride.
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Dermatitis Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Skin Skin Diseases
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Air-contamination Chemical-processing-industry Dermatitis Hazard-Confirmed HHE-74-78-297 Industrial-plants NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 3 Primary-metallurgical-processes Refractory-metals Respiratory-irritation Respiratory-system-disorders Respiratory Irritation Skin-disorders Transition-metals Zirconium Zirconium Tetrachloride
Series:

Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
Subseries:

Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7478297
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

West Virginia ; OSHA Region 3

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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:

1-15
NIOSHTIC Number:

00074990
NTIS Accession Number:

PB89-166243
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 74-78-297, 1976 Jun; :1-15
CAS Registry Number:

Zirconium (CAS RN 7440-67-7) ; Hafnium (CAS RN 7440-58-6)

Zirconium (CAS RN 7440-67-7) ; Hafnium (CAS RN 7440-58-6) Less -
Federal Fiscal Year:

1976
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

3339 - Primary nonferrous metals, not elsewhere classified - (SIC 1987)
Resource Number:

HHE-74-78-297
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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