Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report no. HHE-77-31-432: Inland Steel Corporation: East Chicago, Indiana, 46312

Price JH

doi:10.26616/NIOSHHHE7731432

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Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report no. HHE-77-31-432: Inland Steel Corporation: East Chicago, Indiana, 46312

1977/10/01
By Price JH
Series: Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)

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Price JH
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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A Health Hazard Evaluation investigation was conducted by NIOSH on January 17-20 and May 25-26, 1977, in the Pickling and Chipping Dock of the Inland Steel Corporation, East Chicago, Indiana, a facility involved in removal of defects from steel billets and blooms before being processed in a rolling mill (SIC-3312). The survey was prompted by a request from an authorized employee representative regarding exposures of approximately 70 affected workers to crystalline silica (7631869), lead (7439921), sulfuric-acid (7664939) and contaminants released from abrasive grinding operations. Environmental sampling revealed excessive lead exposure when lead containing steel was cut with an oxyacetylene torch. The airborne concentrations of all other contaminants were not potentially toxic, a finding supported by the lack of complaints and symptoms. Review of medical questionnaires revealed previous symptomatic conditions (respiratory irritation, eye irritation, dermatitis and dental anomalies) compatible with exposure to sulfuric-acid. Recommendations are made for maintaining a safe and healthful work environment.
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Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Safety
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Air-contamination Air-quality-measurement Chemical-cleaning Chromium Copper Cristobalite Crystalline Silica Formaldehyde Hafnium Hazard-Confirmed Heavy-metals HHE-77-31-432 Industrial-plants Inorganic-acids Iron Oxide Lead Manganese Metalworking-industry Nickel NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation OSHA Region 5 Phenol Quartz Silica-dusts Steel-industry Sulfuric Acid Total Particulate Zirconium
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Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7731432
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Indiana ; OSHA Region 5

Indiana ; OSHA Region 5 Less -
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:

1-23
NIOSHTIC Number:

00074932
NTIS Accession Number:

PB89-161673
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 77-31-432, 1977 Oct; :1-23
CAS Registry Number:

Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)

Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9) Less -
Federal Fiscal Year:

1978
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

3312 - Blast furnaces and steel mills - (SIC 1987)
Resource Number:

HHE-77-31-432
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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