Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 77-27-437: Keller Aluminum Furniture of Indiana: Linton, Indiana 47441

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• Personal Author:
  Colligan, Michael J. ; Stroman, Raymond E. ; White, Gary L.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A Health Hazard Evaluation investigation was conducted by NIOSH on January 31 and February 2 and 7, 1977, at Keller Aluminum Furniture (SIC-2514) of Indiana, in Linton, Indiana. The survey was prompted by a request from the employer regarding the unknown cause of production line employee illness (dizziness, headache, nausea, burning throat, weakness) recorded on November 19, 24 and 29, 1976, that involved 96 of the 357 affected employees. Environmental and medical studies failed to detect definite evidence that toxic substances caused the outbreaks of illness mentioned. Numerous environmental conditions such as ventilation, noise, dry air, diesel exhaust, a natural gas leak, etc., could have contributed to the outbreaks of illness but no environmental toxins were found that could totally account for the continuing episodes. Behavioral factors may have been involved, especially since significant psychological differences were found between affected and nonaffected workers. Recommendations are made for improving the work environment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Aluminum Compounds Dust Environmental Monitoring Interior Design And Furnishings Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mental Health Metal Workers Occupational Health Safety Vehicle Emissions Ventilation

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Air-quality-measurement Aluminum-industry Aluminum Lawn Furniture Carbon Monoxide Diesel Exhaust Exhaust-gases Furniture-industry Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-77-27-437 Industrial-plants NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Nitrogen Dioxide OSHA Region 5 Psychological-factors Ventilation-systems

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7727437
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Linton (IN) ; 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. ; Geissert, Jack O. ; Couzins, Timothy J. ; Ngo, Vien ; Lessley, S. ; Lebrizzi, Joseph M. ; Allen, Bruce ; Hamilton, Marlene
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00074931
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-137434
• 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 77-27-437, 1977 Oct ; :1-27
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2514 - Metal household furniture - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:465a19b3500dc7058ad07fa59144b810d85817dfe57827d79a8a13c6bc43a6969cde63811b7bbe818abf1f8e33086aa1fbd719a55705178718d74a9ce30c43c6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173909/cdc_173909_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.44 MB ]