Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 76-24-350: Dana Corporation: Tipton, Indiana

Details

• Personal Author:
  Kominsky, John R.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  An evaluation of employee exposure to chlorinated solvent vapors generated at 3 degreaser operations was conducted at the Dana Corporation (SIC-3429, SIC-3711), based on the determination of airborne exposure levels of trichloroethylene and 1,1,1- trichloroethane (71556) and on medical data yielded by health questionnaires. The results show that the open-detrex and manpro degreaser operators are exposed to solvent levels of trichloroethylene (79016) exceeding the ceiling values. The exposure of the valve-guide operator to 1,1,1-trichloroethane was found to be nontoxic. Limited air monitoring of the solvents at the work areas around the respective degreasing operations failed to reveal the presence of toxic concentrations, although complaints of occasional nausea indicate possible toxic exposure during the summer months. Two cancer deaths could not be attributed to the exposure of the workers to trichloroethylene. Recommendations are made for control of employee exposure to trichloroethylene. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Carcinogens Chlorine Compounds Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Hydrocarbons Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety Toxicology Trichloroethanes Trichloroethylene Ventilation

  More +
• Keywords:
  1,1,1-trichloroethane Air-contamination Air-quality-measurement Breathing-zone Chlorinated-ethanes Chlorinated-ethylenes Chlorinated-hydrocarbons Chlorinated Solvent Vapors Control-measures Exposure-limits Hazard-Confirmed HHE-76-24-350 Industrial-chemicals Industrial-processes NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Publication Occupational-health OSHA Region 5 Toxic-chemicals Trichloroethylene

  More +
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7624350
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Tipton (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:
  20 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Rostand, Robert A. ; Rinksi, Robert C. ; Siddoway, Judith I.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00058639
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-273716
• 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 76-24-350, 1976 Dec ; :1-24
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3429 - Hardware, not elsewhere classified - (SIC) ; 3711 - Motor vehicles and car bodies - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:353b1e923a1c9385dc0966f395f1e6672f92a63cf63b5bd3cb7df8ca50824cff382ba42f0754475e6e7dfc479ec15558411e310a55eb7be06cb6fea48804d98c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/173974/cdc_173974_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.29 MB ]