Health Hazard Evaluation Report 72-46-29: Sleepy Hollow Corporation, Gurda Farms: Goshen, New York

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• Personal Author:
  Shama, Steven K.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Evaluation of health hazard for migrant farmers from exposure to organic phosphate insecticides, such as parathion (56382) and diazinon (333415). Data are given for cholinesterase (9001085) levels of affected persons, symptoms, and details of dermatitis resulting from the insecticides and allergic reactions from celery juice and sunlight. Recommendations include monitoring of pre- exposure cholinesterase levels, checking of red blood cell or plasma decrease, provision of protective equipment and facilities for maintaining good personal hygiene, and informing farmers of safety measures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biochemistry Blood Carbamates Cholinesterase Inhibitors Dermatitis Environmental Pollution Farmers Hematologic Tests Insecticides Occupational Health Organophosphates Personal Protective Equipment Safety Skin Skin Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Anti-Che Anti-Cholinesterase Biochemical-reactions Blood-chemistry Cholinesterase-inhibitors Diazinon Environmental-contaminants Enzyme-inhibitors Hazards-Confirmed HHE-72-46-29 Medical-examinations Migrant Farmers NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Publication Organic Phosphate Insecticides Organo-phosphorus-insecticides OSHA Region 2 Parathion Personal-protective-equipment Pesticides Skin-disorders Systemic-disorders

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE724629
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Goshen (NY) ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  27 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Ramos, Henry ; Caplan, Paul E. ; Cohen, Steven R. ; Polakoff, Phillip L. ; Young, Richard, Jr. ; Flesch, Jerome P.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00027236
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-229168
• 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 72-46-29, 1973 Feb ; :1-26
• CAS Registry Number:
  Parathion (CAS RN 56-38-2) ; Diazinon (CAS RN 333-41-5) ; Butyrylcholinesterase (CAS RN 9001-08-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f1ecc80ce002a890fea203ca4d6af2f1359a52b80ad86e0239cd300f39e75a92c129cc5d495e9ff3cad20d3526f31226d42901e2333fd1f17a8e7e8944f7fb42
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174209/cdc_174209_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 945.25 KB ]