Health Hazard Evaluation Determination Report No. 76-60-398: Hayes-Albion Corporation, Wolverine Plastics Division: Milan, Michigan

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• Personal Author:
  Price, James H. ; Thoburn, Theodore W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A Health Hazard Evaluation investigation was conducted by NIOSH at the Hayes-Albion Corporation, Wolvering Plastics Division , Milan, Michigan, on May 5-7 and August 29 to September 2, 1976, acting on a request from an authorized employee representative regarding exposure of workers to organic solvents, isocyanates, and thermal degradation products from injection molding of thermoplastics(SIC- 3079). The request stated that some of the about 200 affected employees were developing nodes on their vocal cords, that there were a number of unexplained blood clots, and suggestion of tumors. Results of environmental sampling indicate that employees were not exposed to airborne contaminants at toxic concentrations during the survey. Medical evaluation showed no basis for relating the cases of thrombophlebitis and vocal cord nodules to chemical exposures. The evaluation did reveal possible problems with contact dermatitis from organic solvents, plastics, and jewelry. Other problems mentioned during employee interviews include breathing difficulties from isocyanate paints used in the past, and an obscure labyrinthine disorder possible associated to ultrasonic welding exposures. Recommendations are made for improved work practices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Dermatitis Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Plastics Safety Skin Solvents Surveys And Questionnaires Toxicology Ventilation Welding

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• Keywords:
  Air-quality-measurement Blood-coagulation-disorders Cardiovascular-system-disorders Contact Dermatitis Exposure-levels Hazard-Unconfirmed HHE-76-60-398 Industrial-plants Injection Molding Isocyanates Medical-surveys NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation Occupational-exposure Organic Solvents OSHA Region 5 Plastic-products Plastics-industry Plastics-manufacturing-industry Safety-practices Thermal Degradation Products Thermoplastics Toxic-chemicals

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHHE7660398
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Milan (MI) ; 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:
  55 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Flesch, Jerome P. ; Evans, William A. ; Burroughs, G. Edward ; Schutte, Norbert P. ; Hollett, Bruce A. ; Grote, Ardith A. ; Kim, Soo Wang ; Hudson, Steven L. ; Pierce, Frank D. ; Runkle, Charles B. ; Gibson, Gordon ; Lebrizzi, Joseph M. ; Lyon, Katherine ; Poulson, Barbara ; Rushing, David E.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00072186
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-273749
• 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 76-60-398, 1977 Jun ; :1-54
• CAS Registry Number:
  Urethane (CAS RN 51-79-6) ; Nickel (CAS RN 7440-02-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3079 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e5f11b22c17305b03340f263db594a20faa9a10e66500c5052eb1ecc21551f2a3add482e976ef01cff0e535f6c8137ab9bcfa8219236235ddd47ece6eef3071d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/174270/cdc_174270_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.35 MB ]