Survey of Moran Paint Division, Carboline Company, Xenia, Ohio.

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• Personal Author:
  Mallov JS ; Marceleno T
• Description:
  Report of a study of industrial users of methyl-butyl-ketone (591786) (MBK) and the possibility of peripheral neuropathy developing in workers exposed to the solvent. A potential danger was found to exist in the Carboline Company, Moran Paint Division, (SIC-2851) from continued exposure to organic vapors in excess of OSHA standards. Recommendations include a further industrial hygiene survey, a vigorous program of employee training and information, personal hygiene, and the use of pumps to draw solvents from 55 gallon drums into the pebble mills.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Asthma Asthma, Occupational Communicable Diseases Immune System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Field-Study IWS-47-17 Ketones Nervous-system-disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Paint-manufacturing-industry Region-4 Solvents Toxic-substances
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-80
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00050228
• 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, IWS 47-17, 1975 Apr; :1-80
• CAS Registry Number:
  2-Hexanone (CAS RN 591-78-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2851 - Paints and allied products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:80dd681fde7832429e72bc95762da88bddf1f7ddc0327df9e5d5b10edb7c2233d02f64a79e7a52472e624e9e06b5924f0643546fc82c0fb09ed54b6fafdf6f98
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178691/cdc_178691_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.50 MB ]