In-depth industrial hygiene report of the American Enka Company, Lowland, Tennessee.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Fajen JM
• Description:
  As part of a larger study to determine the hazards of occupational exposure for at least one working year to a documented carbon-disulfide (75150) level approximating the 20 parts per million (ppm) limit set by OSHA, an evaluation was made of exposures at the American Enka Company (SIC-2823), a nylon polyester filament and rayon staple facility, located in Lowland, Tennessee. A total of 262 personal samples was taken at the site for a determination of the time weighted average (TWA) exposure. The mean TWA concentration for the samples was 4.8ppm. The job categories with the highest mean exposure were the staple spinner with a mean of 12.6ppm and the washer operator with 11.0ppm. Samples were also taken for caprolactam (105602), methanol (67561), dimethylterephthalate (120616), ethylene-glycol (107211), and Dowtherm (95501). The only chemicals detectable were caprolactam at 3.93ppm and ethylene-glycol with a mean of 2.59ppm. The only area of concern was the handling of the waste rayon staple in the older section of the facility. While no particular measurements were taken in this area, a brief walk through of this section suggested that better work practices and engineering controls could be incorporated into this department.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Plastics Preceptorship Safety Ships Solvents Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Field-Study NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-5 Textile-workers Textiles-industry Toxic-gases
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Tennessee
• 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:
  1-78
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00185195
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 75-14-20, 1982 Apr; :1-78
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon disulfide (CAS RN 75-15-0) ; Caprolactam (CAS RN 105-60-2) ; Methanol (CAS RN 67-56-1) ; Dimethyl terephthalate (CAS RN 120-61-6) ; Ethylene glycol (CAS RN 107-21-1) ; 1,2-Dichlorobenzene (CAS RN 95-50-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2823 - Cellulomanmade fibers - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2b4d298e839003dbd8c687d7be8e5c9f620ba25598749496548da06f6f28b54b28d0ed2ea59911b5dee2059520b192eaea9aaee297c48527be450d480a7c2110
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180204/cdc_180204_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 11.59 MB ]