Walk-through survey report: control technology support for SENSOR at Ingersoll-Rand Company, Foundry Division, Phillipsburg, New Jersey.

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• Personal Author:
  Froehlich P ; Hall, Ronald M. ; O'Brien, Dennis M.
• Description:
  A walk through study was made of the Ingersoll-Rand Company (SIC- 3561, SIC-3563), Phillipsburg, New Jersey for the purpose of evaluating this facility for an in depth study in which potential worker exposures to silica (14808607) containing dusts would be measured and a study made of work practices and administration control programs being used to reduce these dust exposures. This firm has operated both gray iron and steel foundries at this site, but at this point the gray iron foundry had closed. The facility was a captive foundry producing steel and stainless steel castings for the parent company. Five induction furnaces were used to melt the scrap. The foundry produced molds using an alkyd/oil molding system. Casting appendages were removed by either an air or oxygen torch in one of two ventilated booths. Grinding of bronze castings was performed in an adjacent booth. The authors recommend the modification of the semiautomatic system to allow all molds to be isolated once they are poured, and substitute of olivine sand for silica to reduce the incidence of silicosis. A potential exposure of hand grinding operators to excessive levels of silica will be lessened if the castings are as clean as possible before grinding. Improvements in the local exhaust ventilation system and in the general ventilation system are also recommended.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Safety Sulfur Compounds
• Keywords:
  Brass-foundries Control-technology Dust-control Dust-inhalation Field-Study Metal-dusts Metalworking-industry NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-2 Silica-dusts Steel-foundries

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• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHECTB17117a
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Control Technology
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00191033
• 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, ECTB 171-17a, 1989 Aug; :1-20
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3561; 3563
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:508ff349f0e8ee312d4ee40a38b37c981311fee4e3299dc8c1a365cbc59023b865ab0382d3bbf694f5aa56f392c5d0ab2dd7169f90cb9aa0ab664f5ee2a216a0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180289/cdc_180289_DS1.pdf
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