Industrial hygiene walk-through report, Pfizer Inc., Victorville Plant, Victorville, California.

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• Personal Author:
  Ludwig, Howard R. ; Sandusky TE
• Description:
  As part of a preliminary study of the talc mining and milling industries (SIC-1499), a walk through survey of the Victorville, California facility of the Pfizer Corporation was conducted to gather data for characterizing talc (14807966) composition in the United States. This mill had been in operation since the 1920s and currently custom grinds talcs and clays from six or seven different underground and open pit mines for use in ceramics, paints, plastics, and paper. There were 40 employees at the site on one of the three 8 hour shifts, 7 days a week. Stockpiled talc after being reduced in size in the primary crusher was fed into one of two Raymond Roller Mills where it was bagged or shipped in bulk by train or truck. If a finer product was desired the feed was also passed through a pebble mill before bagging. Most of the products were blends of talc. The primary hazards were excessive dust and noise exposure. The personnel records at the site included Social Security numbers, work histories, and lost time due to accidents from the beginning of 1961. The authors recommend the institution of an audiometric hearing program, cleaning up of talc spills, and use of ventilation to reduce dust levels.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Carcinogens Epidemiology Mortality Neoplasms Nuclear Power Plants Occupational Health Radiation Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Safety

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Control-technology Field-Study IWS-036-25 Mineral-dusts Mining-industry NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Noise-exposure Personal-protective-equipment Pulmonary-system-disorders Region-9 Work-practices

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  1-9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00192795
• 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 036-25, 1976 Jul; :1-9
• CAS Registry Number:
  Talc (Mg3H2(SiO3)4) (CAS RN 14807-96-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1499 - Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:83e2f19b8cad77c8060e6d21a287d72c8e290e7e33607c5bdc2b89cb350cae137f20860367349777e6c92344a423e37a3fb3802ed86e5a3b8bccbdd8d2259f8c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180320/cdc_180320_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 157.98 KB ]