Industrial hygiene walk-through report, Texas Talc Company, Texas- Pacific (TP) 1 and 2 Mines, (Dallas Ceramics Company), Van Horn, Texas.

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• Personal Author:
  Johnson, Paul L. ; Johnson, Paul L.
• Description:
  As part of a larger study, NIOSH conducted a walk through survey of the Texas Talc Company (SIC-1499), Van Horn, Texas to gather data to characterize talc (14807966) composition. Mining at this location started in 1966. There were 11 workers at the site employed during the 8 hour workday. All were alternated as drivers, blasters, loaders, and track drill operators. Both mines in operation used open pit bench quarry techniques. Raw ore was loaded onto trucks to be transported for primary crushing. Crushed ore 1 to 3 inches in size was either stockpiled or loaded into railroad cars for shipment. The ceramic and paint industries received most of the finished products. Potential health hazards included exposures to noise and dust. Personnel records prior to 1974 were not complete. Records from that time were located at the Van Horn facility and included Social Security numbers, job descriptions and work histories. The author recommends that roadways to and from the mines should be wet down, mandatory respiratory protection should be provided and used for all workers in dusty areas, and that a safety program should be devised and implemented at the site.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Arsenic Carcinogens Diagnosis Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Poisoning Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Control-technology Field-Study Mine-workers Mineral-dusts Mining-industry NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Noise-exposure Region-6 Respiratory-protective-equipment Work-practices

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide ; Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00192803
• 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 036-19, 1976 Jun; :1-11
• CAS Registry Number:
  Talc (Mg3H2(SiO3)4) (CAS RN 14807-96-6) ; 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-512:06d6b8a5ee6b3fc2c8ecb084607392f2f7d6dad0739e6b66cc1533170c05f56e25e3ceeb07009bd1e70b4e6089c5267280325fc3f4c4373dd58aa4167359e94c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180327/cdc_180327_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 466.08 KB ]