Industrial hygiene walk-through report at Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company, Van Horn, Texas.

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• Personal Author:
  Johnson, Paul L.
• Description:
  A visit was made to the Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company Loyce Fine Mine, Van Horn, Texas for the purpose of gathering data to characterize hazards in the talc mining and milling industry. Loyce Fine Mine started mining operations in 1965 as a subsidiary of Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company. There were six employees at the site at the time of the survey. Mining operations were open pit using bench/quarry techniques. From 50 to 100 tons of ore was hauled per day. Potential dust hazards from roadways and the crushing process were noted. Records were complete including social security numbers and work histories. The author recommends that roadways to and from the mine be wetted down or graded on a regular basis to help eliminate excessive dust, that respirators be used by all employees working in dusty areas, and that NIOSH approved dust respirators be used during dusty operations.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Animals Carcinogens Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Construction Industry Environmental Exposure Immune System Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Mining Neoplasms Occupational Health Particulate Matter Railroads Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Vehicle Emissions Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Dust-control Field-Study Mineral-dusts Miners Mining-industry NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Region-6
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• 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:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00195621
• 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 036-17, 1976 Jan; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:536a491e77a46d49105aea6fef9bf675cd851ecbc789e32a494c083084b24ead51ae1775fe28e1157888561e796b88882dd0e6e5fe6e3b0177d27b5970162ecf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180398/cdc_180398_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 37.79 KB ]