Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-80-035-1635: Bofors-Nobel/Lakeway Corporation; Muskegon, Michigan

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Handke, Jan L. ; Lee, Stephen A. ; Patnode, Richard H.
• Description:
  Environmental and breathing zone samples were analyzed for dichlorobenzidine (91941), oryzalin (19044883), and dinitrochlorobenzene (97007) at Bofors/Nobel/Lakeway Corporation (SIC-2865), Muskegon, Michigan in November, 1980, February, 1981, and August, 1982. The evaluation was requested by the union local to investigate dermatitis, possible reproductive effects, and reported bladder cancer cases among the employees. Thirty six workers were interviewed by questionnaire. Medical records were reviewed. Urine samples were obtained before and after cleanup operations and analyzed for dichlorobenzidine. Breathing zone oryzalin and dichlorobenzidine concentrations averaged 28 and 0.9 micrograms per cubic meter, respectively. Full shift skin exposures to dichlorobenzidine averaged 6.3 micrograms per 25 square centimeters. Dichlorobenzidine surface contamination was found in the pack/out locker room; no dinitrochlorobenzene was detected. No adverse reproductive effects were reported. Fifty three percent of workers with potential dinitrochlorobenzene exposure and 31 percent without exposure reported skin problems. Ten cases of bladder cancer, with a mean latency of 13.3 years, were documented. Before cleanup operations began, 68 percent of the exposed workers had detectable urinary dichlorobenzidine; after cleanup, this was reduced to 28 percent. The authors conclude that there is a hazard from dichlorobenzidine. Recommendations include improving housekeeping procedures and possibly modifying production procedures to reduce dinitrochlorobenzene exposure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution, Indoor Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Urogenital System
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation; NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report; Hazards-Confirmed; Chemical-manufacturing-industry; Region-5; Reproductive-effects; Air-contamination; HETA-80-035-1635
• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 80-035-1635, 1985 Nov; :1-25
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• 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:
  28 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00157109
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-205739
• 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, HETA 80-035-1635, 1985 Nov; :1-25
• CAS Registry Number:
  1-Chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CAS RN 97-00-7) ; 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine (CAS RN 91-94-1) ; Oryzalin (CAS RN 19044-88-3)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2865 - Cyclic crudes and intermediates - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a58584c6efd925a24e447b209ebaa7e42f64604cdc2c18b05b446285c9038a88671a3cf0d56e03623a01897b07e597170b23744cde3ecd0ac51a5bca525566ba
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172252/cdc_172252_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 867.41 KB ]