Carbon Monoxide Exposure in Aircraft Fuelers – New York City

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On April 12, 1979, while investigating workplace health hazards of fuelers of commercial jet aircraft at Kennedy International Airport, investigators from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) learned that in December 1977 a 51-year-old fueler had been found dead in the cab of his fuel truck. Since circumstances suggest the possibility of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, investigators examined the fuel trucks. It was noted that the exhaust pipe ran forward under the cab to a muffler mounted behind the front bumper. This configuration, apparently standard at airports, is intended to minimize the proximity of the exhaust system to the jet fuel in the truck and aircraft. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aircraft Air Pollutants, Occupational Carbon Monoxide Fuel Oils Hazardous Substances Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Airports Carbon Monoxide Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Commercial Aviation Employee Exposure Equipment Design Exhaust Gases Exhaust Systems Exposure Assessment Exposure Levels Exposure Limits Fatalities Fuels Gases Jet Engine Fuels Jet Exhausts Jets Motor Vehicle Parts Motor Vehicles Occupational Exposure Sampling Toxic Gases

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)   ; Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)  
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• 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:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  22
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054671
• Citation:
  MMWR 1979 Jun; 28(22):254-255
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7b7233adb0b21ae3ac14cf6b584b48f3baa1870a9862ca4f985749f69d82d20b73c79742d9e05d051df057054de28fdcc7c626b5df49536be1c81901addc8fdb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183027/cdc_183027_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 365.85 KB ]