Methylene Chloride Causes Death of Three MI Bathtub Refinishers

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• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (Project) (MIFACE)
• Description:
  Since 2006, three bathtub refinishers have died in Michigan and since 2000 at least 13 refinishers have died nationwide due to overexposure to methylene chloride-based strippers. In Michigan, two refinishers were using Tal-Strip II Aircraft Coating Remover and one refinisher was using KleanStrip Premium Stripper. Tal-Strip II contains 60%-100% methylene chloride (MC), and Klean-Strip contains 80%-90% MC. None of the Michigan refinishers used appropriate respirators, eye or hand protection or local exhaust ventilation. The two refinishers using Tal-Strip II painted the tub and the refinisher using Klean-Strip sprayed the tub. All refinishers were found dead in the bathroom, leaning over the tub. The bathroom doors were closed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollution Air Pollution, Indoor Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Accidents Air-quality Gloves Humans Injuries Methyl-compounds Personal-protective-equipment Respirators Respiratory-protection Respiratory-protective-equipment Traumatic-injuries Ventilation-systems Workers

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041081
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, Department of Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, HA#14, 2011 Oct; :1
• Email:
  debra.chester@ht.msu.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State Department of Labor and Economic Growth
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  Methylene chloride causes death of three MI bathtub refinishers
• End Date:
  20070831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0f098faec6d3fc31827e0fcc286972e053de500578cd49f177f13321d67154d4c9e71cfbed02f1fdcdd10aff9fadd835ab72d45ff81d716ce0555ef9a4f90d4d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228658/cdc_228658_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.02 MB ]