Health Hazard Evaluation Program: Evaluation of a Cluster of Unexplained Illnesses Among Employees in an Office Building Following Overnight Building Renovation [HHE Report No. 12019-0240-3410] [HHE- 2019-0240-3410]

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• Alternative Title:
  Evaluation of a Cluster of Unexplained Illnesses Among Employees in an Office Building Following Overnight Building Renovation [HHE Report No. 12019-0240-3410]
• Personal Author:
  Burton, Nancy Clark ; Scott, Marrisa Alexander ; Hatcher, Sarah M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Request: A state epidemiologist requested technical assistance from the Health Hazard Evaluation Program concerning a cluster of unexplained illnesses among employees who worked in a state office building undergoing renovation. Workplace: Employees worked at an office building leased by five state agencies and several private tenants. The single-story building was about 55,000 square feet. Part of the building was undergoing renovation at the time of our evaluation. The area under renovation was about 12,000 square feet. Employees included in the evaluation worked in the offices of two state agencies in the building. Thirty four employees worked in the office adjacent to the renovation space (Agency A) and two worked in another office in the building (Agency B). All employees primarily did office work. Agency A employees met with clients and helped process applications for social services benefits such as Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Agency B employees provided services related to driver license testing.
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Occupational Health Safety Volatile Organic Compounds
• Keywords:
  Cyclohexanone Ethanol Fragrances Glue IEQ Indoor Environmental Quality Limonene Renovation VOCs
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  30 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070958
• Citation:
  NIOSH [2024]. Evaluation of a cluster of unexplained illnesses among employees in an office building following overnight building renovation. By Burton NC, Alexander-Scott M, Hatcher S. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Hazard Evaluation Report 2019-0240-3410, https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2019-0240-3410.pdf.
• CAS Registry Number:
  Cyclohexanone (CAS RN 108-94-1) ; Limonene (CAS RN 138-86-3) ; Ethanol (CAS RN 64-17-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  921190 - Other General Government Support - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0fe7f6d7306e0480895b7a4eb16f5ea9551d14886747e9fed41c08c1b1c428cb3bfdb107b7d5001c869c1cc9414089067d70b5e408d5296437b3cddf1a7e33a7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/232214/cdc_232214_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.40 MB ]