Health Hazard Evaluation Program: Evaluation of Exposures and Health Concerns at a Coffee Roasting and Packaging Facility [HHE-2023-0027-3417]

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• Alternative Title:
  Evaluation of Exposures and Health Concerns at a Coffee Roasting and Packaging Facility
• Personal Author:
  Blackley, Brie ; Hines, Stella E. ; Martin, Stephen B. Jr. ; Stanton, Marcia L. ; Beaty, Michael
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a management request for a health hazard evaluation at a coffee roasting and packaging facility. The request stated concerns regarding potential employee exposure to diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), and carbon dioxide (CO2) during coffee roasting, grinding, and packaging. A new 45 pound (lb.) grinder had been added to production, and management was concerned about the larger grinder s impact on air levels of diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, VOCs, CO, and CO2 since a previous health hazard evaluation was performed in 2016. The coffee roasting and packaging facility produced whole bean and ground coffee and had an attached cafe onsite. The facility employed approximately 21 employees with approximately nine of those employees working in production. Five employees worked in the attached, onsite cafe . Another retail business was located in the same building next to the coffee roasting and packaging facility.
• Subjects:
  Carbon Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Coffee Occupational Health Safety Volatile Organic Compounds
• Keywords:
  2,3-pentanedione Diacetyl
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan
• 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:
  44 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070966
• Citation:
  NIOSH [2025]. Evaluation of exposures and health concerns at a coffee roasting and packaging facility. By Blackley BH, Hines S, Martin SB, Stanton ML, Beaty M. Morgantown, WV: 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 2023-0027-3417, https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe/reports/pdfs/2023-0027-3417.pdf.
• CAS Registry Number:
  2,3-Pentanedione (CAS RN 600-14-6) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  311920 - Coffee and Tea Manufacturing - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:59744a3d733dcdbb659473444307c3205f48dbe28a981e0cf17bd6f762aab709a7fc6c368010abee4d6b5fac9e9f52b1a749f842f9ab50eb839637a36c28f4d8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/232218/cdc_232218_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 793.90 KB ]