HETA Report No. MTA-78-101-109, Occidental Oil Shale, Incorporated, Logan Wash, Colorado.

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• Personal Author:
  Vegella, Thomas J.
• Description:
  An environmental and personnel survey was conducted on September 6 and 7, 1979 at the Occidental Oil Shale, Incorporated Oil Shale Mine in Logan Wash, Colorado. Concentrations of lead (7439921), cadmium (7440439), beryllium (7440417), benzo(a)pyrene (50328), chrysene (218019), pyrene (129000) and benz(a)anthracene (56553) were below detectable limits. Traces of methylfuran (534225), phenol (108952), strontium (7440246), benzene (71432) and fluoranthene (206440) were found. None of the carbon-dioxide (124389) samples exceeded the evaluation criteria. Personal exposures to benzene were below the evaluation criteria but benzene concentrations were above the evaluation criteria in the production mine return airways. Some workers complained of headaches and irritation of the finger tips. The author suggests various environmental controls, and recommends that regular medical examinations be provided for the workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Environmental Monitoring Ergonomics Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Irritants Metals Metals, Heavy Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report; MTA-78-101-109; Region-8; Health-surveys; Heavy-metals; Light-metals; Aromatic-hydrocarbons; Anthracenes; Trace-substances; Respiratory-irritants; Air-sampling; Environmental-engineering; Medical-monitoring; Occupational-exposure
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 8 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-22
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00103466
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91191775
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, MTA 78-101-109, 1980 Aug; :1-22
• CAS Registry Number:
  2-Methylfuran (CAS RN 534-22-5) ; Benzanthracene (CAS RN 56-55-3) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Benzo[a]pyrene (CAS RN 50-32-8) ; Beryllium (CAS RN 7440-41-7) ; Cadmium (CAS RN 7440-43-9) ; Carbon dioxide (CAS RN 124-38-9) ; Chrysene (CAS RN 218-01-9) ; Fluoranthene (CAS RN 206-44-0) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Phenol (CAS RN 108-95-2) ; Pyrene (CAS RN 129-00-0) ; Strontium (CAS RN 7440-24-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1980
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/232768/cdc_232768_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]