Walk-through survey report, Century Furniture Company, Hickory, North Carolina.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Billings CE ; Lees PS ; Levine M ; Matanoski GM
• Description:
  A walkthrough survey was conducted by NIOSH and the Johns Hopkins University at Century Furniture Company (SIC-2514), Hickory, North Carolina on July 25 and 26, 1978. The purpose of the survey was to examine the manufacturing processes and determine whether this factory should be included in a larger survey investigating health hazards to painters. The furniture company employed 600 workers, including 120 in finishing, rubbing, or waxing areas. Preemployment medical examinations were performed, and audiograms were conducted regularly. The housekeeping appeared to be excellent, and spillage of sawdust, solvents, and coatings appeared to be slight. The wood furniture was finished in 6 to 26 steps, including stains, washcoat, oil filler, glaze, and sealer. Twelve spray coating stations and additional adjacent hand finishing operations were observed. Some operators were required to spray outside the area of the spraying booth's effective control zone, causing high concentrations of spray and mist in areas of the surrounding room. Some of the solvents commonly found in the coating materials were toluene (108883), xylene (1330207), methanol (67561), acetone (67641), and mineral spirits. The authors conclude that this facility would be appropriate for additional industrial hygiene evaluation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Interior Design And Furnishings Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Wood
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Environmental-exposure; Health-hazards; Industrial-safety; Occupational-hazards; Safety-research; Furniture-industry; Woodworking-industry; Region-4
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; North Carolina ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00134679
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 074-11, 1978 Jul; :1-13
• CAS Registry Number:
  Acetone (CAS RN 67-64-1) ; Methanol (CAS RN 67-56-1) ; Toluene (CAS RN 108-88-3) ; Xylene (CAS RN 1330-20-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Performing Organization:
  The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2514 - Metal household furniture - (SIC)
• 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/233181/cdc_233181_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]