Survey report, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Dement, John M. ; Ludwig, Howard R. ; Robinson C
• Description:
  The Armstrong Cork Company (SIC-3292), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was investigated by NIOSH on May 11, 1977. The survey was conducted to assess potential health hazards and medical problems. There were approximately 2,800 employees at the factory; the majority were production workers. The survey was limited to the finishing department and one tile department, for a total of about 120 workers. Methylene-bis-4-cyclohexylisocyanate (5124301) was used as a coating compound. There were 8 to 12 cases of dermatitis reported in a given year. No cases of isocyanate sensitization were reported. No emergency spill procedures were posted in any of the finishing areas. No medical monitoring was provided to workers in this area. The corporate industrial hygienist indicated that isocyanate concentrations were less than 0.02 part per million. Ventilation for the coater process was extremely poor. No protective clothing was worn by workers handling the coated tiles. Odors were especially strong. In the tile department, solvents containing methylene-chloride (75092), trichloroethylene (79016), methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933), and 1,1,1-trichloroethane (71556) were used. Open buckets of solvent were observed, and no protective clothing or respiratory protection was required. NIOSH recommends that ventilation on the coater and heating kettle be improved. It also suggests that emergency spill cleanup procedures be posted and all solvent containers be covered. All provisions in the NIOSH Diisocyanate Criteria Document should be followed, including those for medical examinations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Hazardous Substances Hypersensitivity Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-study; Health-hazards; Industrial-safety; Occupational-hazards; Safety-research; Fumes; Allergic-reactions; Environmental-exposure; Environmental-hazards; Region-3
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• 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:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00133689
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88248828
• 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 83-10, 1977 Sep; :1-4
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Dichloromethane (CAS RN 75-09-2) ; Hydrogenated MDI (CAS RN 5124-30-1) ; Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3292 - Asbestos products - (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/233307/cdc_233307_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]