Walk-through survey report, Avtex Fibers, Inc., Nitro, West Virginia.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Jones, James H. ; Selevan SG
• Description:
  A visit was made to the Avtex Filters facility located in Nitro, West Virginia for the purpose of evaluating the site for possible inclusion in the cross sectional medical and reproductive study of carbon-disulfide (75150) (CS2). The facility produced rayon staple fibers and a byproduct, sodium-sulfate (7757826). Forty different grades and types of fibers were produced. The firm employed 1050 workers. About 500 of these work in production, 400 in engineering and maintenance, and 150 in the office. Potential health hazards observed during the visit included exposure to carbon-disulfide, hydrogen-sulfide (7783064), chlorine (7782505), noise, sodium- hydroxide (1310732), sulfuric-acid (7664939), particulate matter, lead (7439921), styrene (100425), and methyl-ethyl-ketone (78933). Housekeeping was generally fair and a new ventilation system had been phased in in 1974. The authors conclude that the facility could provide a study population for the CS2 study; problems of worker mobility could complicate the assignment of worker exposure categories. Description provided by NIOSH
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  • Acids
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Occupational Health
  • Preceptorship
  • Safety
  • Sulfides
  • Textile Industry
• Keywords:
  • NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-3; Textiles-industry; Textile-workers; Acid-mists; Sulfides; Toxic-gases; Occupational-exposure
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• 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:
  1-3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00195580
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91132621
• 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 075-13, 1977 Jun; :1-3
• CAS Registry Number:
  • Carbon disulfide (CAS RN 75-15-0)
  • Chlorine (CAS RN 7782-50-5)
  • Hydrogen sulfide (CAS RN 7783-06-4)
  • Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
  • Methyl ethyl ketone (CAS RN 78-93-3)
  • Sodium hydroxide (CAS RN 1310-73-2)
  • Sodium sulfate (CAS RN 7757-82-6)
  • Styrene (CAS RN 100-42-5)
  • Sulfuric acid (CAS RN 7664-93-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/233439/cdc_233439_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d