Walk-through survey report at Middlesboro Tanning Company, Middlesboro, Kentucky.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Smith B ; Wallingford, Kenneth M.
• Description:
  A walk through survey was made at the Middlesboro Tanning Company (SIC-3111), Middlesboro, Kentucky for the purpose of monitoring exposures to hazardous materials during the operations of the company. This company employed 363 production and administrative workers. The company processed mainly steer hides and a few cow hides. All the hides used were from domestic sources and were preserved by brine curing prior to receipt by the tannery. Primarily six types of finished leather were produced: sole, heel, craft, and welting leather which were usually vegetable tanned, and shoe upper and mechanical leathers which were chrome tanned. Potential exposures and controls used were determined. Industrial hygiene measurements were not taken, but a few compounds with distinctive odors were present on the day of the survey, including ammonia (7664417) and acids. The authors recommend that actual measurements be taken to determine the effectiveness of the control methods in place at this location. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Content Notes:
  in NTRL, no pdf
• Subjects:
  Acids Environmental Monitoring Occupational Health Preceptorship Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Author; NIOSH-Survey; Field-Study; Region-4; Tanning-industry; Acid-mists; Skin-exposure; Air-quality-monitoring
• Series:
  Industry Wide Field Studies
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Ohio ; 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:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00195586
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91132647
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 132-14, 1981 Aug; :1-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ammonia (CAS RN 7664-41-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3111 - Leather tanning and finishing - (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/233594/cdc_233594_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]