NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA No. 2001-0210-2859, DynCorp Technical Services, Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus, Mississippi

摘要

On March 14, 2001, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for assistance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding DynCorp Technical Services in Columbus, Mississippi. OSHA requested that NIOSH conduct a health hazard evaluation (HHE) regarding a potential cancer cluster and worker health complaints at a private contractor facility servicing military jet aircraft at Columbus Air Force Base. Specifically, employees were concerned about exposure to emissions from two industrial ovens used to heat treat engine components in Building 218. On April 4, 2001, a NIOSH investigator conducted a site visit to the DynCorp Technical Services Building 218. The objectives of this site visit were to review the health complaints at the facility, obtain additional information regarding the occurrence of cancer among employees who worked in this building, and characterize the emissions from the two industrial ovens.