Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 98-0030-2697, Pratt and Whitney TAPC, North211 Haven, Connecticut

摘要

ORORORORuer 24, 1997, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health211u001ereceived a union request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) at the Pratt and 211u001eWhitney Aircraft TAPC (P&W) facility in North Haven, Connecticut. The HHE request 211u001econcerned reports of health problems possibly associated with exposure to metal 211u001eworking fluids (MWFs) in the Blohm grinding area. The reported health problems 211u001eincluded flu-like symptoms, skin problems, and eye irritation. On March 31-April 211u001e2, 1998, 12 bulk samples of MWF were collected for microbiological and endotoxin 211u001eanalysis, and personal breathing zone (PZB) and area air sampling for MWFs was 211u001econducted on both the first and second shift in the Blohm grinding area. PBZ 211u001esamples were also collected from employees in a comparison area (Business Unit 211u001e264), where MWFs are not used. Area air samples for endotoxin analysis were 211u001ecollected in both the Blohm grind and comparison area on both shifts. A 211u001equestionnaire that included questions about symptoms potentially related to MWF 211u001eexposure was administered to employees in the Blohm and comparison area on all 211u001ethree shifts.