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Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HHE-80-189-870, Neenah Foundry Company, Neenah, Wisconsin.

PB82215252

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Taylor, W.; Wilcox, T.; Wasserman, D.
Page Count	44
Abstract	Incidences of Raynaud's Phenomenon were investigated at the Neenah Foundry Company (SIC-3321) in Neenah, Wisconsin, on August 4 to 6, September 3, and from September 23 to 26, 1980. A representative of the molders and Allied Workers Union, Local 121, requested that on behalf of approximately 74 affected chippers and grinders in departments 2 and 3. Vibration measurements revealed that department 3 workers had more daily hand vibration exposure than did the department 2 workers. They recommend as an interum measure that tool maintenance be improved, work practices be modified, and severely affected workers be transferred to jobs that entail no vibration exposure.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Foundries Vibration Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-3321
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198219

Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HHE-80-189-870, Neenah Foundry Company, Neenah, Wisconsin.

Health Hazard Evaluation Report No. HHE-80-189-870, Neenah Foundry Company, Neenah, Wisconsin.
PB82215252

Publication Date	1981
Personal Author	Taylor, W.; Wilcox, T.; Wasserman, D.
Page Count	44
Abstract	Incidences of Raynaud's Phenomenon were investigated at the Neenah Foundry Company (SIC-3321) in Neenah, Wisconsin, on August 4 to 6, September 3, and from September 23 to 26, 1980. A representative of the molders and Allied Workers Union, Local 121, requested that on behalf of approximately 74 affected chippers and grinders in departments 2 and 3. Vibration measurements revealed that department 3 workers had more daily hand vibration exposure than did the department 2 workers. They recommend as an interum measure that tool maintenance be improved, work practices be modified, and severely affected workers be transferred to jobs that entail no vibration exposure.
Keywords	Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Foundries Vibration Exposure Toxicity Inspection Hazardous materials Toxic substances Occupational safety and health SIC-3321
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198219