Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HHE 80-189-870, 1981 May; :1-36
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. Department 3 employees used air hammers about 2 to 3 hours per day and the vibration levels of these tools ranged from 15 to 60 acceleration of gravity (g). Grinding tools were used 4 to 5 hours per day in department 3 and the vibration levels of these tools (15 to 60g) were 15 to 50 times the vibration levels of similar grinding tools previously evaluated by NIOSH. Fifty seven percent of the 47 department 3 and 18 percent of the 17 department 2 workers interviewed reported symptoms of Raynauds' Phenomenon. Symptomatic workers also reported decreased sensory abilities in their hands. The authors conclude that a circulatory health hazard existed to the hands of the chippers and grinders in department 3, and that this hazard will continue until tools are designed that reduce vibration. 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.
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website.
Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website.
You will be subject to the destination website's privacy policy when you follow the link.
CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website.
For more information on CDC's web notification policies, see Website Disclaimers.
CDC.gov Privacy Settings
We take your privacy seriously. You can review and change the way we collect information below.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.
Cookies used to make website functionality more relevant to you. These cookies perform functions like remembering presentation options or choices and, in some cases, delivery of web content that based on self-identified area of interests.
Cookies used to track the effectiveness of CDC public health campaigns through clickthrough data.
Cookies used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on CDC.gov through third party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes by these third parties.
Thank you for taking the time to confirm your preferences. If you need to go back and make any changes, you can always do so by going to our Privacy Policy page.