Dermatitis in workers exposed to antimony in a melting process

An employee at a brazing rod manufacturing plant developed a generalized eruption of follicular papules and pustules. His job tasks included breaking up antimony ingots and melting the pieces in a crucible; he was exposed to antimony metal dust and to antimony trioxide fumes. Two fellow employees wh...

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Published inJournal of occupational medicine Vol. 35; no. 4; p. 392
Main Authors White, Jr, G P, Mathias, C G, Davin, J S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.1993
Subjects
Adult
Air Pollutants, Occupational - adverse effects
Antimony - adverse effects
Dermatitis, Occupational - diagnosis
Dermatitis, Occupational - prevention & control
Dust - adverse effects
Humans
Male
Maximum Allowable Concentration
Ventilation
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Summary:An employee at a brazing rod manufacturing plant developed a generalized eruption of follicular papules and pustules. His job tasks included breaking up antimony ingots and melting the pieces in a crucible; he was exposed to antimony metal dust and to antimony trioxide fumes. Two fellow employees who later performed the same job tasks developed similar eruptions. The clinical and workplace evaluations suggested that the fumes from melting antimony were the cause of the dermatoses, and that the current Occupational Safety and Health Administration permissible exposure limit is not adequate to prevent cutaneous effects of antimony exposure.
ISSN:0096-1736