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From 1953, this historical photograph was provided by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). It depicted a worker wearing a respirator, as he shoveled sand inside a kiln. The image was taken on the premises of the Precision Grinding Wheel Company. In the 1940s and 1950s, the Industrial Hygiene Division (IHD) investigated hazards associated with activities like metal grinding. It was in scenarios like this, where there existed the potential for worker health problems associated with industrial metal grinding, including respiratory and dermatologic hazards from inhalation and contact with fungi- and bacteria-contaminated synthetic metal-working fluids, oil mists, and grinding dust in the machining areas.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Barbara Jenkins, NIOSH
Creation Date: 1953
Photo Credit: Unknown
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Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.