Some Observations on Zink Fume Fever under the Welding Work in Small Holds

Aluminum welding fume-induced pneumoconiosis.

Chronic exposure to high concentrations of fumes during aluminum arc welding causes a severe pneumoconiosis characterized by diffuse pulmonary accumulation of aluminum metal and a corresponding reduction in lung function. Aluminum fume-induced pneumoconiosis is a rarely reported entity, of which the true incidence is unknown. We report the clinical, radiographic, microscopic, and microanalytic ...

Welding Fume and Gas Exposure

A recent $1 million award by an Illinois jury to a welder was the first plaintiff victory in a welding rod failure-to-warn suit and many similar cases are expected to follow. In the case of Elam v. AO Smith et. al., the jury concluded that the manganese in welding fumes caused a 65-year old worker to develop a neurological disorder similar to Parkinson’s disease (i.e., Manganism). Since there a...

Reduction of Biomechanical and Welding Fume Exposures in Stud Welding.

The welding of shear stud connectors to structural steel in construction requires a prolonged stooped posture that exposes ironworkers to biomechanical and welding fume hazards. In this study, biomechanical and welding fume exposures during stud welding using conventional methods were compared to exposures associated with use of a prototype system that allowed participants to weld from an uprig...

Some Clinical Observations on Cerebrospinal Fever

Metal fume fever and asthma.

Communications to the Editor diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is not clearly established. For this purpose, a study of needle biopsy pleural specimens of suspected cases of malignant mesothelioma cosnpared to larger tissue samples obtained by surgery from the same patients needs to be done. \Vt’ appreciate Dr. Kwee and Dr. Utama’s interest in our report and thank them for their thought-provo...