HERCULES INCORPORATED -- MK 74 PROPELLANT
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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MSDS Num: CJWSS
MSDS NAME: MK 74 PROPELLANT
Responsible Party
Name: HERCULES INCORPORATED
City: WILMINGTON DE 19894
Info Phone: 302-594-5000
Emergency Phone Number: 302-594-5000
Resp. Party Other MSDS No.: 999 0600 0018-02
Review Ind: Y
Published: Y
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Contractor Summary
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Name: HERCULES INCORPORATED
Address: HERCULES PLAZA
City: WILMINGTON DE 19894
Phone: 302-594-5000
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Item Description Information
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Ingredients
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Cas: 1317-36-8
RTECS #: OG1750000
Name: LEAD MONOXIDE (AS INORGANIC LEAD DUST OR FUMES)
< Wt: 2.
Other REC Limits: N/K (FP N)
OSHA PEL: 0.05 MG/M3
OSHA STEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: 0.15 MG/M3
ACGIH STEL: N/K (FP N)
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Cas: 119-75-5
Name: 2-NITRODIPHENYLAMINE (NDPA)
Other REC Limits: N/K (FP N)
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
OSHA STEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH STEL: N/K (FP N)
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Cas: 55-63-0
RTECS #: QX2100000
Name: NITROGLYCERIN (TRINITROGLYCERIN)
Percent by Wt: 28.9
Other REC Limits: N/K (FP N)
OSHA PEL: C2 MG/M3;C0.2 PPM
OSHA STEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: 0.46 MG/M3;0.05 PPM
ACGIH STEL: N/K (FP N)
EPA Rpt Qty: 10 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty: 10 LBS
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Cas: 9004-70-0
RTECS #: QW0970000
Name: NITROCELLULOSE
Percent by Wt: 56.7
Other REC Limits: N/K (FP N)
OSHA PEL: N/K (FP N)
OSHA STEL: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH TLV: N/K (FP N)
ACGIH STEL: N/K (FP N)
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Health Hazards Data
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LD50 LC50 Mixture: SEE TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION.
Route Of Entry Inds - Inhalation: YES
Skin: YES
Ingestion: YES
Carcinogenicity Inds - NTP: NO
IARC: NO
OSHA: NO
Effects of Exposure: WARNING! BREATHING VAPS CAN CAUSE SEV HEADACHE. ABSORPTION
THROUGH SKIN CAN CAUSE SEV HEADACHE. BREATHING DUST CAN CAUSE SEV HEADACHE,
CONVULSIONS, & UNCON. REPEATED CONT MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACT ION
(SENSITIZATION). MAY CAUSE TEMPORARY EYE & SKIN IRRIT. EATING CAN CAUSE
SEV HEADACHE, BLOOD PRESS LOWERING, CONVULSIONS, UNCON. CONTAINS LEAD WHICH
CAN CAUSE NERVOUS & REPRODUCTIVE SYS DAMAGE, KID NEY DAMAGE, ANEMIA,
& ABDOMINAL PAIN IF INGESTED. LEAD APPEARS ON THE NAVY OCCUPATIONAL CHEM
REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS LIST. SEEK CONSULTATION FROM APPROP HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
CONCERNING LATEST HAZ LIST IN FO & SAFE HANDLING & EXPOS INFO (FP N).
Signs And Symptions Of Overexposure: INHALATION: SEVERE HEADACHE, BLOOD
PRESSURE LOWERING, RESTLESSNESS, IRRITABILITY, INSOMNIA, FATIGUE, ACHING
MUSCLES, NAUSEA, VOMITING, MUSCLE TWITCHING, CONVULSIONS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS,
AMNESIA, CONFUSIO N, STUPOR, AND BLOOD IN URINE. INGESTION: SEVERE HEADACHE,
BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING, RESTLESSNESS, IRRITABILITY, INSOMNIA, FATIGUE,
ACHING MUSCLES, NAUSEA, VOMITING, MUSCLE TWITCHING, CONVULSIONS, UNCO
NSCIOUSNESS, AMNESIA, CONFUSION, STUPOR, AND BLOOD IN URINE. SKIN: SEVERE
HEADACHE, BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING, NAUSEA, VOMITING, FATIGUE; REDNESS, CRACKS
IN SKIN; JAUNDICE.
Medical Cond Aggravated By Exposure: NG-SEV UNTREATED ANEMIA & GLAUCOMA MAY
BE AGGRAVATED BY EXTREME OVEREXP TO NG IN WORKPLACE. AGGRAVATION OF THESE
CNDTNS HAS NEVER BEEN REPORTED AS CONSEQUENCE OF WORKPLACE EXPOS BUT HAS BEEN
(SUP DAT)
First Aid: INHALATION: REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF BREATHING HAS STOPPED, GIVE
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. CALL A
PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. INGESTION: INDUCE VOMITING. (NEVER INDUCE VOMITING IN
AN UNCONSCIOUSNESS PERSON.) CALL A PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. SKIN: PROMPTLY WASH
WITH SOAP AND RUNNING WATER. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING. WASH CLOTHING
BEFORE REUSE. EYES: FLUSH WITH POTABL E WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. SEE MD
(FP N).
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Handling and Disposal
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Waste Disposal Methods: THE DISPOSAL OR DESTRUCTION OF EXCESS, DAMAGED, OR
DETERIORATED EXPLOSIVES SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT IN AN APPROVED OPEN BURNING
FACILITY UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF A QUALIFIED PERSON. CALL HERCULES
INCORPORATED FOR ASSISTANCE IF NEEDED. DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
STATE, AND FEDERAL REGUL ATIONS (FP N).
Handling And Storage Precautions: THIS PRODUCT MAY REACT WITH ACIDS, ALKALIES,
TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS, COPPER COMPOUNDS, OR OXIDIZERS AND SHOULD NOT BE
STORED NEAR SUCH MATERIALS. STORE BETWEEN -18C AND 38C (0F AND 100F). AVOID
FR ICTION, IMPACT OR ELECTROSTATIC SHOCK. DO NOT EXPOSE TO HEAT OR FLAME.
Other Precautions: DO NOT DROP OR IMPART MECHANICAL SHOCK. USE CONDUCTICE
SAFETY SHOES WHEN TOUCHING OR HANDLING. PROTECTIVE MEASURES DURING REPAIR AND
MAINTENANCE: ELIMINATE IGNITION SOURCES. COMPLETELY ISOLATE AND THO ROUGHLY
CLEAN ALL EQUIPMENT, PIPING OR VESSELS BEFORE BEGINNING MAINTENANCE OR
REPAIRS.
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Fire and Explosion Hazard Information
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Autoignition Temp: =250.C, 482.F
Fire Fighting Procedures: WEAR NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING
APPARATUS AND FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (FP N). DO NOT FIGHT FIRE. CLASS A
EXPLOSIVE PROPELLANT. EVACUATE AREA IMMEDIATELY. PROPELLANT WILL BURN TO
COMPLET ION IN LESS THAN ONE SECOND. AFTER BURN, IF PRESENT, MAY BE
EXTINGUISHED WITH WATER.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard: DANGER! EXPLO PROPELLANT. ACCIDENTAL FIRE/EXPLO
IS LIKELY TO CAUSE SEV INJURY/DEATH. THIS MATL PROVIDES ITS OWN OXYGEN &
WILL BURN UNDER ANY ENVIRON CNDTN WHEN IGNITED. COMBUST PRODS VARY DEPENDING
ON FIRE CNDTNS & OTHER COMBUSTS PRESENT IN FIRE. PREDOMINANT PRODS WILL
BE CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE, (OTHER INFO)
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Control Measures
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Respiratory Protection: APPROPRIATE NIOSH APPROVED RESPIRATORY PROTECTION IS
REQUIRED WHEN EXPOS TO AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT IS LIKELY TO EXCEED ACCEPTABLE
LIMITS. RESPIRATORS SHOULD BE SELECTED & USED I/A/W OSHA, SUBPART 1 (29
CFR 1910.134) & MFR'S RECOMMENDATIONS. (E.G., MSA RECOMMENDS THAT ITS
CHEMICAL CARTRIDGE RESPS NOT BE USED FOR RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AGAINST NITRO
COMPOUNDS.)
Ventilation: ADEQ VENT SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO KEEP VAP CONCS BELOW ACCEPTABLE
EXPOS LIMS. DISCHARGE FROM VENT SYS SHOULD COMPLY W/APPLIC AIR POLLUTION CTL
REGS.
Protective Gloves: IMPERVIOUS GLOVES.
Eye Protection: ANSI APPROVED CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES (FP N).
Other Protective Equipment: EYEWASH AND DELUGE SHOWER MEETING ANSI DESIGN
CRITERIA (FP N).
Work Hygienic Practices: DO NOT ALLOW EYE OR SKIN CONTACT. AVOID BREATHING
VAPOR. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING, AND BEFORE EATING, DRINKING OR
SMOKING. REMOVE CONTAMINATED CLOTHING PROMPTLY AND CLEAN THOROUGHLY BEFORE
REUSE.
Supplemental Safety and Health: MED CNDTNS: REPORTED FOLLOWING PROTRACTED
MEDICINAL OVERDOSAGE OF NG. ALCOHOL HAS BEEN REPORTED TO INTENSIFY ANY
ADVERSE RXNS TO NG. NDPA-NONE KNOWN. SEV UNTREATED ANEMIA MAY BE AGGRAVATED
BY EXTREME OVEREXP TO NDPA IN WORKPLACE.
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Physical/Chemical Properties
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Spec Gravity: HVR/AIR
Solubility in Water: NEGLIGIBLE
Appearance and Odor: GRAYISH BLACK, RUBBERY, SOLID; RUBBERY AND NITROGLYCERIN
ODOR.
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Reactivity Data
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Stability Indicator: YES
Stability Condition To Avoid: DECOMPOSES AT TEMPERATURES ABOVE 75C (167F). THIS
MATERIAL IS MODERATELY SENSITIVE TO FRICTION, SHOCK, IMPACT, AND
ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE.
Materials To Avoid: ACIDS, ALKALIES, TRANSITION METAL COMPOUNDS, COPPER
COMPOUNDS, AND OXIDIZERS. DO NOT ALLOW THESE MATERIALS TO CONTACT PROPELLANT.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION MAY OCCUR.
Hazardous Decomposition Products: NITROGLYCERIN VAPOR AND NITROGEN DIOXIDE
(AUTO-IGNITES).
Hazardous Polymerization Indicator: NO
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Toxicological Information
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Toxicological Information: CANCER INFO: RATS DOSED FOR A LIFETIME AT 5,000
TIMES MAX AMT THAT WOULD BE RECEIVED BY EXPOS AT TLV HAS AN INCR IN LIVER
& TESTICULAR TUMORS. FEMALE RATS DOSED AT THIS SAME HIGH LEVEL FOR A
LIFETIME SHOWED A DECR IN NUMBER OF MAMMARY & PITUITARY TUMORS THAT
USUALLY OCCUR. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT LEAD MONOXIDE CAUSES CANCER IN
HUMANS/ANIMALS. OTHER INORG LEAD CMPDS (LEAD SUBACETATE, LEAD ACETAT E, LEAD
PHOSPHATE) HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO PRDCE CANCER OF KIDNEYS IN MICE & RATS.
THERE IS UNSIFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT INORG LEAD CAUSES CANCER IN
HUMANS. (OTHER INFO)
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Ecological Information
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Ecological: OTHER INFO: AFTER INTRAVENOUS & INTRAPERITOREAL INJECTION.
REPORTED HUMAN EFTS: MFR HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY RPTS OF ADVERSE EFTS FROM
WORKERS HNDLG THIS PROD. NG-EFTS REPORTED ABOVE ARE THE ONLY ONES THA T HAVE
BEEN REPORTED FOLLOWING WORKPLACE EXPOS. THE FOLLOWING ADDNL EFTS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED FOLLOWING MEDICINAL USAGE/OVERUSAGE: FAINTNESS, SKIN FLUSH,
PALPITATION, RAPID HEART BEAT, DIZZ, ABDOM PAIN, RETROSTERNAL DISCOMFORT,
MUSCLE TWITCHES, HEINZ BODIES (BLACK SPHERES IN RED BLOOD CELLS),
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA, DEPRESS, CONFUSION, SKIN IRRIT, & ALLERGIC SKIN RXN
(SENSIT). (TRANSPORT INFO)
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MSDS Transport Information
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Transport Information: ECOLOGICAL INFO: LEAD MONOXIDE-VERY LITTLE TOX INFO IS
AVAIL ON THIS CMPD. MFR BELIEVES THEIR TOX EFTS WILL BE THOSE OF INORG LEAD
SALTS THAT ARE SOL IN WATER & SLIGHTLY SOL IN DILUTE ACID SUCH AS GAS
TRIC JUICE. THE ONLY INDUS RTES OF EXPOS TO THESE CMPDS WILL BE INGEST OF
PROPELLANT IN THIS MOTOR. THE TYPICAL HUMAN TOX EFTS FOR INORG LEAD CMPDS
SUCH AS THESE ARE: METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH, CONSTIP &/OR DIARR, HDCH,
NAUS, VOMIT, VERY PAINFUL ABDOM CRAMPS, LEG CRAMPS, FATG, MUSCLE WEAK (WRIST
DROP), TINGLING OF SKIN, DRY THROAT, THORST, INSOMNIA, PAIN IN MUSCLES &
JOINTS, ANEMIA, JAUN, FACIAL PAL LOR, BLACK LINE ON GUMS, (STATE REGS)
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Regulatory Information
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Sara Title III Information: SEC 311/312 HAZ CATEGORY: MK 74 PROPELLANT: HC-1,
HC-2, HC-3, HC-4, HC-5; NITROGLYCERIN, LEAD MONOXIDE: HC-1, HC-2;
NITROCELLULOSE: NHH. SEC 313 TOX CHEM: NITROGLYCERIN, LEAD MONOXIDE. THIS
CHEM IS NO T AN EHS; THERE IS NO TPQ/RQ. SEC 311/312-40 CFR 370 HAZ CHEM
REPORTING REQS "HAZ CATEGORIES": HC-1 IMMED (ACUTE) HLTH HAZ; HC-2 DELAYED
(CHRONIC) HLTH HAZ; HC-3 FIRE HAZ; HC-4 SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESS HAZ; HC-5
REACTIVE HAZ; NHH NO HLTH HAZ; NPH NO PHYSICAL HAZ. PROD IS A MIXT; IT IS NOT
LISTED AS TOX CHEM UNDER 40 CFR 372, SECTION 313 REPORTING REQS. REPORTABLE
CONSTITUENTS ARE LISTED INDIVIDUALL Y WHERE THEY EXCEED THRESHOLD CONC LIMS.
Federal Regulatory Information: CERCLA (40 CFR 302.4 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE AND
REPORTABLE QUANTITIES): MK 74 PROPELLANT CONTAINS NITROGLYCERIN WHICH IS A
"HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" LISTED UNDER 40 CFR 302.4. NITROGLYCERIN HAS A
"REPORTABLE QUANTITY" OF 10 LBS. MK 74 PROPELLANT CONTAINS LEAD MONOXIDE
WHICH IS A "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" LISTED UNDER 40 CFR 302.4. LEAD MONOXIDE HAS
A "REPORTABLE QUANTITY" OF 1 LB. RCRA: THIS PRODUCT EXHIBITS THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF IGNITABILITY (D001) AND REACTIVITY (D003) AS DEFINED IN
HAZARDOUS WASTE REGU LATIONS 40 CFR 261 SUBPART C. THEREFORE, DISPOSAL OF
UNUSED PRODUCT MUST COMPLY WITH HAZARDOUS WASTE REGULATIONS.
State Regulatory Information: TRANSPORT REGS: RED CELL & RETINAL STIPPLING,
KIDNEY DMG, STOOPED POSTURE, TREMOR, HALLUNICATIONS, SHOCK, & CONVLS.
INGEST MAY CAUSE DEGENERATION OF NERVES (PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY) W/PARAL OF
MUSCLES O F WRISTS & ANKLES, ALTERATION OF BRAIN STRUCTURE
(ENCEPHALOPATHY), DEFICIENCIES IN RED BLOOD CELLS & HEMOGLOBIN (ANEMIA),
POTENTIALLY PERM KIDNEY DMG, & REPRO SYS IMPAIRMENTS INCL IMPOTENCE,
STERILITY , & ALTERED SPERM CELL STRUCTURE IN MEN, & DECRD FERTILITY
& ABNORM MENSTRUAL CYCLES IN WOMEN. SPERM ALTERED BY LEAD EXPOS MAY INCR
RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS. CONT NEHC FOR COMPLETE INFO (FP N).
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Other Information
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Other Information: RATINGS: HLTH=3 (SERIOUS); FLAMM=4 (SEV); REACTIVITY=4
(SEV). CHEM & COMMON NAME: SOLID PROPELLANT. EXPLO HAZ: & NITROGEN
OXIDES. UNDER SOME CNDTNS, METHANE, IRRITATING ALDEHYDES & CARBOXYLIC ACI
DS, LEAD OXIDES/HYDROGEN CYANIDE MAY BE FORMED. TOX INFO: NG-MUTAGENIC IN
AMES TEST: 96 HR LC50-RAINBOW TROUT: 1 MG/L; FATHEAD MINNOW: 4.2 MG/L; 8 DAY
LD50 (DIETARY)-BOBWHITE QUAIL: >5,600 PPM. NDPA-N OT MUTAGENIC IN AMES
TEST. LEAD MONOXIDE-NO OTHER TESTS KNOWN. VARIOUS INORG LEAD CMPDS HAVE BEEN
SHOWN TO INCR FETAL MORTALITY & MALFORMATIONS OF UROGENITAL &
INTESTINAL TRACT IN OFFSPRING OF HAMSTER S, MICE, & RATS (ECOLOGICAL
INFO)
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HAZCOM Label
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MSDS NAME: MK 74 PROPELLANT
Company: HERCULES INCORPORATED
Street: HERCULES PLAZA
City: WILMINGTON DE
Zipcode: 19894
Health Emergency Phone: 302-594-5000
Label Required IND: Y
Date Of Label Review: 12/20/1999
Status Code: A
Origination Code: F
Chronic Hazard IND: Y
Eye Protection IND: YES
Skin Protection IND: YES
Signal Word: DANGER
Respiratory Protection IND: YES
Health Hazard: Moderate
Contact Hazard: Moderate
Fire Hazard: Slight
Reactivity Hazard: Severe
Hazard And Precautions: EXPLOSIVE! ACUTE: INHAL: SEV HDCH, BLOOD PRESSURE
LOWERING, RESTLESSNESS, IRRITABILITY, INSOMNIA, FATG, ACHING MUSCLES, NAUS,
VOMIT, MUSCLE TWITCHING, CONVULSIONS, UNCON, AMNEMIA, CONFUSION, STUPOR,
& BLOOD IN URINE. INGEST: SEV HEADACHE, BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING,
RESTLESSNESS, IRRITABILITY, INSOMNIA, FATG, ACHING MUSCLES, NAUS, VOMIT,
MUSCLE TWITCHING, CONVULSIONS, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, AMNESIA, CO NFUSION, STUPOR
& BLOOD IN URINE. SKIN: SEV HDCH, BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING, NAUSEA,
VOMITING, FATG, REDNESS, CRACKS IN SKIN, JAUNDICE. CHRONIC: LEAD APPEARS ON
THE NAVY OCCUP CHEM REPRO HAZARDS LIS T (FP N). POSS ALLERGIC SKIN RXN.
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