Product ID:STARTING FLUID
MSDS Date:02/16/1988
FSC:6810
NIIN:01-082-6783
MSDS Number: BXJXK

DEERE AND CO

JOHN DEERE RD
MOLINE, IL 61265
US

Emergency Phone: 309-765-8000

Info Phone: 309-765-8000 / FAX 309-765-5772

Preparer: J. N. SYNDER

Cage: 75160

DEERE AND CO

MOLINE, IL 61265 US

Telephone: 309-765-8000

Cage: 75160

HEPTANE

CAS: 142-82-5

RTECS: MI7700000

Fraction By Weight: 23%

OSHA PEL 400 PPM

ACGIH TLV: 400 PPM

ETHER

CAS: 60-29-7

RTECS: KI5775000

Fraction By Weight: 45%

EPA Report Quantity: 100 LBS

DOT Report Quantity: 100 LBS

PROPANE-BUTANE HYDROCARBON PROPELLANT (COMPLEX MIXTURE)

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:SKIN-FEELING OF INTENSE COLD,
INSENSITIVITY TO PAIN, CONGESTION OF BLOOD VESSELS.
EYES-INFLAMMATION OF CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT A CARCINOGEN.
Effects of Overexposure:INHALATION-RAPID BREATHING, HEADACHE, FATIGUE,
MENTAL UPPER CONFUSION, NAUSEA & VOMITING, GIDDINESS, DIZZINESS,
EXXHAAUSTION, NARCOSIS & CONVULSION. INGESTION-BREATH HAS ETHERAL
SMELL, RAPID INTOXICAT ION AND DROWSINESS, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
SKIN-DRYNESS, CRACKING. EYES-ITCHING PAIN, WATER EYES.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PREEXISTING SKIN AND RESPIRATORY
DISORDERS MAY BE AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE TO THIS PRODUCT.

First Aid:VAPOR-REMOVE FROM EXPOSURE, RESTORING BREATHING. KEEP WARM
AND QUIET. INGESTION-DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING; DO NOT ADMINISTER
ALCOHOL, MILK OR FATTY FOODS; DO NOT GIVE AN UNOCNSIOUS [ERSON
ANYTHING TO DRI NK. SKIN-WASH WITH SOAP AND COOL
WATER.EYES-IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COOL WATER - 15 MINUTES. NOTIFYY
PHYSICIAN IN ALL CASES.

Flash Point:-25F,-32C
Lower Limits:1.1
Extinguishing Media:CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL, FOAM.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AND
FULL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.COOL FIRE EXPOSED CONTAINERS WITH WATER
FOG.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:DANGEROUS-ISOLATE FROM HEAT, ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT, SPARKS & OPEN FLAMES. CLOSED CONTAINERS MAY EXPLODE WHEN
EXPOSED TO HEAT. DO NOT APPLY TO HOT SURFACES.

Spill Release Procedures:REMOVE ALL IGNITION SOURCES; AVOID BREATHING
VAPORS; CLEANUP WITH INERT ABSORBENT AND NON-SPARKING TOOLS.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:DO NOT STORE NEAR HEAT SOURCES OR
EXPOSE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT. DO NOT PUNCTURE OR INCINERATE. DO NOT
ATKE INTERNALLY. KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:DO NOT SMOKE WHILE USING THIS PRODUCT.

Respiratory Protection:NIOSH APPROVED.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST TO KEEP PEL/TLV AND LEL BELOW ACCEPTABLE
LEVELS.
Protective Gloves:FOR REPEATED OR PROLONGED CONTACT.
Eye Protection:RECOMMENDED.
Other Protective Equipment:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
NONE

HCC:V3
Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:100F,38C
Vapor Density:>1
Spec Gravity:0.702
Evaporation Rate & Reference:1 ETHER=1
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:COLORLESS/ETHER ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:100

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH OXIDIZING MATERIALS.
Stability Condition to Avoid:HIGH HEAT,SOURCES OF IGNITION.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:CARBON MONOXIDE.

Waste Disposal Methods:IN ACCORD WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL
REGULATIONS.

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