A summary of the health status and occupational exposures of grain handlers.

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• Personal Author:
  Zumwalde, Ralph D.
• Description:
  The effect of exposure to dust in the health status of grain elevator (SIC-4221) and mill (SIC-0723) workers is reviewed. Clinical syndromes found among various workers are listed and the role of grain dust components such as plant and insect debris, plant and animal hair, pollen, fungi spores and insecticide residues, is discussed. Previously reported clinical studies are reviewed. Data on worker exposures and area sampling results in grain processing facilities is included. The author recommends additional studies to document the components of grain dust, the fraction of respirable airborne dust, and measures to prevent potential health problem. Medical studies should determine early signs of respiratory disease, the effects of age, employment history and smoking habit, and epidemiologic variations in grain handlers disease.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Diagnosis Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Air-contamination Airborne-dusts Control-methods Field-Study Health-services Health-surveys Natural-products NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Survey Occupational-health-programs Workplace-studies

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• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Studies ; Industry Wide
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00107241
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, IWS 55-14, 1976 May; :1-17
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  4221 - Farm product warehousing and storage - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6cf193aa56b83a0c947843601acb17cf4df9556b1c9f275ec71d3632d593cd7aa40e31decc6ac773d744b57f2584fb70817406999abd4ef2dd1dff26a13068c2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179073/cdc_179073_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 17.33 MB ]