Study of silicosis in the Industrial Disease Hospital (ESI Hospital) Madras.

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• Personal Author:
  Durairaj A
• Description:
  Four cases of silicosis occurring among workers in the Madras Stone Industry were examined. The cases had been working in the industry for a period of 10 to 20 years. Of the four cases of silicosis and ten cases of tuberculosis identified at this factory, over 85% of the subjects were between 40 and 49 years of age. X-ray mottling was noted in 85.7% of the cases, while sputum AFB was positive in 71% of the cases. The first case involved a 38 year old man working in a factory as a mixer of sand and stones into fine powder. The second case involved a 36 year old man working as a grinder operator in the same company. The third case involved a 30 year old man at the same company whose job was to press sand stones into molds. The fourth patient was a 36 year old man working at the same factory for 12 years. The pathogenesis, pathology, clinical features, physiology, complications, prognosis, and treatment were defined for both simple silicosis and silicon tuberculosis.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Abrasive Grinding Case Studies Dust Exposure Dust Inhalation Grinding Mills Mineral Dusts Occupational Exposure Respiratory System Disorders Stone Grinders
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1535-1536
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00198722
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-108, 1990 Nov; (Part II):1535-1536
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  II
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the VIIth International Pneumoconioses Conference, August 23-26, 1988, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180635/cdc_180635_DS1.pdf
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