Occupational Fatalities Associated with 2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) Exposure, 1980–1998

Details

• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) is a feedstock chemical primarily used to produce the herbicide 2,4-dichloropheoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). In October 1998, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was notified of the death of a worker acutely exposed to 2,4-DCP. Follow-up investigation by EPA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identified four earlier deaths associated with acute 2,4-DCP exposure, which occurred during 1980--1992. All of these incidents resulted in rapid death after dermal exposure to the heated liquid form of the chemical. This report describes the five deaths associated with 2,4-DCP exposure (presented in the order in which they were identified) and provides recommendations for preventing additional deaths. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Herbicides Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Occupational hazards; Mortality rates; Mortality data; Herbicides; Occupational exposure; Acute exposure
• Source:
  MMWR 2000 Jun; 49(23):516-518
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020633
• Citation:
  MMWR 2000 Jun; 49(23):516-518
• CAS Registry Number:
  (2,4-Dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (CAS RN 94-75-7) ; 2,4-Dichlorophenol (CAS RN 120-83-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:66c1b4232864fe2f2cc64725037d3deb1d88dd310751f5af4053c1a420e532de814fd1ad45f14ae841c64444ddfc263e479229e86e71df0e56beb92223590992
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183222/cdc_183222_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.58 KB ]