Work-Related Asthma in the Spray-On Truck Bed Lining Industry

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• Personal Author:
  Bonauto DK ; Curwick CC ; Lofgren DJ ; Sumner AD ; Whittaker SG
• Description:
  The objective of this study was to identify work-related asthma (WRA) workers' compensation claims associated with methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) exposure in the spray-on truck bed lining industry and estimate the asthma incidence rate in this industry. The authors conducted a descriptive study of workers' compensation claims meeting an established surveillance case definition for WRA. Eight WRA workers' compensation claims were identified in the truck bed lining industry in Washington State for a claims incidence rate of 200 per 10,000 full-time equivalent. The medical evaluation of the cases was inadequate because none of the truck bed lining cases had medical testing to objectively link their asthma to the workplace. The rate of work-related asthma in the truck bed lining industry is excessive and suggests a need for significant intervention, including improvements in the clinical assessment provided to MDI-exposed workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Diagnosis Epidemiology Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Bronchial-asthma Clinical-diagnosis Occupational-exposure Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Statistical-analysis Worker-health Workers
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  47
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028715
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2005 May; 47(5):514-517
• CAS Registry Number:
  Diphenylmethane diisocyanate (CAS RN 101-68-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189897/cdc_189897_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 80.74 KB ]