Review of three asthma cases and MDI exposure data associated with the spray-on truck bed lining industry

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• Personal Author:
  Bonauto, David ; Lofgren D
• Description:
  Work-related asthma is the most commonly diagnosed occupational lung disease in the United States. Diisocyanates are a leading cause of work-related asthma. Diisocyanates are used in a number of industries. Recently, a series of worksite investigations in the State of Washington revealed methylene diphenyldiisocyanate (MDI) use and overexposures in the spray-on truck bed liner industry. MDI health effects, including work-related asthma, were identified in the employers' workers' compensation claim records. We present three work-related MDI asthma claims from the spray-on truck bed lining industry. The claims are accompanied by workplace exposure information. The case summaries may be used to help inform employers, workers, healthcare providers, and others involved with spray-on bed lining of the occupational asthma hazard in the industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Epidemiology Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Polyurethanes Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Bronchial-asthma Diseases Etiology Exposure-levels Hazards Injuries Lung-disease Lung-function Polyurethane-foams Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiration Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Work-environment Workers

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• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Case Studies
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044128
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 42-5-2004, 2004 Jul; :1-10
• Contact Point Address:
  SHARP Program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, PO Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330
• CAS Registry Number:
  Diphenylmethane diisocyanate (CAS RN 101-68-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010701
• Source Full Name:
  Review of three asthma cases and MDI exposure data associated with the sprayon truck bed lining industry
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:afe4fbfb57f2fdb04d9e3e688e4d226a9ed1474b72ac64464e9ae56788f040c6e4513402ea6634c52a21d08af6056f2920fb9232e453faa197a99486b97064d5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199950/cdc_199950_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 36.06 KB ]