Occupational Pesticide Exposures Among a Group of Seasonal and Migrant Farmworkers in the Texas Panhandle, 2014: A Case Report

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• Personal Author:
  Bojes H ; Hall E ; Nogueira L ; Patel K ; Velez J
• Description:
  On July 11, 2014, a group of migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) were exposed to pesticides while working on a farm in the Texas Panhandle. While the workers were weeding a sorghum field, a pesticide applicator sprayed a mixture of two herbicides without prior warning nor notice to clear the field. During the pesticide application, five out of 14 MSFWs got exposed to pesticides because of close proximity to the pesticide sprayer rig. Three months after the incident, one of the workers notified the Pesticide Exposure Surveillance in Texas (PEST) program at the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) regarding the exposure. The PEST program conducted a follow-up investigation and found that the five exposed workers developed varying degree of signs and symptoms of pesticide-related illness, predominately respiratory and neurological symptoms post exposure. This report discusses the methods for data collection, the health outcomes of the workers, and recommendations to prevent similar events and improve reporting of occupational pesticide exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Farmers Herbicides Insecticides Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Farm Workers Migrant Workers Occupational Exposure Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Seasonal Workers Spraying Operations
• Publisher:
  Texas State Department of Health Services
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Case Studies
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066145
• Citation:
  Austin, TX: Texas State Department of Health Services, 2017 Jul; :1-10
• Contact Point Address:
  Pesticide Exposure Surveillance in Texas (PEST) program, Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registries Section, Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 W. 49th Street, MC 1964, Austin, TX 78756
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Texas State Department of Health Services, Austin
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20160701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational pesticide exposures among a group of seasonal and migrant farmworkers in the Texas Panhandle, 2014: a case report
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:049909246c640aa5956fe0dc08b63ae1e0781e38c50cae0bb0919050d4dba4408447926f3d5c0ad6e8b41d1df9423c00b5edb0fe00a85a0cfeeaf7de122d5d42
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212653/cdc_212653_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 392.68 KB ]