Pesticide Illness and Injury Surveillance in Michigan 2010

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• Personal Author:
  Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Schwartz A ; Stanbury, Martha
• Description:
  The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has been conducting surveillance for acute work-related pesticide illnesses and injuries since 2001. MDCH began collecting data on non-occupational cases in 2006. The Public Health Code grants Michigan the authority to do public health surveillance for work-related conditions (PA 368 of 1978, Part 56, as amended), chemical poisoning (R325.71-R325.75), and laboratory cholinesterase test results (R325.61 and R325.68). This is the eighth annual report on pesticide-related illnesses and injuries in Michigan. From 2001 through 2010, 1,120 reports of occupational exposures and pesticide illness or injury were received and 768 (68.6%) were confirmed as cases according to the surveillance case definition. Sixty-seven of those confirmed cases were reported in 2010. Michigan's Poison Control Center (PCC) remained the main data source, contributing 86.6% of the reports of occupationally exposed individuals in 2010. Antimicrobials continued to be the cause for over half of the confirmed occupational cases. A number of these cases may not have occurred if disinfectants were only used in situations where there was an indication that their use would be effective and necessary. Where activity of the exposed person was known, 37.1% of confirmed occupational cases were exposed to pesticides inadvertently while doing their regular work that did not involve applying pesticides. The most common contributing factor for confirmed occupational cases was a spill or splash. Where occupation was known, 20.9% of the confirmed cases in 2010 involved Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance. Of those, 42.9% were cleaners, housekeepers or maintenance workers and 57.1% were pest control operators. From 2006 through 2010, 2,166 reports of non-occupational exposures and pesticide illness or injury were received and 813 (37.5%) were confirmed as cases according to the surveillance case definition. Two hundred seven of those confirmed cases were reported in 2010. Michigan's Poison Control Center (PCC) is also an important data source for non-occupational exposures, reporting 80.7% of these individuals in 2010. In 2010, insecticides accounted for 34.8% of confirmed non-occupational cases and antimicrobials accounted 30.5% of the confirmed non-occupational cases. Where activity of the exposed person was known, 60.3% of confirmed non-occupational cases were exposed inadvertently while doing normal activities and were not involved in the application of pesticides. Two cases in 2010 were investigated by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) for possible pesticide use violations, one occupational and one non-occupational. In addition, three occupational cases were investigated by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). Seven events met the criteria for priority reporting to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), four occupational and three non-occupational. These events are described on pages 28 and 29. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disinfectants Hazardous Substances Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Chemical Hazards Cleaning Compounds Occupational Health Programs Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Surveillance
• Publisher:
  Michigan Department of Community Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-44
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054323
• Citation:
  Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Community Health, 2012 Mar; :1-44
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Pesticide illness and injury surveillance in Michigan 2010
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216912/cdc_216912_DS1.pdf
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