Occupational Pesticide Illness and Injury Surveillance in Michigan 2004

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• Personal Author:
  Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Schwartz A ; Stanbury, Martha ; Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Schwartz A ; Stanbury, Martha
• Description:
  This is the second annual report on surveillance of acute, work-related pesticide illnesses and injuries in Michigan. The first report covered data from 2001 - 2003 (MDCH 2005). This report summarizes data collected from 2001 - 2004 and presents detailed data on 2004 case reports. From 2001 through 2004, 312 reports were received and 215 (68.9%) were confirmed as cases according to the surveillance case definition; 116 of those confirmed cases were reported in 2004. Ninety (77.6%) of the 2004 cases were reported through Michigan's poison control centers (PCC). In 2004, where the industry was known, agriculture and landscaping accounted for about one in five (20.3%) of the cases. Service occupations were most frequently reported. This category includes pest control applicators, cleaners or janitors, and food preparation workers. Where the activity of the exposed person was known, 46% were exposed inadvertently while doing their regular work that did not involve pesticide application. Exposure to a pyrethrin insecticide accounted for the one case classified as high severity in 2004. In 2004, seven events (described on pages 15 and 16) were referred to the Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) for investigation of possible pesticide use violations and six events (described on page 17) met the criteria for priority reporting to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Hazardous Substances Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Chemical Hazards Monitoring Systems Occupational Health Programs Pest Control Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Surveillance Programs
• Publisher:
  Michigan Department of Community Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054330
• Citation:
  Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Community Health, 2006 Mar; :1-36
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational pesticide illness and injury surveillance in Michigan 2004
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:24fa8c4692691a2d997a093140e385bd138aa02d01a9f3a02a99b92ddc3919909ad76e612a96080fb13cc1969f08d589d342b78ec3e1a2e2519c4f864898c8f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216918/cdc_216918_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 184.33 KB ]