2008 Annual Report: Tracking Work-Related Asthma in Michigan

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• Personal Author:
  Kalinowski DJ ; Reilly MJ ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  This is the 18th annual report on work-related asthma (WRA) in Michigan. There have been eight Michigan WRA deaths since 2003. Most recently, in 2008 a man in his 50s died from WRA after working for three months at a factory that made brakes for airplanes and helicopters. He was a machinist, performing grinding of metal parts. He was exposed to metalworking fluids. He had never been diagnosed with asthma prior to this job. He went to the emergency department and was subsequently hospitalized and placed on a ventilator for one month before he died. He died four months after beginning to work at this factory. On average, 148 new cases of WRA are reported to MDELEG each year. From 1988-2008, 2,765 WRA cases have been identified through the MI tracking system. We estimate there are 65,000-97,000 adults in MI with WRA. 86% of the MI WRA patients have new-onset asthma; 14% have pre-existing asthma aggravated by an exposure at work. MIOSHA enforcement inspections at the workplaces reveal that, on average, one out of every five fellow workers has asthma or respiratory symptoms compatible with asthma. Isocyanates-14%, and metal-working fluids- 11%, are the most commonly reported exposures causing WRA in MI. About 1% of the MI workforce is employed in manufacturing where isocyanates are used. The average incidence rate of WRA among African Americans is 2.1 times greater than that of Caucasians. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Isocyanates Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Cleaning Compounds Manufacturing Occupational Asthma Occupational Diseases Respiratory Diseases Surveillance
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• 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:
  1-45
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054389
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2009 Jun; :1-45
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  2008 annual report: tracking work-related asthma in Michigan
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6b7e441d7e873a05bd7cd23c5b2c5b1f902c26dfb8223b8c0eb109a97ad629257b602aa69faea03b9658c56df76c23f50062c1a7c39503995cb120157f39da42
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216967/cdc_216967_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]