2015 Annual Report: Tracking Silicosis & Other Work-Related Lung Diseases in Michigan

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• Personal Author:
  Pickelman BG ; Reilly MJ ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  This is the 24th annual report on silicosis in Michigan. This is the 4th year of the expansion of the annual report to include surveillance data on the magnitude and nature of all work-related lung diseases in Michigan. In 2011, we expanded surveillance of silicosis in Michigan to include other lung disease, including asbestosis, work-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis, hard metal lung disease, minor pneumoconiosis, and emerging work-related lung diseases. Work-related asthma has always been covered under a separate annual report. From 1985-2015, 1,179 silicosis cases have been identified through the Michigan tracking system. On average since 2000, 23 new cases of silicosis were reported to LARA each year. We estimate there were 67-139 adults in Michigan with silicosis who were not reported in 2015. Asbestos-related lung changes are the most common work-related lung disease in Michigan, identified through hospital discharge data, B-Readers, the courts and other sources. 167 cases of Other Work-Related Lung Disease (OLDS) were identified in 2015; chemical irritation, chemical pneumonitis and smoke inhalation were among the conditions reported. Four MIOSHA enforcement inspections conducted in 2015 at workplaces where an OLDS case other than silicosis was reported. The inspections found violations of other MIOSHA standards despite breathing zone exposures being below OSHA permissible limits. There were no silicosis-related inspections in 2015. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asbestos Inorganic Chemicals Lung Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide
• Keywords:
  Lung Disease Occupational Diseases Respiratory Diseases Silica Silicosis Surveillance
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual 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:
  1-23
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054392
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2017 Mar; :1-23
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  2015 annual report: tracking silicosis & other work-related lung diseases in Michigan
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5b38dd484a59c843e7133acae1cf63bf62b367257650625576d43e8c5d0b965b5b70cc3520372f7ce9d1331160d30eac1011309f683da4f0e59b0176893237f5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216970/cdc_216970_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 871.85 KB ]