Enhanced Program in Occupational Injury and Illness Surveillance

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• Personal Author:
  Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stanbury, Martha ; Yoder M
• Description:
  Michigan State University in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), formerly the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs conducted state-based occupational injury and illness surveillance to generate the occupational indicators and surveillance programs for four specific conditions: (1) work-related asthma; (2) acute pesticide illness; (3) silicosis and other lung diseases; and (4) work-related acute traumatic fatalities. The state also initiated surveillance for work-related amputations, work-related burns, work-related crushing injuries, work-related skull fractures, and elevated heavy metals. The state has had Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks (SENSOR) funded projects in work-related asthma from 1988 to date, pesticides from 2001 to date, silicosis from 1988-1992 and 2002 to date, other lung diseases from 2010 to date, and acute traumatic fatalities from 2002 to date. Since initiation of surveillance 3,351 cases of work-related asthma (448 in the last five years), 691 cases of acute pesticide poisoning (420 in the last five years), 1,163 cases of silicosis (72 in the last five years), 1,626 cases of other occupational lung diseases (988 in the last five years) and 1,944 acute traumatic fatalities (675 in the last five years) have been confirmed. In the last 5 years, there were 3,153 work-related amputations, 7,522 work-related burns, 2,080 work-related crushing injuries and 1,159 work-related skull fractures. There were 458 worksite follow-back industrial hygiene inspections conducted for all conditions in the last five years. There were 10,234 fellow workers interviewed (487 in the last five years) during the WRA inspections. There has been 100% reporting from the 136 acute care hospitals in the state. A quarterly newsletter (total 150 different newsletters; 22 in the last five years) and 147 annual reports (41 in the last five years) have been written and mailed out to 3,200 targeted physicians and health care professionals. Special projects were initiated for swimming pool exposures, isocyanates, and engineered stone countertop exposures. Evaluation of the effectiveness of our effort to improve working conditions was conducted. Forty-two papers and book chapters for the peer-reviewed literature and nine abstracts were written. Forty-nine presentations at medical conferences on conditions under surveillance and 105 educational presentations to worker groups were made. We have highlighted the risk of asthma from exposure to welding fume and metal working fluids, the risk of silicosis from hydraulic fracturing, the link between silicosis and chronic renal disease, the link between silicosis and connective tissue disease, and spirometry results among individuals with silicosis. We have collaborated with other states to highlight the risk of asthma at swimming facilities and by gender differences. We have used our data to estimate the percentage of asthma in adults that is work- related, produced national estimates on the incidence of silicosis and have evaluated the changes in the workplace after an OSHA follow back inspection of an index case. We have used our data to complement known deficiencies in the existing national systems based on employer reporting in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Annual Survey. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma, Occupational Burns Insecticides Metals, Heavy Mortality Occupational Health Safety Welding
• Keywords:
  Fatalities Heavy Metals Industrial Hygiene Occupational Asthma Occupational Health Programs Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Silicosis Surveillance Programs Traumatic Injuries Welding Fumes
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Final Cooperative Agreement Report
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-86
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054238
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U60-OH-008466, 2015 Oct; :1-86
• Contact Point Address:
  Kenneth D. Rosenman, MD, Michigan State University, Department of Medicine, 909 Fee Road, room 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1315
• Email:
  Rosenman@msu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• 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/218804/cdc_218804_DS1.pdf
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