Hop Dust and Respiratory Disease

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  Washington State's Yakima Valley produces the majority of the US annual hop harvest. From 1995 through 2011 a total of 57 hop industry workers experienced work-related respiratory illness. The 57 cases described here are workers' compensation claims filed with Washington State's Department of Labor and Industries industrial insurance system. Most of the cases occurred during the hop harvest, which typically begins in late August and ends in early October. Because not all workers file workers' compensation claims, it is expected that respiratory disease occurs more frequently than what is described here. While hop industry workers also seek medical care for skin rash following contact with hop, the frequency of dermatitis is not discussed here. This document, along with letters to industry employers and healthcare providers, was developed to raise awareness for the association of hop exposure and respiratory disease. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Asthma Asthma, Occupational Dust Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Dust Exposure Dusts Occupational Exposure Respirable Dust Respiratory Diseases Workers Compensation
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060759
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 42-6-2013, 2013 Aug; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Hop dust and respiratory disease
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e69966b3c2545e160fc5eda2818e3d6d1af1f2ee1581432d0a1cfd3fb82629becbbc46bd387aade104ae8870ec0c5181cd66922ffe429acbb692d0865ea279b2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224581/cdc_224581_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 246.35 KB ]