Asthma Death After Spraying Polyurethane Truck Bedliner

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• Personal Author:
  Chester, Debra A. ; Hanna EA ; Pickelman BG ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  Background: Isocyanate exposure is the most common cause of work-related asthma. In 2003, a male in his mid-40s died of an acute asthmatic reaction approximately 1 hr after he sprayed the inside of a cargo van with an isocyanate-containing truck bedliner. This is the first reported death attributable to this type of isocyanate application. Methods: The Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (MIFACE) program investigated this work-related fatality to identify the factors that contributed to his death. The investigation included site visits, personal interviews, and a review of pertinent documents. Results: Factors contributing to his death included: the vehicle type; lack of engineering controls; lack of a company safety and health program, including a personal protective equipment program, medical monitoring, and employee training; and a lack of recognition of work-relatedness of the deceased's respiratory problems by a health care provider. Conclusions: This work-related fatality investigation demonstrates the need for isocyanate manufacturers/formulators to inform end users of their products of appropriate health and safety work practices associated with new technologies. In addition, health care providers need more education and assistance to recognize and manage work-related asthma. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Automobiles Irritants Isocyanates Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Polymers Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Urethane

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• Keywords:
  Acute Asthma Fatality Author Keywords: Occupational Asthma Automobile-repair-shops Bronchial-asthma MDI Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Sprayed-on Truck Bedliner Urethanes Work-related Death

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• 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:
  78-84
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030136
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2005 Jul; 48(1):78-84
• Contact Point Address:
  Debra A. Chester, MIFACE, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Michigan State University, 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1315
• Email:
  debra.chester@ht.msu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20060831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2bc615d95f226e5ac35bcd01752ba77efc3ed52b16b3b5ff798657a088d6a033ba11c14e703904099e5872d2511476161dec793f3430b538db5ebde8490a5aad
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228563/cdc_228563_DS1.pdf
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