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Pesticide Illness and Injury Surveillance in Michigan: 2015–16



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    The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) 1 has been conducting surveillance for acute work-related pesticide illnesses and injuries since 2001. MDHHS began collecting data on non-occupational cases in 2006. The Public Health Code grants Michigan the authority to do public health surveillance for work-related conditions (PA 368 of 1978, Part 56, as amended) and chemical poisoning (R325.71-R325.75). This is the thirteenth report on pesticide-related illnesses and injuries in Michigan (MDHHS, 2001-03, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015-16) including 16 years of data. From 2001 through 2016, there were 1,181 confirmed cases of occupational pesticide-related illnesses or injuries. Sixty-nine of those confirmed cases were reported in 2015, and 47 were reported in 2016. There has been a downward trend in the number of cases since 2008. Disinfectants continued to be the cause of almost half of all the confirmed occupational cases (48 percent from 2001-2016), and were the cause of 55 percent of confirmed occupational cases in 2015-16. A number of these cases would not have occurred if disinfectants were used only in situations where their use was recommended. Where activity of the exposed person was known, 36 percent of confirmed occupational cases were exposed to pesticides inadvertently while doing their regular work that did not involve applying pesticides. The most common contributing factor for confirmed occupational cases was a spill or splash of liquid or dust. The most common occupation was 'Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance', comprising 25 percent of the confirmed cases in 2015-16. Of those, 59 percent were cleaners, housekeepers or maintenance workers and 41 percent were pest control operators. From 2006 through 2016, there were 2,330 confirmed cases of non-occupational pesticide-related illnesses or injuries. One hundred seventy-six of those confirmed cases were reported in 2015 and 146 were reported in 2016. In 2015-16, disinfectants accounted for 33 percent of confirmed non-occupational cases. Again, many of these cases would not have occurred if disinfectants were only used in situations where their use was recommended. Where activity of the exposed person was known, 69 percent of confirmed non-occupational cases were involved in applying the pesticide themselves. 'Bystander' exposure was also important, with 31 percent exposed inadvertently while doing normal activities, not involved in the application of pesticides. Three events were reported to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One event was referred to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and two to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). These events are described on page 17. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Report
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  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-38
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20066759
  • Citation:
    Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2019 Mar; :1-38
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2019
  • Performing Organization:
    Michigan State University
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Pesticide illness and injury surveillance in Michigan: 2015-16
  • End Date:
    20260630
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    urn:sha-512:7f7ac24680995b190efa9ffbb71c8956fc9e4b7e83e5f8af4cb24bb1c42cebc08e515f66465d764b617c020a380ff81be8cd15a7cf64dcefeb0e3ffc51b37644
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