Pesticide Illness and Injury Surveillance in Michigan: 2021

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• Personal Author:
  Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; TenHarmsel H
• Description:
  Michigan has been conducting surveillance for acute work-related pesticide illnesses and injuries since 2001. In 2006, data on non-occupational cases were added. The Public Health Code grants Michigan the authority to track work-related conditions (PA 368 of 1978, Part 56, as amended) and chemical poisoning (R325.71-R325.75). This is the seventeenth report on pesticide-related illnesses and injuries in Michigan (2001-3, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019, 2020). These 17 reports include 21 years of data. From 2001 through 2021 there were 1,454 confirmed cases of occupational pesticide-related illnesses or injuries. Fifty-three of those confirmed cases were reported in 2021. The number of reported cases peaked in 2008. Disinfectants continued to be the cause of about half of the confirmed occupational cases (47% from 2001-2021) and were the cause of 45% of confirmed occupational cases in 2021. Many of these cases would not have occurred if disinfectant containers were properly labeled, not mixed, and used only in situations where their use was recommended. In 2021, where activity of the exposed person was known, 20% 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 were excessive application and mixing incompatible products. The most common occupations were cleaning/housekeeping/janitorial and groundskeepers/lawn service, comprising 25% and 11% of the confirmed cases in 2021, respectively. From 2006 through 2021, there were 2,887 confirmed cases of non-occupational pesticide-related illnesses or injuries. Sixty-nine of those confirmed cases were reported in 2021. In 2021, insecticides accounted for 29% of confirmed non-occupational cases while disinfectants accounted for 17%. Where activity of the exposed person was known, 72% of confirmed non-occupational cases were involved in applying the pesticide themselves. 'Bystander' exposure was also important, with 25% exposed inadvertently while doing activities not involved in the application of a pesticide. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disinfectants Hazardous Substances Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Chemical Hazards Cleaning Compounds Occupational Health Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Surveillance
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  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:
  1-36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066763
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2022 Feb; :1-36
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Pesticide illness and injury surveillance in Michigan: 2021
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5a214776f9db02da6e4ade4bdb5a0e0766c62f91f81cb8667f6ffc30d23e17d0775e28e8809bc21739bafa7dafe78934c937095f8d5ffea0f40324c5a50d7be1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231028/cdc_231028_DS1.pdf
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