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Pesticide Illness and Injury Surveillance in Michigan: 2020



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  • Corporate Authors:
    Michigan State University
  • 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 sixteenth 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). These 16 reports include 20 years of data. From 2001 through 2020 there were 1,358 confirmed cases of occupational pesticide-related illnesses or injuries. Forty-seven of those confirmed cases were reported in 2020. The number of reported cases peaked in 2008. Disinfectants continued to be the cause of about half of the confirmed occupational cases (49% from 2001-2020) and were the cause of 56% of confirmed occupational cases in 2020. A number of these cases would not have occurred if disinfectants were used only in situations where their use was recommended. In 2020, where activity of the exposed person was known, 24% 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 occupations were farming, healthcare, and cleaning/housekeeping/janitorial, each comprising 13% of the confirmed cases in 2020. From 2006 through 2020, there were 2,712 confirmed cases of non-occupational pesticide-related illnesses or injuries. One hundred thirty of those confirmed cases were reported in 2020. In 2020, insecticides accounted for 26% of confirmed non-occupational cases while disinfectants accounted for 22%. Where activity of the exposed person was known, 59% of confirmed non-occupational cases were involved in applying the pesticide themselves. 'Bystander' exposure was also important, with 41% exposed inadvertently while doing activities not involved in the application of a pesticide. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Publisher:
    Michigan State University
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Report
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-34
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20066762
  • Citation:
    East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2022 Jan; :1-34
  • 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: 2020
  • End Date:
    20260630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:ba1d8d8ec4b9e769e350f30ee77939277f3dcea711c66d5973e3d80090bf34bf3d4a4a8ac0c6f3040fa99e0b3ec69d2d2a90e74785d553902c874987051e571f
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