Pesticide Illness and Injury Surveillance in Michigan: 2019

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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 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 fifteenth report on pesticide-related illnesses and injuries in Michigan (2001-03, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015-16, 2017-18, 2019) including 19 years of data. From 2001 through 2019 there were 1,358 confirmed cases of occupational pesticide-related illnesses or injuries. Forty-seven of those confirmed cases were reported in 2019. The number of reported cases peaked in 2008. Disinfectants continued to be the cause of almost half of all the confirmed occupational cases (49 percent from 2001-2019) and were the cause of 56 percent of confirmed occupational cases in 2019. It is likely that some of these cases would not have occurred if personal protective equipment had been worn. In 2019, where activity of the exposed person was known, 24 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 occupations were farming, healthcare, and cleaning/housekeeping/janitorial, each comprising 13 percent of the confirmed cases in 2019. From 2006 through 2019, there were 2,712 confirmed cases of non-occupational pesticide-related illnesses or injuries. One hundred thirty of those confirmed cases were reported in 2019. In 2019, insecticides accounted for 26 percent of confirmed non-occupational cases while disinfectants accounted for 22 percent. Where activity of the exposed person was known, 59 percent of confirmed non-occupational cases were involved in applying the pesticide themselves. 'Bystander' exposure was also important, with 41 percent exposed inadvertently while doing activities not involved in the application of pesticides. Two events were reported to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Five events were referred to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and one to the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA). These events are described on pages 13-14. [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:
  1-32
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066761
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2020 May; :1-32
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Pesticide illness and injury surveillance in Michigan: 2019
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d740e1184fdb524e56b31d2f339a97fc214c553ffd4bfa504549544acd13d0f881818606875dd31762c25d6c9c4c08fdfe4e74599a8a7fe1dd40989c46569088
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231030/cdc_231030_DS1.pdf
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