Characteristics of acute occupational pesticide exposures reported to poison control centers in Texas, 2000–2015

Trueblood, Amber B.; Shipp, Eva M.

doi:10.1080/19338244.2017.1339011

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“…Data from the NEISS-Work 1 were used to identify nonfatal civilian occupational inhalation injury cases treated in US hospital EDs from 2014 to 2017. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in collaboration with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, collects surveillance data on work-related nonfatal injuries and illnesses treated in US hospitals with a 24-h ED.…”

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“…The occupational health surveillance systems that do exist in the United States often do not enforce reporting requirements, are limited to a few states, and may not include the full range of inhalation cases. Various surveillance efforts to identify the prevalence of inhalational injuries have used poison control centers, physician reports, hospital discharge records, and hospital emergency department (ED) records 1–3 …”

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“…poison control centers, physician reports, hospital discharge records, and hospital emergency department (ED) records. [1][2][3] This study utilized hospital ED data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Occupational Supplement (NEISS-Work) 4 .…”

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Surveillance of acute nonfatal occupational inhalation injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments, 2014–2017

Hendricks

Layne

Schleiff

et al. 2022

American J Industrial Med

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Background Acute nonfatal occupational inhalation injuries are caused by exposures to airborne toxicants and contaminants in the workplace. A 1990s study found that US emergency department (ED)‐based inhalation injury rates were higher than those seen in the United Kingdom and Canada. This study examines 4 years of hospital ED data to estimate current rates of occupational inhalation injuries. Methods Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Occupational Supplement were used to identify nonfatal occupational inhalation injuries treated in US hospital EDs from 2014 to 2017. A workplace inhalation injury was defined as any worker treated in an ED as a result of inhaling a harmful substance at work. Results From 2014 to 2017, there were an estimated 2.2 occupational inhalation injuries per 10,000 full‐time equivalents (FTE) (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.6–2.8) treated in EDs, a rate nearly four times that found in Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Although men incurred 60% (95% CI: 56%–64%) of the injuries, the overall injury rates for men and women were similar at 2.3 (95% CI: 1.7–2.9) and 2.1 (95% CI: 1.4–2.7) per 10,000 FTE, respectively. By age group, workers less than 25 years of age were at greater risk of injury at 4.1 injuries per 10,000 FTE (95% CI: 2.8–5.3). Conclusions These results illustrate the burden of nonfatal occupational inhalation injuries, providing an understanding of how injuries are distributed based on demographics. While inhalation injury rates have declined over the last two decades, additional research is needed to determine whether interventions have reduced risk, or if the availability of alternate sources of medical treatment is a factor.

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Surveillance of acute nonfatal occupational inhalation injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments, 2014–2017

Hendricks

Layne

Schleiff

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American J Industrial Med

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“…In performing these tasks, the PICs gather data regarding exposures such as chemical and exposure route. Such data have been used to investigate occupational exposures to specific product groups such as pesticides , and hand sanitizers, or population groups such as adolescent workers. − The Swedish PIC serves the whole Swedish population (10 million inhabitants) and receives approximately 80,000 calls concerning human exposures annually. About 1 in 10 calls concern children 10–19 years old.…”

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Identifying the Scope of Safety Issues and Challenges to Safety Management in Swedish Middle School and High School Chemistry Education

2018

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Chemical safety management is an iterative process where reviews of safety deficiencies (e.g., inspection notes) and failures (e.g., injuries) guide improvement efforts. The present work investigates safety in the school chemistry laboratory through two substudies. First, we interviewed 10 Swedish middle and high school chemistry teachers about how they work with safety and accident prevention in the chemistry laboratory. Second, we analyzed the call records of the Swedish Poisons Information Centre (PIC) concerning 10–19 olds and reports regarding severe injuries and accidents submitted to the Swedish Work Environment Authority (SWEA). The interviewed teachers encounter problems with chemical safety related to deficiencies in organizational support, such as lack of time and resources for preventive risk management and assignment to groups that are too large. The major safety challenge was reported to lie in students’ safety behavior. Although facilities were generally well-equipped we noted outdated safety data sheets and missing written risk assessments. For 2010–2014, the PIC records identified 637 cases of chemical exposures at schools; of these, 243 (38%) concerned laboratory chemicals at school. The PIC experts on call judged 70% of the cases involving laboratory chemicals to pose a risk to the exposed students, mainly due to acids and alkali. Inhalation was the most frequent exposure route, although skin and eyes were almost equally frequent. Strikingly, PIC data identified 10 times as many cases as the SWEA injury/incident data. Hence, PIC data can provide knowledge about chemical safety incidents at schools not otherwise available.

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“…Overviews of injuries and incidents provide an important basis for injury prevention and may identify problematic uses of chemicals or groups at risk. Data from calls made to poisons information centres have been used to investigate chemical injuries in schools [1,2] and in the workplace [3][4][5][6][7] as well as for specific target groups such as pesticide exposures [8], workers in small enterprises [9], military personnel [10] and adolescent workers [11][12][13]. A recent comparison between the occupational cases found in the Swedish Poisons Information Centre (PIC) database and the official statistics of the Swedish Work Environment Authority (SWEA) showed that these two data sources reveal somewhat different pictures of chemical accidents at work [7].…”

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Calls made to the Poisons Information Centre reveal need for improved risk management of cleaning agents in the workplace

Schenk

Feychting

Annas

et al. 2019

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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Purpose. This study aimed to investigate chemical injuries caused by cleaning agents and disinfectants by reviewing poison control data. Methods. We performed a 5-year retrospective analysis of calls to the Swedish Poisons Information Centre (PIC) concerning occupational use of cleaning agents and disinfectants. In addition, callers for 17 new cases were interviewed. Results. Out of 8240 occupationally related cases handled by the PIC during 2010-2014, 24% concerned cleaning agents and disinfectants (N = 1983). Of these, one-third were classified as major risk cases, generally due to potential for corrosive eye and skin injuries. The most frequent type of workplace was restaurants and caterers. However, information about occupation was only identifiable for 30% of the cases. Follow-up interviews exemplify how limited awareness of safety data sheets and disregard of protective equipment may contribute to health-related outcomes such as absence at work. Conclusions. Management and prevention strategies for cleaning agents should be improved. PIC records hold relevant information both for designing interventions and for future research on occupational health and safety management. We suggest that systematic collection by the PIC of information on occupation and age would further improve the usefulness for occupational injury surveillance purposes.

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Characteristics of acute occupational pesticide exposures reported to poison control centers in Texas, 2000–2015

Cited by 6 publications

References 23 publications

Surveillance of acute nonfatal occupational inhalation injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments, 2014–2017

Surveillance of acute nonfatal occupational inhalation injuries treated in US hospital emergency departments, 2014–2017

Identifying the Scope of Safety Issues and Challenges to Safety Management in Swedish Middle School and High School Chemistry Education

Calls made to the Poisons Information Centre reveal need for improved risk management of cleaning agents in the workplace

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