Pneumoconiosis in Dockers dealing with Grain and Seeds

Pulmonary Disease amongst Sisal Workers

“…In two of the four cases showing apical fibrosis the radiological picture showed these characteristics but in the other two cases the changes were unilateral. But Dunner et al (1946), in their investigation amongst dock labourers exposed to the organic dust of grain and seed, have shown that unilateral radiological changes, including fibrosis, were considerably commoner than bilateral changes.…”

“…One such disease is bagassosis which was first described by Jamison and Hopkins in 1941, and which results from exposure to the dust of the fibre trash remaining after the extraction of sugar from the sugar cane. Dunner, Hermon, and Bagnall (1946) have reported radiological findings of reticulation, mottling, and fibrosis amongst dockers handling grain and seeds, and they concluded that mycotic organisms were unlikely to have caused these changes.…”

Respiratory disease of workers harvesting grain.

“…Many reports of respiratory difficulty in workers handling grain have followed the first by Ramazzini (1713)- (Thackrah, 1832;Duke, 1935;Smith, Greenburg, and Siegel, 1941;Dunner, Hermon, and Bagnall, 1946;Jimenes-Diaz, Lahoz, and Canto, 1947;Cohen and Osgood, 1953;Ruttner and Stofer, 1954;Ordman, 1958;Skoulas, Williams, and Merriman, 1964;Williams, Skoulas, and Merriman, 1964;KovAts and Bugyi, 1968;Tse et al, 1973;Warren, Cherniack, and Tse, 1974). Respiratory disease caused by dust during cereal harvesting has attracted less interest, apart from allergy to spores of plant pathogenic rust and smut fungi (Cadman, 1924;Harris, 1939;Jimenez-Diaz et al, 1947) and some saprophytes on the straw (Harris, 1939).…”

Domestic mixed-dust pneumoconiosis: A case report and literature review

“…Furthermore, it may contain up to 15% silica, with a large proportion of this dust in the respirable size range [39,40]. Cases of pneumoconiosis in grain handlers have been reported in the past, but not without controversy [[41], [42], [43]]. While most of the literature addresses occupational exposure to grain dust, domestic grinding of grain results in a significant exposure to grain dust, considering the duration of the exposure.…”