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1OCCUPATIONAL DISEASEProfessor Peter Bellin, CIH, Ph.D.EOH 466AFall 2008Scope of the problem• Arch Int Med 157:1557 (1997)–USA• 6500 Deaths by Injury• 13,200,000 nonfatal injuries• 60,300 Disease deaths• 862,200 illnesses• Cost: $171 Billion.2Scope of the Problem• 2005 Bureau of Labor Statistics Data – 4.2 million injuries/illnesses – Agriculture: 6.2 injuries / 100 workers– Construction: 6.3 injuries / 100 workers– Mining: 3.6 injuries / 100 workers– Manufacturing: 6.3 injuries / 100 workersScope of the Problem• 2005 Bureau of Labor Statistics Data– 2.2 million lost workday or restricted activity cases– 4.0 million injuries– 242,500 illnesses3Scope of the Problem• Fatalities 2006: 5703 – 42 % Transportation incidents– 14 % falls– 13 % homicide– 17 % Contact with objects or equipment– 9 % Exposure to harmful substances or environments– Map of fatalities, 2007: http://edlabor.house.gov/issues/workerdeaths.shtml45Recognition of occupational illness• Most chronic illnesses go unrecognized: reporting, latency, similarity to non-occupational disease, education and training of physicians.NIOSH Worker Health Chartbook(Nonfatal Illnesses)6Occupational Lung Disease• Diagnosis based on chronic or acute symptoms, often after patient experiences health problems.• Chest X-rays: used in diagnosis. Pre-employment screening X-rays can be used to provide a baseline.Occupational Lung Disease7Pulmonary Function Tests• Pulmonary Function Tests: evaluate the ability of the lungs to take in air. Often used in conjunction with X-rays to evaluate pulmonary health. Commonly used in occupational settings.• FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) and FEV1(Forced Expiratory Volume in one second) are used to diagnose lung disease.Pulmonary Defenses• Structure• Upper airways• Mucociliary escalator• Macrophages8Pulmonary Responses• Acute irritant responses: airways, nasal passages, bronchi, sometimes alveoli– Symptoms: headache, sneezing, runny nose, coughing, laryngitis, SOB, asthma. Delayed edema and pneumonitis may result.• HCl, HF, Ammonia, chlorine, sulfuric acid, ozone, phosgene.Pulmonary Responses• Occupational asthma: associated with work. Self-selection may occur. – diisocyanates, alkyl amines. The hospital industry has a high incidence of occupational asthma (14.4 % among nonsmokers)9Pulmonary Responses• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis– SOB, coughing, fever and chills. • Bagossis sugar cane• Farmers lung moldy hay• Sequiosis redwood dust.• Many other examples of allergic reaction to fungal, bacterial, animal or plant material have been reported. • NIOSH survey: 51 deaths in 1996.NIOSH Worker Health Chartbook(Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis)10Pulmonary Responses• Cotton dust/byssinosis– exact nature of the link is not well understood, but is related to plant material. More direct association with carding and baling operations (early in process) NIOSH survey: < 20 deaths annually in 1996.NIOSH Worker Health Chartbook(Cotton Dust)11Pulmonary Responses• Pneumoconiosis– pulmonary fibrosis caused by exposure to mineral dusts.• Particles must reach deep into the lungs, be 10 microns or smaller in size.– Silicosis• crystalline silica (cristobalite, tridymite, quartz); acute or chronic. • NIOSH Survey: <250 deaths in 1996. (8 % of pneumoconiosis deaths.)• Overexposures commonly reported in OSHA surveys. NIOSH Worker Health Chartbook(Silicosis)12Pulmonary Responses• Asbestosis– results from heavy exposure to dust. Lighter exposures cause mesothelioma and lung cancer. – NIOSH survey: asbestosis 28 % of deaths 1987 - 1999. – < 100 in 1968 but > 1200 in 1999.NIOSH Worker Health Chartbook(Asbestosis)13Pulmonary Responses• Coal workers pneumoconiosis– progressive massive fibrosis. MSHA defines degree and nature of disease that can be compensated. – NIOSH survey: 50 % of deaths. – Declining > 2500 in 1982 but < 1500 in 1996. Federal 'black lung' beneficiaries 400 000 in 1987 but 250 000 in 1996– Recent report: Incidence rate is increasing in AppalachiaNIOSH Worker Health Chartbook(Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis)14Neurologic and Behavioral Disorders• Neurologic Disorders: Peripheral Nervous System, Central Nervous System, Combined Effect (both systems)– Peripheral Damage• Affects peripheral nerves. Segmental demyelination, axonal degeneration– Symptoms: numbness and tingling in hands and feet; motor weakness in hands and/or feet; ataxic (uncoordinated) walk. Muscle weakness and atrophy may occur.– Toxins: lead, alkyl mercury, hexane, MBK. acrylamideNeurologic and Behavioral Disorders• Central Nervous System Damage– Affects central nervous system, thus behavioral and motor effects may occur.• Symptoms: altered personality, moodiness, incoordination, impaired reaction time, memory disturbance.– Toxins: Carbon disulfide, inorganic mercury, carbon monoxide, organic solvents.15Neurologic and Behavioral Disorders• Mass Psychogenic Illness– Occurs in conditions with low or minimal chemical exposures– High stress jobs, little personal (individual control), repetitive tasks.– Some triggering stressor, for example unusual odors, disaster situations, etc.• Other cause must be ruled out; make sure that a chemical / biological cause is not present.Skin Disease (dermatitis)• Dermal contact, protective clothing. Not always needed to elicit response• Classes of dermal reactions– Contact dermatitis• Areas where direct contact occurs• Erythema (reddening) edema (swelling) blisters, scaling, itching and pain may occur– Irritant reactions• Chemicals penetrate to lower tissues.• No immunologic reaction– Wider spread than contact dermatitis16Skin DiseaseSkin Disease• Contact Dermatitis17Skin Disease• Irritant reactionsSkin Disease (Dermatitis)– Allergic contact reactions• Immunologic component.• Sensitization must occur first• Delayed reaction (12 - 48 hours)• May be associated with pulmonary sensitization– Photosensitization• Abnormal reaction to UV light, sometimes visible light• Example is coal tar pitch volatiles.18Skin Disease (Dermatitis)• Allergic dermatitis to nickelSkin Disease (Dermatitis)– Urticarial Response• Wheals and flares on skin.• Immediate hypersensitivity response (Histamine release)– Acne• Simple acne caused by contact with greases, oils, creosote or coal tar pitch.• Chloracne (severe skin reaction) caused by


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