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Article: Silicosis among workers involved in abrasive blasting - Cleveland, Ohio, 1995.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- August 15, 1997
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Silicosis is a debilitating lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica. An estimated 2 million U.S. workers are at risk for silicosis[1]; approximately 100,000 of these work as sandblasters. On April 21, 1995, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a technical assistance request from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to conduct medical screening of Cleveland area workers involved in or around abrasive blasting activities. The request was based on the identification of high exposures to crystalline silica and deficiencies in the respiratory protection program at a worksite where an employee who worked as an abrasive ...
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