Journal article
Dermatitis among automobile production machine operators exposed to metal-working fluids
American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.30(4), pp.421-429
10/1996
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199610)30:4<421::AID-AJIM7>3.0.CO;2-Y
PMID: 8892547
Abstract
This cross-sectional study was designed to assess differences in prevalence of contact dermatitis between machine operators exposed to metal-working fluids (MWFs) and unexposed assemblers, and to assess potential risk factors for contact dermatitis among these machine operators. In their work, machine operators were exposed to either semisynthetic or soluble oil MWFs. We evaluated 158 machine operators and 51 assemblers from one large automobile transmission plant using questionnaires, dermatologist examination of the skin, and dermal dosimetry to measure wetness and metal exposures. We found that machine operators had more combined (definite plus possible) dermatitis (27.2% vs. 13.7%, χ2 = 3.9, p = 0.05, 1 df) compared with assemblers. Among machine operators, risk factors significantly associated with (combined) dermatitis were subjective assessment of wetness of the work, exposure to semisynthetic as opposed to soluble oil MWF, current cigarette smoking, and increasing worker age. These risk factors suggested preventive and control measures including control of wet work, surveillance programs including early self-report of dermatitis, consideration of replacement of semisynthetic with soluble oil MWFs, and strictly limiting smoking among machine operators exposed to MWFs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Dermatitis among automobile production machine operators exposed to metal-working fluids
- Creators
- Nancy L Sprince - University of Iowa, Occupational and Environmental HealthJennifer A Palmer - Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IAWilliam Popendorf - Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IAPeter S Thorne - University of Iowa, Civil and Environmental EngineeringMustafa I Selim - Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IACraig Zwerling - University of IowaElizabeth Ruth Miller - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of industrial medicine, Vol.30(4), pp.421-429
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
- DOI
- 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199610)30:4<421::AID-AJIM7>3.0.CO;2-Y
- PMID
- 8892547
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
- eISSN
- 1097-0274
- Number of pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/1996
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering; Occupational and Environmental Health
- Record Identifier
- 9983557696602771
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