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Pesticide Exposure Surveillance Program
State of Florida, Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Environmental Health
This table illustrates the year-2000 distribution of occupations for definite,
probable, and possible cases. Of the 65 cases, 38 (58 percent) were occupational
and 27 (42 percent) were.
The most common occupation was Office Worker. This is due to a large pyrethrin exposure following flea control
treatment in an office building.
Cases
of Harmful Pesticide Exposures, 2000
By Occupation and
Classification
(Table 1B)
|
Occupation |
Definite |
Probable
|
Possible |
Total
|
|
Office Worker |
0 |
23 |
4 |
27 |
|
Agriculture |
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Farmer/Farm worker
|
0 |
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Nursery Worker
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Police/Firefighter
|
0 |
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Horse Racetrack
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
Automobile Repair
|
0 |
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
Pest Control Applicator
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Laboratory Technician
|
0 |
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Total Occupational
|
0
|
24
|
14
|
38
|
|
Non-Occupational
|
3
|
1
|
23
|
27
|
|
Total
|
3
|
25
|
37
|
65
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Source: Florida Department of Health, Pesticide Exposure Surveillance Program, as
of 12/4/00
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