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Pesticide Exposure Surveillance Program
State of Florida, Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Environmental Health
This
table illustrates the 1999 distribution of occupations for definite, probable,
and possible cases. Of the 168
cases, 70 (42 percent) were occupational and 98 (58 percent) were
non-occupational.
The most common
occupation was agricultural packer. This
was due to a large methyl bromide exposure at a tomato packing plant. Other typical occupations were police/fire/security, pest control
operators, and office workers.
Cases
of Harmful Pesticide Exposures, 1999
By
Occupation and Classification (Table 1A)
|
Occupation |
Definite |
Probable
|
Possible |
Total
|
|
Agriculture |
33 |
1
|
3
|
37
|
|
Farmer/Farm worker |
3
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
|
Nursery Worker
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
|
Packer
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
|
Other Agriculture
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Police/Fire/Security
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
|
Pest Control
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
|
Golf
Course
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
Applicator
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
|
Office
Worker
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
|
Fisherman
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Retail
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
Kennel Worker
|
0 |
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
Truck Driver
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Warehouse Worker
|
0 |
0
|
2
|
2
|
|
Unknown/Other
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
|
Total Occupational
|
47
|
5
|
18
|
70
|
|
Non-Occupational
|
20
|
17
|
61
|
98
|
|
Total
|
67
|
22
|
79
|
168
|
Source:
Florida Department of Health, Pesticide Exposure Surveillance Program, as
of 12/4/00
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