Job Task Name |
Generate grain dust |
Comments |
Occupational asthma was reported in 40% of 610 grain elevator workers. Implicated allergens include grain mites and grain dust. [Malo] Chronic exposure to grain dust can cause chronic bronchitis. [Rosenstock, p. 323] |
Job Task Category |
Processing Materials |
Hyperlink |
OSHA Technical Links: Grain Handling |
Exposed To |
Allergens |
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- Agricultural Equipment Operators
- Agricultural Production Workers, All Other
- Animal Breeders
- Animal Scientists
- Crushing, Grinding & Polishing Machine Setters, Operators
- Farmers & Ranchers
- Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
- Farmworkers, Farm & Ranch Animals
- Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders
- Packaging and Filling Machine Tenders and Operators
- Packers & Packagers, Hand
- Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
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