PMID- 10882291
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20000711
LR  - 20121115
IS  - 0149-2195 (Print)
IS  - 0149-2195 (Linking)
VI  - 49
IP  - 23
DP  - 2000 Jun 16
TI  - Occupational fatalities associated with 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) exposure, 
      1980-1998.
PG  - 516-8
AB  - 2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) is a feedstock chemical primarily used to produce 
      the herbicide 2,4-dichloropheoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). In October 1998, the U.S. 
      Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was notified of the death of a worker 
      acutely exposed to 2,4-DCP. Follow-up investigation by EPA, the Occupational 
      Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and CDC's National Institute for 
      Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) identified four earlier deaths associated 
      with acute 2,4-DCP exposure, which occurred during 1980-1992. All of these 
      incidents resulted in rapid death after dermal exposure to the heated liquid form 
      of the chemical. This report describes the five deaths associated with 2,4-DCP 
      exposure (presented in the order in which they were identified) and provides 
      recommendations for preventing additional deaths.
CN  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
JT  - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report
JID - 7802429
RN  - 0 (Chlorophenols)
RN  - R669TG1950 (2,4-dichlorophenol)
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Occupational/*mortality
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Chemical Industry
MH  - Chlorophenols/*poisoning
MH  - England/epidemiology
MH  - France/epidemiology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Occupational Exposure/adverse effects/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - United States/epidemiology
EDAT- 2000/07/06 11:00
MHDA- 2000/07/15 11:00
CRDT- 2000/07/06 11:00
PHST- 2000/07/06 11:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2000/07/15 11:00 [medline]
PHST- 2000/07/06 11:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2000 Jun 16;49(23):516-8.