TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Fatalities due to dichloromethane in paint strippers: A continuing problem
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Macisaac, Julia
A1  - Shusterman, Dennis
A1  - Styles, Laura
A1  - McNary, Jennifer
A1  - Krishnaswami, Janani
A1  - Harrison, Robert
A1  - Cierpich, Hank
A1  - Boysen-Osborn, Megan
A1  - Suchard, Jeffrey
SP  - 907
EP  - 910
VL  - 56
IS  - 8
N2  - BACKGROUND: Exposure to dichloromethane (DCM or methylene chloride - CH2 Cl2 ) in paint strippers continues to be an avoidable source of morbidity and mortality. DCM has been under regulatory scrutiny by occupational and consumer product agencies since the identification of its carcinogenicity in the mid-1980s. METHODS: We investigated two independent workplace incidents that resulted in three cases of DCM intoxication from paint stripper use. RESULTS: Each incident investigated resulted in a fatality. A third worker suffered obtundation requiring hospitalization and intubation. CONCLUSIONS: The continued occurrence of fatalities and other serious injuries due to DCM-containing paint strippers in the United States calls for a re-evaluation of existing regulatory strategies. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22167
ID  - ref1
ER  -