Table 3 The epidemiologic investigation for the work-relatedness by KOSHA and Occupational Lung Diseases Institute from 2000 to 2012
Deliberate organization | Diagnosis year | age/sex | Industry | Painting work duration (year) | Incubation period(year) | Exposed carcinogen | Approval | Specific remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KOSHA | 2000 | 53/F | Shipbuilding | 14 | 14 | Coal tar (exposed to PAH) | yes | PAH exposure confirmed |
KOSHA | 2000 | 46/M | Vehicle manufacture | 12 | 12 | Not confirmed | no | 5 years of printing history before painting |
KOSHA | 2001 | 39/M | Shipbuilding | 7 | 14 | PAH, silica | yes | 7 years of grinding after painting in shipbuilding industry |
KOSHA | 2001 | 56/M | Home appliance painting | 22 | 22 | Not confirmed | no | Hexavalent chrome etc. not confirmed in the paint |
KOSHA | 2004 | 45/M | Vehicle manufacture | 19 | 19 | Not confirmed | no | |
KOSHA | 2006 | 45/M | Auto mechanics | 26 | 26 | Hexavalent chrome | yes | Hexavalent chrome confirmed in the paint |
OLDI | 2010 | 54/M | Shipbuilding, heavy industry | 21 | 21 | crystal quartz | yes | crystal quartz 1.3%-36.9% included in the paint |
OLDI | 2010 | 45/M | Vehicle manufacture | 15 | 15 | Hexavalent chrome | yes | Bumper polishing,painting: Hexavalent chrome 118.33μg/m3 |
OLDI | 2011 | 63/M | Metal manufacture | 10 | 10 | Zinc chromate | yes | Possibly asbestos included in the filler, Possibility of silica, hexavalent chrome exposure |
OLDI | 2012 | 57/M | Boiler manufacture | 26 | 26 | Not confirmed | yes | Possibility of welding fume asbestos co-exposure |