Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
The Cost of Building Monuments: Morbidity and Mortality among Stone Carving Workers
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
The Cost of Building Monuments: Morbidity and Mortality among Stone Carving Workers
The Cost of Building Monuments: Morbidity and Mortality among Stone Carving Workers
Subject
The Cost of Building Monuments, Morbidity, Mortality, Stone Carving Workers
Description
Introduction: Silicosis is an ancient occupational disease. The state of
Rajasthanin Indiais famous forsandstonedepositsandmore than50,000
workers are employed in stone carving under primitive working conditions mostly in self-employed informal and small-scale units. High
prevalence of silicosis has been reported in stone carving.
Materials and Methods: On evaluation of 1198 stone carving workers based on medical examination and chest radiography, 316 (26.3%) showed small opacities of type “q” or “r” suggestive of silicosis, 225 (19.0%) showed opacities with radiological evidence of tuberculosis associated with silicosis and 46 (3.8%) showed large opacities of type B or C. The overall prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis was 26.7%
Results: Under relief scheme of Building and Other Construction
Workers Welfare Board, analysis of 4341 cases of silicosis given
relief between August 2015 and September 2019 including 599 deaths, 2482 (47.4%) including 484 (80.8%) were from stone carving units. Most affected age group due to silicosis and death was 31 to 40 years. The median age for occurrence of silicosis and death due to silicosis was 40 and 38 years with mean age of 40.7 years and 39.6 years respectively. Of the total amount of relief INR 7,158,000,000 (US$ 10.23 Million) disbursed, 58.7% was disbursed to silicosis victims in stone carving industry.
Conclusions: There is very high prevalence of silicosis, silicotuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis in stone carving with high human cost. There is urgent need for adoption of dust control measures for prevention of dust related diseases.
Rajasthanin Indiais famous forsandstonedepositsandmore than50,000
workers are employed in stone carving under primitive working conditions mostly in self-employed informal and small-scale units. High
prevalence of silicosis has been reported in stone carving.
Materials and Methods: On evaluation of 1198 stone carving workers based on medical examination and chest radiography, 316 (26.3%) showed small opacities of type “q” or “r” suggestive of silicosis, 225 (19.0%) showed opacities with radiological evidence of tuberculosis associated with silicosis and 46 (3.8%) showed large opacities of type B or C. The overall prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis was 26.7%
Results: Under relief scheme of Building and Other Construction
Workers Welfare Board, analysis of 4341 cases of silicosis given
relief between August 2015 and September 2019 including 599 deaths, 2482 (47.4%) including 484 (80.8%) were from stone carving units. Most affected age group due to silicosis and death was 31 to 40 years. The median age for occurrence of silicosis and death due to silicosis was 40 and 38 years with mean age of 40.7 years and 39.6 years respectively. Of the total amount of relief INR 7,158,000,000 (US$ 10.23 Million) disbursed, 58.7% was disbursed to silicosis victims in stone carving industry.
Conclusions: There is very high prevalence of silicosis, silicotuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis in stone carving with high human cost. There is urgent need for adoption of dust control measures for prevention of dust related diseases.
Creator
Nil Prahlad Sishodiya
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
January 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
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PDF
Language
English
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Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
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Nil Prahlad Sishodiya, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 2022
The Cost of Building Monuments: Morbidity and Mortality among Stone Carving Workers,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2554.
The Cost of Building Monuments: Morbidity and Mortality among Stone Carving Workers,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2554.