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Occupational health branch

Data & Statistics

The Occupational Health Branch (OHB) releases data and statistics as part of its research and surveillance of critical challenges to worker health. This information is shared with employers and statewide partners to inform improvements to worker health and safety.

General Occupational Health | COVID-19 | Cosmetics | Ergonomics | Lead | Pesticides | Work-Related Asthma | Valley Fever

General Occupational Health

California Occupational Health Indicators report for 2011-2016 (PDF)
California Occupational Health Indicators – webpage overview

COVID-19

NEW! Workplaces Most Affected by COVID-19 Outbreaks in California, January 2020–August 2021 | AJPH | Vol. 112 Issue 8 (aphapublications.org) – journal article
NEW!Reported exposures among in-person workers with SARS-CoV-2 infection in 6 states, September 2020–June 2021 (nih.gov) – journal article
NEW!Close physical proximity on the job—An exposure matrix – journal article abstract
NEW!Physical Proximity Job Exposure Matrix – downloadable datafile
COVID-19 in the Workplace: The View from California (PDF) – journal article
Disparities in COVID-19 fatalities among working Californians | PLOS ONE – journal article
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Respiratory Virus Sentinel Surveillance, California, USA, May 10, 2020–June 12, 2021 - Volume 28, Number 1—January 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC – journal article
COVID-19 Outbreak Data - Datasets - California Health and Human Services Open Data Portal – downloadable datafiles
Effectiveness of Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Outbreak among Horse Racetrack Workers, California, USA (nih.gov) – journal article
Coronavirus Disease among Workers in Food Processing, Food Manufacturing, and Agriculture Workplaces - Volume 27, Number 1—January 2021 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC – journal article
Transmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Personnel During Exposures to a Hospitalized Patient — Solano County, California, February 2020 | MMWR (cdc.gov) - MMWR report, 2020

Cosmetics

Cosmetics Containing Ingredients Linked to Cancer or Reproductive Harm: Data Reported to the California Safe Cosmetics Program, 2009 - 2015 - Current data summary | Full data report (PDF)

Ergonomics

Rates of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a State Workers’ Compensation Information System, by Industry and Occupation — California, 2007–2014 - MMWR report (2018)

Lead

Blood Lead Levels in California Workers, 2012-2014 (PDF)

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Pesticides

Acute Illnesses and Injuries Related to Total Release Foggers — 10 States – MMWR Report (2018)
Magnitude and Characteristics of Acute Paraquat- and Diquat-related Illnesses in the US: 1998 – 2013 – journal article abstract, 2016
Acute Occupational Pesticide-Related Illness and Injury — United States, 2007–2010 – MMWR report, 2015
Acute pesticide-related illnesses and injuries associated with pyrethrin and pyrethroid exposures – journal article abstract, 2013
Inhalation of phosphine gas following a fire associated with fumigation – journal article abstract, 2013
Acute pesticide-related illness resulting from occupational exposure to acrolein – MMWR report, 2013
Gender Differences in Pesticide-Related Farmworker Illnesses – journal article abstract, 2012

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Work-Related Asthma

Fragrances and work-related asthma–California surveillance data, 1993–2012 – journal article abstract, 2017
Isocyanates and Work-Related Asthma: Findings From California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993–2008 - journal article, 2015
Work-Related Asthma — 22 States, 2012 – MMWR report, 2015
Gender Differences in Work-Related Asthma: Surveillance Data from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-2008 – journal article abstract, 2014
Swimming Facilities and Work-Related Asthma – journal article abstract, 2014
Asthma in California: A Surveillance Report – Chapter 5: Work-Related Asthma (PDF) | executive summary (PDF) | full report (PDF 5.9MB, 194 pages), 2013
State-Based, Work-Related Asthma Surveillance Data Online – MMWR announcement, 2012
Work-Related Asthma in the Educational Services Industry: California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993–2000 – journal article abstract, 2007
The Proportion of Self-Reported Asthma Associated with Work in Three States: California, Massachusetts, and Michigan, 2001 – journal article abstract, 2006
Work-Related Asthma Among Health Care Workers: Surveillance data from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-1997 – journal article abstract, 2005
Work-Related Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome – Cases from Surveillance in Selected U.S. States – journal article abstract, 2003
Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma – journal article abstract, 2003

Work-Related Valley Fever

Occupational Coccidioidomycosis in California – journal article abstract, 2012

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