Table 2.
Overview of ISA disease and injury cases attributed to cleaning or disinfection agents 2011 through 2020.
| ISA diseases n (%) |
ISA injuries n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Total number of cases | 512 (100) | 370 (100) |
| Of which women | 389 (76) | 178 (48) |
| Cases per million Swedish Employees and yeara | 11 | 8 |
| Cases per million working women | 17 | 8 |
| Cases per million working men | 5 | 8 |
| Type of diseaseb | ||
| Skin diseases | 310 (61) | — |
| Respiratory tract diseases | 135 (26) | — |
| Other diseases/unclear | 67 (13) | — |
| Type of injuryb | ||
| Chemical burnsc | — | 263 (71) |
| Superficial injuries | — | 36 (10) |
| Poisonings | — | 26 (7) |
| Other injuries/unclear | — | 45 (12) |
a Calculated using average number of diseases/injuries and employees per year for 2011 through 2020.
b Based on employers reporting according to these predefined categories.
c Includes 25 cases reported as ‘other kinds of corrosive, heat or cold burns’; as the causal agent was identified as cleaning agents these were sorted as chemical burns.