Development of a Prototype Observatory of Heat-Related Occupational Illnesses and Injuries through the Collection of Information from the Italian Press, as Part of the WORKLIMATE Project
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year, Month | Age (Years) | Sex | Nationa- lity | Occupational Sector, Activity | Region (Municipa- lity) | Event (Illness or injury) and Severity | Link to Online Newspaper | Daily Average Heat Stress Category and UTCI (°C) | Daily Maximum Heat Stress Category and UTCI (°C) | |
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1 | 2020, July | 55 | Male | Italian | Agriculture and forestry, gardener | Lazio (Latina) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3ERtz05 | Moderate 29.4 | Very strong 41.5 |
2 | 2020, July | 53 | Male | Polish | Construction activities, worker engaged in canal reclamation | Emilia- Romagna (Bologna) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3B2RWqG | Strong 35.2 | Extreme 49.6 |
3 | 2020, July | 36 | Male | Romanian | Construction activities, fiber optic placement | Friuli- Venezia Giulia (Pasiano) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3B1epUO | Moderate 27.9 | Very strong 40.7 |
4 | 2020, August | - | Female | Italian | Public administration, municipality employee | Tuscany (Viareggio) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3ulSiEQ | Strong 32.4 | Very strong 41.5 |
5 | 2021, June | - | Male | - | Construction activities, worker on construction site | Apulia (Taranto) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3B0Vs4P | Strong 32.3 | Very strong 42.6 |
6 | 2021, June | - | Male | - | Construction activities, worker on construction site | Apulia (Taranto) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3B0Vs4P | Strong 32.9 | Very strong 44.3 |
7 | 2021, June | - | Male | - | Construction activities, worker on construction site | Apulia (Taranto) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3B0Vs4P | Strong 32.9 | Very strong 44.0 |
8 | 2021, June | - | Male | - | Construction activities, worker on construction site | Apulia (Taranto) | Illness with onset of coma, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3B0Vs4P | Strong 33.5 | Very strong 44.0 |
9 | 2021, June | 38 | Male | Italian | Transport and storage, tanker truck driver | Apulia (Brindisi) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3UDMNMR | Moderate 31.9 | Extreme 47.4 |
10 | 2021, June | 27 | Male | Mali | Agriculture and forestry, day labourer | Brindisi (Apulia) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3VFtmUC | Strong 34.6 | Extreme 48.3 |
11 | 2021, June | 35 | Male | Italian | Other service activities, leafleting | Apulia (Galatina) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3it03pY | Moderate 30.6 | Very strong 42.1 |
12 | 2021, June | - | - | - | Agriculture and forestry, harvesting of agricultural products | Veneto (Province of Verona) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3VIqpCN | Moderate 29.6 | Very strong 41.5 |
13 | 2021, June | - | - | - | Agriculture and forestry, harvesting of agricultural products | Veneto (Province of Verona) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3VIqpCN | Moderate 29.8 | Very strong 41.7 |
14 | 2021, July | 42 | Male | Italian | Construction activities, working on a scaffold | Sicily (Palermo) | Injury (Fall), fatal | http://bit.ly/3ueoU3B | Moderate 31.6 | Very strong 42.2 |
15 | 2021, August | 62 | Male | Italian | Agriculture and forestry, forestry worker | Apulia (Bitonto) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3ugMWLb | Strong 36.1 | Extreme 49.6 |
16 | 2022, May | - | Male | - | Construction activities, working on a scaffold | Umbria (Terni) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3W5Zh0Y | Moderate 26.1 | Very strong 43.4 |
17 | 2022, June | 47 | Female | Italian | Water supply; sewerage, waste management and sanitation activities, ecological worker | Tuscany (Prato) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3Vr97KK | Moderate 31.2 | Very strong 46.1 |
18 | 2022, June | 65 | Male | Italian | Construction activities | Lombardy (Jerago con Orago) | Injury (Fall), non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3hx5mVo | Moderate 30.1 | Very strong 43.0 |
19 | 2022, June | - | Female | Italian | Public administration, judge | Lombardy (Bergamo) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3v2wgY5 | Strong 32.2 | Very strong 45.3 |
20 | 2022, June | 49 | Male | Italian | - | Campania (Casagiove) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3HCP33X | Strong 33.3 | Very strong 44.2 |
21 | 2022, June | 45 | Male | - | Manufacturing activities | Emilia- Romagna (Castelvetro di Modena) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3VHTldZ | Moderate 28.2 | Very strong 39.2 |
22 | 2022, July | 59 | Male | Italian | Agriculture and forestry, day labourer | Calabria (Rossano) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3uTATUz | Strong 34.1 | Very strong 43.9 |
23 | 2022, July | - | Male | - | Public administration, municipal employee | Campania (Battipaglia) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3WFUZxx | Moderate 29.5 | Strong 37.0 |
24 | 2022, July | - | Female | French | Other service activities, model for fashion shows | Sicily (Siracusa) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3VoR481 | Moderate 30.4 | Very strong 40.8 |
25 | 2022, July | 20 | Male | Albanian | Agriculture and forestry, day labourer in a greenhouse | Campania (Falciano del Massico) | Illness, fatal | https://bit.ly/3XSDknp | Moderate 27.9 | Very strong 40.5 |
26 | 2022, July | 54 | Male | Romanian | Construction activities, electrician working on a roof | Liguria (La Spezia) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3GZVNsn | Strong 33.6 | Very strong 43.2 |
27 | 2022, July | 61 | Male | Italian | Manufacturing activities | Piedmont (Rivoli) | Illness followed by head injury, fatal | http://bit.ly/3BI5R5T | Moderate 31.0 | Very strong 42.6 |
28 | 2022, July | - | Male | - | Manufacturing activities | Trentino—Alto Adige (Arco) | Illness followed by head injury, fatal | http://bit.ly/3Up1fI8 | Strong 35.0 | Very strong 43.8 |
29 | 2022, July | 47 | Male | Moroccan | Accommodation and food service activities, dishwasher | Liguria (Diano Marina) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3V3g83e | Strong 33.5 | Very strong 44.6 |
30 | 2022, July | - | Male | - | Transport and storage, bicycle rider | Lombardy (Milan) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3FibcTp | Strong 33.2 | Very strong 45.5 |
31 | 2022, July | 67 | Male | - | Construction activities, worker on a roof | Emilia- Romagna (San Donnino) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3gLhvFW | Strong 32.9 | Very strong 44.3 |
32 | 2022, July | - | Male | African origin | Agriculture and forestry, day labourer in a greenhouse | Campania (Parete) | Illness, fatal | http://bit.ly/3XSDknp | Strong 34.7 | Extreme 48.4 |
33 | 2022, August | 50 | Male | - | Manufacturing activities, worker in a shed | The Marche (Ancona) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3uX2Hre | Moderate 29.2 | Strong 38.0 |
34 | 2022, August | 30 | Male | - | Manufacturing activities, shipyard worker | The Marche (Ancona) | Illness, non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3uX2Hre | Moderate 29.6 | Very strong 38.3 |
35 | 2022, August | - | Male | - | Other service activities, airport baggage loading/unloading attendant | Veneto (Venezia) | Injury (ankle fracture), non-fatal | http://bit.ly/3gROBUp | Moderate 28.9 | Very strong 40.9 |
Fatal | Non-Fatal | Total | ||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Heat-related Illnesses | 18 | 51.4% | 14 | 40.0% | 32 | 91.4% |
Injuries | 1 | 2.9% | 2 | 5.7% | 3 | 8.6% |
Total | 19 | 54.3% | 16 | 45.7% | 35 | 100.0% |
Age Groups | Nationality | Gender | Total | |||||||||
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Italian | Foreigner | Unknown | Male | Female | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
<30 years | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 5.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 5.7% |
30–39 years | 2 | 5.7% | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.9% | 4 | 11.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 11.4% |
40–49 years | 3 | 8.6% | 1 | 2.9% | 1 | 2.9% | 4 | 11.4% | 1 | 2.9% | 5 | 14.3% |
50–59 years | 2 | 5.7% | 2 | 5.7% | 1 | 2.9% | 5 | 14.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 14.3% |
60–69 years | 3 | 8.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 2.9% | 4 | 11.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 11.4% |
Unknown | 2 | 5.7% | 2 | 5.7% | 11 | 31.4% | 12 | 34.3% | 3 | 8.6% | 15 | 42.9% |
Total | 12 | 34.3% | 8 | 22.9% | 15 | 42.9% | 31 | 88.6% | 4 | 11.4% | 35 | 100.0% |
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Ionita, G.; Bonafede, M.; Ariani, F.; Marinaccio, A.; Morabito, M.; Levi, M., on behalf of the WORKLIMATE Collaborative Group. Development of a Prototype Observatory of Heat-Related Occupational Illnesses and Injuries through the Collection of Information from the Italian Press, as Part of the WORKLIMATE Project. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4530. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054530
Ionita G, Bonafede M, Ariani F, Marinaccio A, Morabito M, Levi M on behalf of the WORKLIMATE Collaborative Group. Development of a Prototype Observatory of Heat-Related Occupational Illnesses and Injuries through the Collection of Information from the Italian Press, as Part of the WORKLIMATE Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(5):4530. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054530
Chicago/Turabian StyleIonita, Giulia, Michela Bonafede, Filippo Ariani, Alessandro Marinaccio, Marco Morabito, and Miriam Levi on behalf of the WORKLIMATE Collaborative Group. 2023. "Development of a Prototype Observatory of Heat-Related Occupational Illnesses and Injuries through the Collection of Information from the Italian Press, as Part of the WORKLIMATE Project" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5: 4530. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054530