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Fatalities due to OD

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Occupational diseases (OD) OD No.1 2008 2009 2010
Lead 1101 1 1 1
Mercury 1102 1 - -
Chromium 1103 4 15 7
Cadmium 1104 - - -
Manganese 1105 1 - -
Thallium 1106 - - -
Vanadium 1107 - - -
Arsenic 1108 2 1 -
Phosphorus, inorganic 1109 - - 1
Beryllium 1110 - - -
Carbon monoxide 1201 - - -
Hydrogen sulphide 1202 - - -
Aromatic amines 1301 13 27 32
Halogenated hydrocarbons 1302 7 6 2
Benzene 1303 43 36 14
Nitro or amino derivatives 1304 - - -
Carbon disulphide 1305 - - -
Methyl alcohol 1306 - - -
Phosphorus, organic 1307 - - -
Fluorine 1308 1 - -
Nitric acid esters 1309 - - -
Alkyl-Aryl-Oxides 1310 2 4 2
Alkyl-Aryl-Sulphides 1311 - - -
Acids (dental diseases) 1312 - - -
Benzoquinone (eye) 1313 - - -
P-tert-Butylphenol 1314 - - 1
Isocyanates 1315 1 1 -
Dimethyl formamide 1316 - - -
Organic solvents 1317 - - -
Benzol, blood and lymphatic system2 1318 - 10 37
Tendovaginal 2101 - - -
Meniscus lesions 2102 - - -
External friction (pneumatic tools) 2103 - - -
Vibration (hands) 2104 - - -
Mucous bursae 2105 - - -
Nerve paralysis due to pressure 2106 - - -
Spinous processes 2107 - - -
Lumbar spine, lefting and carrying 2108 - - -
Cervical spine 2109 - - -
Lumbar spine, mainly vertical vibration of the entire body 2110 - - -
Abrasions of the teath 2111 - - -
Osteoarthritis2 2112 - - -
Working in compressed air 2201 - - -
Noise 2301 - - -
Cataract 2401 1 1 -
Ionizing radiation 2402 109 101 82
Infectious diseases 3101 19 18 20
Diseases transmitted 3102 1 2 -
Minerīs vermination 3103 - - -
Tropical diseases 3104 1 - 2
Silicosis 4101 332 352 420
Silicotuberculosis 4102 14 14 4
Asbestosis 4103 95 112 101
Lung- or larynx cancer, asbestos 4104 591 512 497
Mesothelioma, Asbestos 4105 793 747 694
Aluminium 4106 - - -
Pulmonary fibrosis 4107 1 - -
Thomas phospate 4108 - 1 -
Nickel 4109 2 4 3
Crude coke oven gas 4110 22 9 17
Bronchitis/Emphysema (hard coal miners) 4111 97 319 300
Lung cancer, quartz 4112 29 36 50
Lung cancer, PAH2 4113 - 2 3
Lung cancer, asbestos and PAH2 4114 - 1 3
Siderofibrosis2 4115 - - -
Alveolitis 4201 3 4 6
Byssinosis 4202 1 - -
Wood dust 4203 13 12 22
Obstructive respiratory tract diseases, allergic 4301 8 11 15
Obstructive respiratory tract diseases, toxic 4302 33 17 16
Skin diseases 5101 3 - 3
Skin cancer 5102 1 2 -
Minerīs nystagmus 6101 - - -
§ 9 II SGB VII 3   97 332 93
GDR-OD4   49 57 38
Total    2,391  2,767  2,486
1 Including cases in acc. with GDR OD ordinance
2
Since July 1, 2009: added to the annex to the German ordinance on occupational diseases
3
1996 and earlier: cases in acc. with § 551 Sec. 2 RVO
4 Cases in acc. with GDR OD ordinance

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