Work related ill health statistics

Estimated cases of work-related ill health in the sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles (SIC 45) averaged 2009/10 to 2011/12p

From THOR	3 year (2009-2011) average cases	Rate/100,000
Musculoskeletal (All) (incl. back/upper limb)	69	13
Contact dermatitis	40	9
Occupational asthma	18	4

The table shows

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders

• total estimated number of cases reported by rheumatologists by occupational physicians and estimated rates per 100 000 MVR workers per year (Source THORM07)

Contact dermatitis

• total estimated number of cases reported by dermatologists and by occupational physicians and estimated rates per 100 000 workers per year, for motor mechanics and auto-engineers (Source THORS05)

Occupational asthma

• estimated number of cases reported by chest physicians and by occupational physicians and estimated rates per 100 000 MVR workers per year (Source THORRR05)

Vehicle spray painter is a common occupation in MVR, although not exclusive to this industry.  In 2011/12, the estimated rate of occupational asthma was 89 per 100 000 vehicle spray painters.

Occupational asthma

estimated number of cases reported by chest physicians to SWORD and estimated rates per 100,000 workers per year, by occupation averaged 2009-2011 (Source: Table THORR04)

Occupation (a)	SOC2000		Chest physicians (SWORD) (p)
	Major group	Unit group	Annual average estimated cases (b) 2009-2011	Rate per 100,000 workers per year (c)
Vehicle spray painters		5234	16	89
Total - all occupations			182	1

Isocyanates were responsible for around 15% of all cases of occupational asthma (THORR06)