Recommended Practices: Green Tobacco Sickness
March 2015
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2015-104
Workers who plant, cultivate and harvest tobacco are at risk of suffering from a form of nicotine poisoning known as “Green Tobacco Sickness”. This illness causes nausea and vomiting that can lead to hospitalization and lost work time. Tobacco workers suffering from Green Tobacco Sickness are at greater risk for heat illness—a potentially deadly condition.
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Page last reviewed: March 27, 2015
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health