• DR. MAHENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAY

The study was carried out among stone crusher workers and nearby residents in Shankargarh, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, where entire families including women and children, crush boulders of silica and work on stone crusher units for a living as the land is mostly rocky and not suitable for cultivation. The various crushing operations involved in stone crushing e.g. blasting, manual cutting, crushing and transportation emit fugitive stone dust. These fine aerosol of stone dust causes health problems among the stone crusher workers and nearby residents. Sputum examination (AFB), Spirometry (PFT) and Radiology was carried out to assess the prevalence of lung problems, tuberculosis and other occupational diseases. Present study reflects that the values of all parameters are abnormal in most of the stone crusher workers and they have health problems. So it is recommended that regular health checkup of these crusher workers should be done and they should be promoted to use the protective and preventive measures to minimize the health hazards.

Stone crusher workers, Tuberculosis, Spirometry, Radiology.

"RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, SPIROMETRIC, AND RADIOLOGICAL ESTIMATION OF STONE CRUSING WORKERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no.g303-g309, December-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312639.pdf

"RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, SPIROMETRIC, AND RADIOLOGICAL ESTIMATION OF STONE CRUSING WORKERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no. ppg303-g309, December-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2312639.pdf