Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-80-250-1529: Delco Electronics Division; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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• Personal Author:
  Ahrenholz, Steven H. ; Sweeney, Marie H.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A health hazard evaluation at Delco Electronics Division of General Motors Corporation (SIC-3662), Milwaukee, Wisconsin was conducted in November, 1980. The evaluation was requested confidentially to investigate a possible excess of deaths from brain cancer among former employees. A proportionate mortality ratio (PMR), a proportionate cancer mortality ratio (PCMR), and a case control study were conducted using information obtained from the company death benefits program. A total of 508 employee deaths occurred during the period 1950 to 1980. The PMRs for total cancer and brain cancer for hourly employees were 124 and 305, respectively. The corresponding PMRs for salaried employees were 139 and 296, respectively. The PCMR for brain cancer was significantly increased, 11 observed versus 5.6 deaths expected. A significant increase in stomach cancer mortality occurred among white female employees, 4 deaths versus 1.03 expected. In the case control study, elevated risks were found among machine, maintenance, and general office workers. No specific etiologic agent could be identified. The authors conclude that there is not enough evidence to determine if a health hazard exists at the facility. They recommend notifying NIOSH if additional cases of brain cancer occur at the facility.
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Safety
• Keywords:
  Aromatic-hydrocarbons Beryllium Brain Cancer Cancer Electronics-industry Hazards-Unconfirmed HETA-80-250-1529 Mortality-data NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Proportionate Cancer Mortality Radio And Television Transmitting, Signaling, And Detection Equipment And Apparatus Trichloroethylene

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA802501529
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Wisconsin ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  25 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Fingerhut, Marilyn A.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00144849
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-208668
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 80-250-1529, 1984 Nov ; :1-22
• Editor(s):
  Jolliffe, Lynette K. ; McGrath, Ruth
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3662 - Radio and Tv Communication Equipment - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:047f9a9bd64cf4f095223a056d168a87baa3f89bde532f270295232ffab740b9bd4258eb20e71cee2eef314d8830fe2dd73afefbf9fa78e0a9ab03becd24e5f3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172746/cdc_172746_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.52 MB ]