Study of sheet metal workers.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Black R ; Cooper WC ; Gaffey W ; Papendorf W
• Description:
  The health status of sheet metal workers (SIC-1711) was investigated in 50 sheet metal firms in California. Toxic exposure and mortality data was obtained from union records, interviews with workers, and environmental studies during sheet metal operations. The total population included 1,301 workers. Proportionate mortality was studied in 364 deaths that occurred in two cohorts of sheet metal workers from 1950 to 1970 and an additional 423 deaths identified from claims to a pension plan. In both sexes there was an excess of deaths due to malignant neoplasms; the excess was attributable to malignant tumors of the respiratory tract. There were also excesses in deaths due to accidents other than motor vehicle accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, and suicide. Standardized mortality ratios (SMR) were calculated for two cohorts of 1,670 and 1,031 men observed for 28,438 and 12,422 persons years, respectively. Analysis of 307 deaths in the first and 83 deaths in the second cohort showed that the overall SMR was better than expected in both groups, but there was an apparent excess of lung cancer. The authors suggest that the greatest factor contributing to the lung cancer risk was exposure to asbestos (1332214).
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Elastomers Emergencies Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Carcinogenesis Contract-099-71-0055 Epidemiology Health-surveys Lung-disorders Metal-workers Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates NIOSH-Contract
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  1-38
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00119321
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Contract 099-71-0055, 1975 Dec; :1-38
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Berkeley
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1711 - Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fa4dc11de0c9c2cc3a0fad33ef67e96c292a0dc1b1ad6d50c845d1dbd49f3875296dbb608e85a9e2572737d08f2596896015c66bc58976253430e5524c942ee5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179134/cdc_179134_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.65 MB ]