Mortality of potash workers.

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• Personal Author:
  Archer VE ; Wagoner, Joseph K. ; Waxweiler, Richard J.
• Description:
  There is no evidence of predisposition of underground miners to lung cancer or to any of the diseases evaluated. There is no reason to believe that the underground environment increases respiratory disease when known noxious agents such as pneumoconiosis producing dust or radon decay products are absent or present in only minute amounts. The inverse relationship between on the job fatal accidents and duration of employment for underground miners indicates the importance of intense employee education in area of safe work practices and adherence to those practices. Exposure to sodium (7440235) and potassium (7440097) dust in the potash industry did not influence mortality due to heart disease or cerebrovascular accidents. No excess mortality was attributable to the presence of diesel engines in some mines. A deficit of deaths from cancers other than respiratory among the surface workers could not be explained. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Neoplasms Occupational Health Pathology Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Human-engineering Isotopes JOCMA7 NIOSH-Author Pneumoconiosis Radon Respiratory-system-disorders Safety-engineering
• ISSN:
  0096-1736
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSCI - Division of Field Studies and Clinical Investigations
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  486-489
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00020492
• Citation:
  J Occup Med 1973 Jun; 15(6):486-489
• CAS Registry Number:
  Potassium (CAS RN 7440-09-7) ; Sodium (CAS RN 7440-23-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fa00dea78939a8cf0409810344c5635a3ba9e693863b2f3882e65449b736a935c697bdd6f90656cd1677ae26666806db5b289abf23dd4af1dc93583fe4c2fed2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183837/cdc_183837_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.56 MB ]