Causes of death among employees of a synthetic abrasive product manufacturing company.

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• Personal Author:
  Eisen EA ; Wegman, David H.
• Description:
  Causes of death among workers involved in the manufacture of abrasive produces were analyzed. Records of 1,030 White male workers employed by the same manufacturer were identified through a review of death certificates issued from 1954 to 1974. A study group of 968 workers was classified into various employment categories. Data was analyzed by proportional mortality analysis. Digestive cancer, Hodgkin's disease, and nonmalignant respiratory disease categories were notably elevated. Significant mortality excesses were seen in men who had worked in the departments of abrasive preparation, vitreous bonding, and organic bonding. In abrasive preparation, where dust concentrations were greatest, the mortality ratio increased with increasing duration of employment. The authors conclude that exposure to synthetic abrasive is associated with adverse effects on the lung. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Epidemiology Lung Lung Diseases Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Abrasives Dust Exposure Dusts Health Surveys Lung Disorders Mortality Rates Occupational Medicine
• ISSN:
  0096-1736
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00119656
• Citation:
  J Occup Med 1981 Nov; 23(11):748-754
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19770930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Medicine
• End Date:
  19940630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d46b282c641fe78c58192a82576ad1c1dd6c870e41849f19f7365e2d2017047b0c1b2915e4254cfdc0d08ef1049801b027d48da6bed7d2e0b4387e0c2e33c1a8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/184498/cdc_184498_DS1.pdf
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