National Trends in Silicosis Mortality in the United States, 1981–2004

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• Personal Author:
  Attfield MD ; Bang KM ; Syamlal G ; Wood JM
• Description:
  Background: This article describes trends in mortality with silicosis and identifies industries and occupations with elevated silicosis mortality. Methods: A total of 6,326 deaths with silicosis for 1981-2004 were analyzed for trends and association with occupation and industry. Annual mortality rates were age-adjusted to the U.S. Year 2000 population. A linear regression model was used for analyzing mortality trends. Proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) were based on 1,440 deaths with information on usual industry and occupation. Results: Overall age-adjusted mortality rates per million declined from 2.4 in 1981 to 0.7 in 2004. Industries having significantly elevated PMRs for silicosis included mining and quarrying. Occupations with elevated PMRs included those associated with metal and mineral processing. Conclusions: The results suggest that considerable progress has been made towards elimination of this preventable disease. However, about 30 silicosis deaths per year have been recorded since 1995 among those of working age, warranting continued efforts to effectively limit workplace exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aluminum Silicates Demography Mining Mortality Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Silicon Dioxide Silicosis Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Author Keywords: Silicosis Demographic-characteristics Industry Mining-industry Models Mortality Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupation Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Proportionate Mortality Ratios Racial-factors Silica-dusts Silicates Surveillance Work-environment Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034388
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2008 Sep; 51(9):633-639
• Contact Point Address:
  Ki Moon Bang, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  kmb2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1309a08e393e933fdbd3f254595c2bf25dca5b9be5e87c5a2aab0536bedb679fc315cff4bcabff2dbc3588c538a0fc27b85f86a10419ca7db2c8e1b72826419c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189614/cdc_189614_DS1.pdf
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