14 years of case-based silicosis surveillance data-New Jersey, Michigan, and Ohio, 1989-2002

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• Personal Author:
  Filios, Margaret S.
• Description:
  Silicosis is a preventable lung disease caused by the inhalation and deposition of respirable crystalline silica in the lungs; it is nearly always attributable to occupational exposure. Three states (New Jersey, Michigan, and Ohio) conducted casebased surveillance for silicosis for 15 years with partial funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) under the Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks (SENSOR) program. Each state used a standard case definition and a questionnaire to collect a common set of variables. Data were submitted to NIOSH for aggregation. Presented are selected provisional summary data from the three state programs based on 1,398 confirmed cases of silicosis reported for 1989-2002. Hospital discharge records represented the primary source of case identification (75%), followed by health care professional reports (13%). Duration of employment in jobs with potential silica exposure was ascertained, 7% had less than 10 years of exposure. Overall, primary metal industries (57%), stone, clay, glass, and concrete products (16%), and special trade construction contractors (5%) were the industries accounting for the highest proportion of cases. Predominant occupations included laborers, except construction (18%), and molding and casting machine operators (8%). State data has been used to target at-risk industries and occupations for prevention efforts. Examples of state intervention and prevention activities will also be presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aluminum Silicates Construction Industry Inhalation Exposure Lung Lung Diseases Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Metals Metal Workers Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Compounds Silicon Dioxide Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-industry Exposure-levels Inhalants Lung-disease Lung-disorders Lung-function Machine-operators Metal-industry Metallic-compounds Questionnaires Silica-dusts Silicates Silicon-compounds Silicosis Surveillance-programs

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• Publisher:
  Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041859
• Citation:
  CSTE Annual Conference Abstracts June 24-28, 2007, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Atlanta, GA, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, 2007 Jun; :2451
• Contact Point Address:
  Margaret Filios, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Rd, MS H-G900.2, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  mfilios@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  CSTE Annual Conference Abstracts June 24-28, 2007, Atlantic City, New Jersey
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:188e5ebd1001192931e36f4ccfded4ad1c2cb5e28c249eb294b5d9473e7c3c833de83d99b9c781b567986ec0b01565e26ba4aa89720a9ac60da891adccd03abd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194298/cdc_194298_DS1.pdf
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