Mortality Among Rubber Chemical Manufacturing Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Prince M ; Roberts D ; Ruder, Avima M. ; Salvan A ; Ward, Elizabeth M.
• Description:
  Background: A retrospective cohort mortality study evaluated ischemic heart disease (IHD) among workers in the rubber chemicals manufacturing department of a Western New York plant. A previous study at the plant found elevated chest pain and angina among workers in this department. Methods: Mortality experience of workers employed from 1946-1988 was followed through December 31, 1994. Mortality was compared to U.S. population rates and to local Niagara county rates by using the NIOSH life table analysis system. Poisson regression was used to examine patterns of IHD within the cohort. Results: The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) for IHD among workers in the rubber chemicals department was 1.51 (U.S. rates) and 1.19 (Niagara county rates). Increased mortality from IHD in the rubber chemicals department was most pronounced at younger ages (< 50, SMR = 2.4); workers in a second chemical production department also had an elevated (but not statistically significant) SMR of 1.5 for IHD. Conclusions: IHD mortality among workers in the rubber chemicals department was elevated, particularly among those under 50 years of age. Potential occupational risk factors for IHD include the rotating shift pattern for employees assigned to two chemical production departments and chemical exposures present in the rubber chemicals department. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Epidemiology Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Rubber Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Epidemiology Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular System Disease Cardiovascular System Disorders Heart Ischemic Heart Disease Morbidity Rates Mortality Data Mortality Rates Mortality Surveys Occupational Cohort Mortality Rubber Manufacturing Rubber Manufacturing Industry Rubber Workers Statistical Analysis

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• 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
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020785
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2000 Jun; 37(6):590-598
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Mailstop R-16, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198451/cdc_198451_DS1.pdf
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