Long-Term Mortality Experience of Steelworkers

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• Personal Author:
  Redmond, Carol K. ; Rockette HE ; Sass R ; Weinberg G ; Wieand HS
• Description:
  A NIOSH study of the long term mortality of steel workers is reviewed. Mortality data from 1953 to 1975 for Allegheny County coke oven workers (SIC-3312), Allegheny County steelworkers (SIC- 3325), and nonAllegheny County coke oven workers is provided along with overall mortality rates by work area. Tabulated data is presented for cause specific mortality rates at each facility, demographic characteristics of the populations, and mortality rates by years of exposure. The authors conclude that 48 of 57 work areas examined are associated with excess mortality rates from respiratory cancers, cirrhosis of the liver, kidney cancer, digestive tract cancer, and cardiovascular disease. Further observations and analysis of this group of workers and continued maintenance and updates of the data are recommended. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Epidemiology Metal Workers Mortality Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Carcinogenesis Health-surveys Humans Metal-workers Mortality-rates
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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
• Pages in Document:
  1-118
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00115875
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-174939
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 81-120, 1981 Jun; :1-118
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3312 - Blast furnaces and steel mills - (SIC) ; 3325 - Steel foundries, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ea5f3fd8b578d97bbf903006d0032f219ed4b3df62606f3b85ca87c237cadaa587943ec3c3e3219bce1f5ba3ef50129b8ec36a5af6b68a240987052cd571f0d1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209418/cdc_209418_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.79 MB ]