Mortality Among Autoworkers Manufacturing Electronics in Huntsville, Alabama

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• Personal Author:
  DeBono N ; Keil A ; Kelly-Reif K ; Marshall S ; Richardson D ; Robinson W ; Troester M
• Description:
  Background: Workers raised concerns over suspected excesses of mortality at automotive electronics manufacturing facilities in Huntsville, Alabama. Methods: A study of 4396 UAW members ever-employed at Huntsville facilities between 1972 and 1993 was conducted with mortality follow-up through 2016. Standardized Mortality Ratios (SMRs) were estimated using U.S. and Alabama reference rates. Results: Relative to U.S. rates, there was a modest excess of all-cause mortality among White female workers (SMR 1.08, 95%CI: 0.99-1.18) and among all workers hired <1977 at the original plant building (SMR 1.10, 95%CI: 0.99-1.22). There was excess nervous system disorder (SMR 1.24, 95%CI: 0.91-1.65) and brain and nervous system cancer (SMR 1.31, 95%CI: 0.67-2.28) mortality. Estimates for several causes of interest were imprecise. Conclusions: All-cause mortality estimates were greater than anticipated based on results from other UAW cohorts. The excess of nervous system disease mortality is consistent with other studies of electronics workers exposed to lead-solder and chlorinated solvents. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Electrical Equipment And Supplies Lead Mortality Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Trichloroethylene

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: 1,1,1-trichloroethane Automotive Industry Brain Disorders Electronic Components Electronics Industry Electronics Manufacturing Gender Factors Lead Lead Compounds Mortality Mortality Rates Nervous System Disorders Neurological Diseases Occupational Cohort Racial Factors Solder Soldering Trichloroethylene

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  282-295
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054086
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2019 Apr; 62(4):282-295
• Contact Point Address:
  Nathan DeBono, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599
• Email:
  ndb@unc.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  1,1,1-Trichloroethane (CAS RN 71-55-6) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1) ; Trichloroethylene (CAS RN 79-01-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5fc821d02c4c5e202c4fd07c077dcdf32249d5ada6dbe6abadff75403b557cb685e824adbe51414909c8e5e2c17198a0105d30c69f99ca3ac6326237b5198222
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