Employment Characteristics and Cause-Specific Mortality at Automotive Electronics Manufacturing Plants 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: This study was carried out in response to worker concerns over their exposure to lead solder and chlorinated solvents at automotive electronics manufacturing plants in Huntsville, Alabama. Methods: A study of 4396 United Autoworkers members ever-employed at the plants between 1972 and 1993 was conducted with mortality follow-up through 2016. Poisson regression was used to estimate mortality rate ratios (RR) according to employment characteristics, including calendar period of employment. Results: Pre-1977 hires exhibited elevated adjusted rates of all-cause (RR, 1.29; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09-1.52), cardiovascular (RR, 1.38; 95% CI, 1.03-1.86), and digestive system (RR, 2.31; 95% CI, 1.04-5.10) disease mortality relative to the most recent hire group (1984-1993). Never- versus ever-employment in a skilled trade job was associated with elevated adjusted rates of all-cause, all-cancer, and cardiovascular disease mortality. Nervous system disorder mortality was greatest among 1977-1983 hires. Conclusions: Elevated mortality among pre-1977 hires is consistent with worker concerns over greater exposure to hazards at the original plant building. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Electrical Equipment And Supplies Morbidity Mortality Nervous System Nervous System Diseases Occupational Health Safety Trichloroethylene
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: 1,1,1-trichloroethane Automotive Industry Autoworker Electronic Components Electronics Industry Electronics Manufacturing Lead Solder Morbidity Rates Mortality Mortality Rates Nervous System Disorders Occupational Cohort 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:
  296-308
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054811
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2019 Apr; 62(4):296-308
• 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-512:96ceb966733f8ad67fe54312fe745fbe1a9885e059a134123966a37ce41180b5ff942bf676ad5ae822bb272579ae16f2608dbcee68c13bba206c44e08489a10a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217240/cdc_217240_DS1.pdf
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