Mortality Among Rubber Workers: VII. Aerospace Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Delzell E ; Monson RR
• Description:
  This study evaluated cause-specific mortality among 3,161 men who were employed in the aerospace division of a rubber manufacturing company. Compared to other production workers at the plant, aerospace workers in deicer and fuel cell manufacturing jobs experienced a 60% excess of deaths from lung cancer. Deicer and fuel cell workers who were under 65 years of age had lung cancer rates that were approximately twice those of other rubber workers of comparable age. Aerospace division employees also had elevated rates of bladder cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. However, detailed analyses suggested that, with the exception of lung cancer, these cancer excesses were not likely to be attributable to employment in the aerospace division. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lung Lung Diseases Men Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Rubber Safety

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• Keywords:
  Aerospace Workers Author Keywords: Rubber Workers Cancer Cancer Rates Lung Cancer Mortality Mortality Rates Occupational Exposure Rubber Manufacturing Industry Rubber Workers
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  265-271
• Volume:
  6
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060674
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1984 Apr; 6(4):265-271
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Elizabeth Delzell, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama in Birmingham, University Station, Birmingham AL 35294
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19770930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  19940630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a5eadab68b866771c414e5185e6a8cd6d245be9785ec135dc12f01d7995ecdd6a566edd53079700efba9c8132abaf8193a692daf79b11a706cd5cbee640dc4b0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224515/cdc_224515_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 415.27 KB ]