Mortality Experience of Vermont Granite Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Davis LK ; Froines J ; Monson RR ; Wegman, David H.
• Description:
  The proportional mortality experience (1952-1978) of 969 deceased white male granite workers was compared with that of United States white males. Industrial hygiene information was combined with work histories to develop an estimate of lifetime granite dust exposure for each individual. Subjects were grouped into four cumulative exposure categories, and exposure-response relationships were examined. Trends of increasing silicosis and tuberculosis with increasing lifetime exposure were observed. These are consistent with earlier findings. With the exception of excess suicide among granite workers dying before 1970, there was little evidence of association between other causes of death and employment in the granite industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Silicon Dioxide Silicosis
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Granite Dust Industrial Hygiene Mortality Data Mortality Studies Proportional Mortality Respiratory Diseases Silica Silica Dusts Stone Processing Stone Products
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; Vermont
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060841
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1983 Jun; 4(6):705-723
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Wegman, Occupational Health Program, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
• CAS Registry Number:
  Quartz (SiO2) (CAS RN 14808-60-7) ; Silica (CAS RN 7631-86-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1983
• 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-512:4f56235bb3110111f893dd1aae5c8153afe56064a02c58c595ff2001b4d248f5ea0596098a76ae6d86a5edd4eda139b9c700586b4529845a9a6cd9674187c865
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224637/cdc_224637_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 328.03 KB ]