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Mortality Experience of the AFL-CIO United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1969-1970 and 1972-1973.

PB83174110

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Milham, S.
Page Count	62
Abstract	The mortality experience of the members of the AFL-CIO United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America was determined for four years during the 1969-1973 period. Expected and observed rates were calculated and the mortality was expressed as standard mortality ratios (SMR). Data from two additional years was added to that given in HEW Publication No. (NIOSH) 74-129. Detailed mortality data is given for 94 cause of death groupings, by trade, by union locals, and by geographic area. Elevated rates of job related accidental deaths were found mainly among younger workers, and were mostly the result of falls, falling objects, and electrocution. Elevated rates of lung cancer and mesothelioma among some trades are probably related to asbestos used in building insulation. No specific carcinogenic exposure is known which can explain (a) elevation of gastrointestinal cancer rates among pile drivers, (b) excess of lung, stomach and bladder cancer among locals in some urban areas, (c) excess of lung hematopoietic cancers among wood machining trades and plywood mill workers. Further investigation of these findings is warranted.
Keywords	Mortality Malignant neoplasms Wood Industrial medicine Death Carcinogens Leukemias Sawmills Medical records Tables(Data) Recommendations Distribution Industrial hygiene Industrial atmospheres Population(Statistics) Cancer Occupational safety and health AFL CIO labor union
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services, Olympia.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB-266 906.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198313
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0016

Mortality Experience of the AFL-CIO United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1969-1970 and 1972-1973.

Mortality Experience of the AFL-CIO United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, 1969-1970 and 1972-1973.
PB83174110

Publication Date	1978
Personal Author	Milham, S.
Page Count	62
Abstract	The mortality experience of the members of the AFL-CIO United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America was determined for four years during the 1969-1973 period. Expected and observed rates were calculated and the mortality was expressed as standard mortality ratios (SMR). Data from two additional years was added to that given in HEW Publication No. (NIOSH) 74-129. Detailed mortality data is given for 94 cause of death groupings, by trade, by union locals, and by geographic area. Elevated rates of job related accidental deaths were found mainly among younger workers, and were mostly the result of falls, falling objects, and electrocution. Elevated rates of lung cancer and mesothelioma among some trades are probably related to asbestos used in building insulation. No specific carcinogenic exposure is known which can explain (a) elevation of gastrointestinal cancer rates among pile drivers, (b) excess of lung, stomach and bladder cancer among locals in some urban areas, (c) excess of lung hematopoietic cancers among wood machining trades and plywood mill workers. Further investigation of these findings is warranted.
Keywords	Mortality Malignant neoplasms Wood Industrial medicine Death Carcinogens Leukemias Sawmills Medical records Tables(Data) Recommendations Distribution Industrial hygiene Industrial atmospheres Population(Statistics) Cancer Occupational safety and health AFL CIO labor union
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors
Corporate Authors	Washington State Dept. of Social and Health Services, Olympia.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB-266 906.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198313
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0016