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Selected Leads from the 1984 Occupational Mortality Surveillance Data.

PB90155912

Publication Date	1989
Personal Author	Robinson, C.; Burnett, C.; Lalich, N.; Brackbill, R.
Page Count	54
Abstract	An evaluation was undertaken of the occupational mortality experience of 14 states in the United States for the purpose of identifying occupational groups which appeared to be at excessive risk for cause-specific mortality. A significant excess of proportionate mortality was noted for several not easily studied occupations. Significantly increased proportionate mortality ratios were observed for several occupations and evaluated in comparison with previously reported surveillance studies. These associations included excessive leukemia mortality among communications workers; intestinal and bladder cancer in dry cleaning workers; acute myocardial infarction in textile workers; other forms of heart disease in textile and apparel mill workers; rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in teachers, salesmen, and homemakers; cancer of the larynx in printing machine operators; kidney cancer in machinists; and work related electrocutions.
Keywords	Mortality Epidemiology Risk Malignant neoplasms Cardiovascular diseases Electric shock Hazards Textile industry Dry cleaning Occupational safety and health Fatalities Work environments
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 41I - Job Environment 94D - Job Environment 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Surveillance Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199009

Selected Leads from the 1984 Occupational Mortality Surveillance Data.

Selected Leads from the 1984 Occupational Mortality Surveillance Data.
PB90155912

Publication Date	1989
Personal Author	Robinson, C.; Burnett, C.; Lalich, N.; Brackbill, R.
Page Count	54
Abstract	An evaluation was undertaken of the occupational mortality experience of 14 states in the United States for the purpose of identifying occupational groups which appeared to be at excessive risk for cause-specific mortality. A significant excess of proportionate mortality was noted for several not easily studied occupations. Significantly increased proportionate mortality ratios were observed for several occupations and evaluated in comparison with previously reported surveillance studies. These associations included excessive leukemia mortality among communications workers; intestinal and bladder cancer in dry cleaning workers; acute myocardial infarction in textile workers; other forms of heart disease in textile and apparel mill workers; rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in teachers, salesmen, and homemakers; cancer of the larynx in printing machine operators; kidney cancer in machinists; and work related electrocutions.
Keywords	Mortality Epidemiology Risk Malignant neoplasms Cardiovascular diseases Electric shock Hazards Textile industry Dry cleaning Occupational safety and health Fatalities Work environments
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 41I - Job Environment 94D - Job Environment 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Surveillance Branch.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199009