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Minnesota Highway Maintenance Worker Mortality Study 1945-1984.

PB91197376

Publication Date	1987
Personal Author	Bender, A. P.; Parker, D. L.; Johnson, R. A.; Anderson, W. K.; Crozier, M. A.
Page Count	304
Abstract	The Minnesota Department of Health conducted a large scale study of all highway maintenance workers following the discovery of a possible increased risk of leukemia among the workers. The records were available to support a high quality epidemiologic study. The 5000 men identified worked in highway maintenance for at least 1 year between 1945 and 1984. The total number of deaths that occurred in the group was 1530, significantly less than the number expected. Despite this favorable overall mortality rate, there were increased risks of leukemia among long term workers and accidental deaths among short term workers. Also of potential concern are deaths from urinary cancers, colon cancer, and chronic renal failure. Several recommendations were offered including periodic updating of worker mortality and cancer morbidity, conducting specific studies to characterize any specific highway maintenance activities associated with increased mortality risks, conducting a pilot study of injury surveillance, monitoring for suspected exposures to hazardous agents, study the potential of cytogenetic assays to assess personal exposures to harmful substances, and minimize worker exposures.
Keywords	Minnesota Leukemia Occupational safety and health Epidemiology Mortality Dose-response relationships Mutagens Chronic kidney disease Colonic neoplasms Urinary tract neoplasms Wounds and injuries Risk assessment Hazardous materials Occupational exposure Accidents Highway maintenance workers
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57E - Clinical Medicine 43G - Transportation
Corporate Authors	Minnesota Dept. of Health, Minneapolis.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Preliminary rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199117

Minnesota Highway Maintenance Worker Mortality Study 1945-1984.

Minnesota Highway Maintenance Worker Mortality Study 1945-1984.
PB91197376

Publication Date	1987
Personal Author	Bender, A. P.; Parker, D. L.; Johnson, R. A.; Anderson, W. K.; Crozier, M. A.
Page Count	304
Abstract	The Minnesota Department of Health conducted a large scale study of all highway maintenance workers following the discovery of a possible increased risk of leukemia among the workers. The records were available to support a high quality epidemiologic study. The 5000 men identified worked in highway maintenance for at least 1 year between 1945 and 1984. The total number of deaths that occurred in the group was 1530, significantly less than the number expected. Despite this favorable overall mortality rate, there were increased risks of leukemia among long term workers and accidental deaths among short term workers. Also of potential concern are deaths from urinary cancers, colon cancer, and chronic renal failure. Several recommendations were offered including periodic updating of worker mortality and cancer morbidity, conducting specific studies to characterize any specific highway maintenance activities associated with increased mortality risks, conducting a pilot study of injury surveillance, monitoring for suspected exposures to hazardous agents, study the potential of cytogenetic assays to assess personal exposures to harmful substances, and minimize worker exposures.
Keywords	Minnesota Leukemia Occupational safety and health Epidemiology Mortality Dose-response relationships Mutagens Chronic kidney disease Colonic neoplasms Urinary tract neoplasms Wounds and injuries Risk assessment Hazardous materials Occupational exposure Accidents Highway maintenance workers
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57E - Clinical Medicine 43G - Transportation
Corporate Authors	Minnesota Dept. of Health, Minneapolis.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Preliminary rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199117