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Part B - NIOSH Dose Reconstruction Referrals from
the Department of Labor (DOL)
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA)
modified 1/9/2009
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| Cases Referred to NIOSH by DOL |
28,405 |
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| Cases Currently Returned to DOL (80%) |
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cases returned with a completed final dose reconstruction report |
19,337 |
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cases pulled from NIOSH and dose reconstruction by DOL1 |
799 |
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cases pulled from NIOSH and dose reconstruction for SEC2 |
2,273 |
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| 22,408 |
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| Cases Currently Administratively Closed by NIOSH (1%)3 |
447 |
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| Cases Currently at NIOSH (19%) |
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cases assigned to Health Physicists for dose reconstruction |
2,422 |
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cases with a completed draft dose reconstruction; awaiting OCAS-1 |
670 |
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cases not yet assigned to Health Physicists for dose reconstruction |
2,467 |
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| 5,5594 |
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Statistics by State and Worksite |
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1 DOL pulled (withdrew) case from NIOSH and dose reconstruction due to claimant request, claimant death without a known survivor, or insufficient employment or medical information.
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2 NIOSH pulled case from dose reconstruction and returned it to DOL for Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) consideration.
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3 Draft dose reconstruction report completed. Administratively closed due to claimant refusal to sign OCAS-1 form.
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4Of the total active claims at NIOSH, 2,359 out of 5,559 (42%), represent dose reconstructions returned to NIOSH by DOL for rework due to additional employment, an additional cancer needs to be dose reconstructed, or the affect of a technical change based on a Program Evaluation Report is being examined.
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Page last modified: January 10, 2009
Page last reviewed: May 30, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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