NIOSH
HAZARD REVIEW
Health
Effects of Occupational Exposure
to
Respirable Crystalline Silica
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Table
4. Most frequently recorded occupations of U.S. residents aged 15
or above whose death certificates list silicosis as an underlying
or contributory cause of death—selected States, 1991–1992*
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COC†
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Occupation
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Number
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%
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616
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Mining
machine operator
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39
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16.0
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889
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Laborer,
except construction
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29
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11.9
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|
019
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Manager
or administrator, not elsewhere classified
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11
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4.5
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633
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Supervisor
or precision production occupations
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11
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4.5
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453
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Janitor,
cleaner
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8
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3.3
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719
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Molding,
casting machine operator
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8
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3.3
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243
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Supervisor
or proprietor of sales occupations
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6
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2.5
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844
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Operating
engineer
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6
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2.5
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637
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Machinist
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5
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2.1
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787
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Hand
molding, casting, and forming occupations
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5
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2.1
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—
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All
other occupations
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109
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44.9
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—
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Occupation
not reported
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6
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2.5
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TOTAL
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243
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100.1‡
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| Source:
NIOSH [1996a]. *Data for 1985–1990 are reported in Table 4–11 of NIOSH [1994d]. †COC: 1980 census occupation code. ‡ Column does not add to 100.0 because of rounding. |
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