| Document ID (ISN) | 105108 |
| CIS number |
06-588 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Park R.M., Ahn Y.S., Stayner L.T., Kang S.K., Jang J.K. |
| Title |
Mortality of iron and steel workers in Korea |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2005, Vol.48, No.3, p.194-204. 30 ref. |
| Abstract |
The mortality of a cohort of 44,974 workers hired from 1968 and followed from 1992 to 2001 at two Korean iron and steel manufacturing complexes was analysed. 806 deaths were observed during 10 years of follow-up, showing a large healthy worker effect for all causes (standardized mortality ratio SMR=0.59) and for cancer (SMR=0.79). Mortality at subsidiaries was considerably higher than at the parent plants (standardized relative rate SRR=1.71). Relative mortality rates declined with employment duration. Fatal injury deaths in the first year were highly elevated (SMR=3.10) declining to less than that expected after five years. Cancer mortality was elevated in stainless steel production (SRR=3.26) and overall mortality was elevated for work in plant maintenance departments (SRR=1.17), particularly for fatal injuries (SRR=1.67). All-cause mortality increased with employment duration in the steel-production departments, as did fatal injuries in material handling and construction. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; Korea, Republic of; steelworks; mortality; occupational diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
healthy worker effect; stainless steel; maintenance; length of service; frequency rates; cancer; cohort study; long-term study; fatalities; manual handling |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Korea, Republic of; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Iron and steel industry
|
