Silicosis: Primary occupations (2000 SOC) associated with silica exposure of silicosis cases—Michigan, New Jersey, 1993–2010

Occupation (2000 SOC)MichiganNew JerseyTotal
NumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercent
Management (11-9020)    –       –    1     0.4    1     0.1
Architecture and engineering1    4     0.6    4     1.7    8     0.9
Life, physical, and social science (19-2030)    1     0.2    –       –    1     0.1
Healthcare practitioners and technical (29-1110)    1     0.2    –       –    1     0.1
Protective service (33-2010)    1     0.2    –       –    1     0.1
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (37-2010, 37-3010)   10     1.5    2     0.9   12     1.4
Office and administrative support (43-5070, 43-5080, 43-9060)    2     0.3    2     0.9    4     0.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry (45-2090)    1     0.2    2     0.9    3     0.3
Construction and extraction 103   15.7   72   31.3 175   19.8
Construction laborers (47-2060)   40     6.1   21     9.1   61     6.9
Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons (47-2020)   22     3.4    5     2.2   27     3.1
Rock splitters, quarry (47-5050)   12     1.8    4     1.7   16     1.8
Miscellaneous extraction workers (47-5090)    –       –   11     4.8   11     1.2
Construction equipment operators (47-2070)    6     0.9    4     1.7   10     1.1
Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers (47-2050)    7     1.1    –       –    7     0.8
Electricians (47-2110)    4     0.6    3     1.3    7     0.8
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers (47-1010)    1     0.2    4     1.7    5     0.6
Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers (47-2040)    2     0.3    3     1.3    5     0.6
Earth drillers, except oil and gas (47-5020)    –       –    5     2.2    5     0.6
All others within construction and extraction2    9     1.4   12     5.2   21     2.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair   18     2.8   11     4.8   29     3.3
Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers (49-9040)   10     1.5    8     3.5   18     2.0
All others within installation, maintenance, and repair3    8     1.2    3     1.3   11     1.2
Production 454   69.4 116   50.4 570   64.5
Miscellaneous production workers (51-9190) 188   28.7   39   17.0 227   25.7
Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (51-4070) 111   17.0    4     1.7 115   13.0
Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers (51-9020)   32     4.9   22     9.6   54     6.1
Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (51-4030)   44     6.7    1     0.4   45     5.1
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers (51-1010)   21     3.2    7     3.0   28     3.2
Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders (51-4050)   24     3.7    1     0.4   25     2.8
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers (51-9060)    9     1.4    5     2.2   14     1.6
Painting Workers (51-9120)    2     0.3   10     4.3   12     1.4
Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators (51-2090)    3     0.5    8     3.5   11     1.2
Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians (51-9080)    6     0.9    3     1.3    9     1.0
Welding, soldering, and brazing workers (51-4120)    4     0.6    3     1.3    7     0.8
Machinists (51-4040)    1     0.2    5     2.2    6     0.7
Tool and Die Makers (51-4110)    3     0.5    2     0.9    5     0.6
Miscellaneous Metalworkers and Plastic Workers (51-4190)    1     0.2    4     1.7    5     0.6
All others within production4    5     0.8    2     0.9    7     0.8
Transportation and material moving operations   23     3.5   16     7.0   39     4.4
Laborers and material movers, hand (53-7060)    6     0.9    9     3.9   15     1.7
Crane and tower operators (53-7020)    8     1.2    2     0.9   10     1.1
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (53-3030)    2     0.3    5     2.2    7     0.8
All others within transportation and material moving operations5    7     1.1    –       –    7     0.8
Unclassifiable   36     5.5    4     1.7   40     4.5
TOTAL 654 100.0 230 100.0 884 100.0

- indicates no cases reported.     SOC - Standard Occupational Classification 
1 All others within architecture and engineering include the following 2000 SOC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 17-2050, 17-2130, 17-2150, 17-3010, and 17-3020.
2 All others within construction and extraction include the following 2000 SOC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 47-2010, 47-2030, 47-2120, 47-2130, 47-2140, 47-2150, 47-2210, 47-2220, 47-3010, 47-4060, 47-5030, and 47-5040.
3 All others within installation, maintenance, and repair include the following 2000 SOC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 49-2090, 49-3020, 49-3040, and 49-9090.
4 All others within production include the following 2000 SOC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 51-2040, 51-4060, 51-6020, and 51-9010. 
5 All others within transportation and material moving operations include the following 2000 SOC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 53-4010, 53-4020, 53-7030, 53-7050, and 53-7190.

Note:

Percentages may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.

See Appendix for information about data sources and methods.

Source:

Surveillance data as of January 2014, reported by K Rosenman, MJ Reilly, and M Yoder (Michigan); M Lumia and K Worthington (New Jersey).

Citation:

NIOSH 2014. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2014-836 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Morgantown, WV. Available at: <https://wwwn.cdc.gov/eWorld/Data/836> May 3, 2024.

Reference Number: 2014-836

Date Posted: November 2014

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