Silicosis: Primary occupations (2000 COC) associated with silica exposure of silicosis cases—Michigan, New Jersey, 1993–2011
| Occupation (2000 COC) | Michigan | New Jersey | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Management (022) | – | – | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Architecture and engineering (136, 145, 150, 154, 155) | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 1.7 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Life, physical, and social services (172, 192) | 2 | 0.3 | – | – | 2 | 0.2 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical (313) | 1 | 0.2 | – | – | 1 | 0.1 |
| Protective service (374) | 1 | 0.2 | – | – | 1 | 0.1 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance (422, 425) | 10 | 1.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 12 | 1.3 |
| Office and administrative support (561, 562, 586) | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Farming, forestry, and fishing (605) | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Construction and extraction | 106 | 15.9 | 82 | 34.6 | 188 | 20.8 |
| Construction laborers (626) | 40 | 6.0 | 20 | 8.4 | 60 | 6.6 |
| Other extraction workers (694) | 13 | 2.0 | 17 | 7.2 | 30 | 3.3 |
| Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons (622) | 22 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.5 | 28 | 3.1 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (632) | 6 | 0.9 | 4 | 1.7 | 10 | 1.1 |
| Cement masons, concrete finishers, and terrazzo workers (625) | 7 | 1.1 | – | – | 7 | 0.8 |
| Electricians (635) | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 1.3 | 7 | 0.8 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers (620) | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers (624) | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas (682) | – | – | 5 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.6 |
| All others within construction and extraction1 | 10 | 1.5 | 19 | 8.0 | 29 | 3.2 |
| Installation, repair, and maintenance | 20 | 3.0 | 11 | 4.6 | 31 | 3.4 |
| Industrial and refractory machinery mechanics (733) | 2 | 0.3 | 4 | 1.7 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Millwrights (736) | 6 | 0.9 | – | – | 6 | 0.7 |
| Maintenance and repair workers, general (734) | 2 | 0.3 | 3 | 1.3 | 5 | 0.6 |
| All others within installation, repair, and maintenance2 | 10 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.7 | 14 | 1.6 |
| Production | 469 | 70.4 | 111 | 46.8 | 580 | 64.2 |
| Production workers, all other (896) | 189 | 28.4 | 8 | 3.4 | 197 | 21.8 |
| Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (810) | 112 | 16.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 115 | 12.7 |
| Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers (865) | 31 | 4.7 | 21 | 8.9 | 52 | 5.8 |
| Grinding, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (800) | 43 | 6.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 44 | 4.9 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers (770) | 22 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.0 | 29 | 3.2 |
| Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders (804) | 25 | 3.8 | 1 | 0.4 | 26 | 2.9 |
| Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic (892) | – | – | 21 | 8.9 | 21 | 2.3 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers (874) | 10 | 1.5 | 5 | 2.1 | 15 | 1.7 |
| Painting workers (881) | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 4.2 | 12 | 1.3 |
| Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators (775) | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | 3.4 | 11 | 1.2 |
| Medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians (876) | 6 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.3 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Welding, soldering, and brazing workers (814) | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders (886) | 7 | 1.1 | – | – | 7 | 0.8 |
| Machinists (803) | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Metalworkers and plastic workers, all other (822) | – | – | 6 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Helpers--production workers (895) | – | – | 6 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Tool and die makers (813) | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.6 |
| All others within production3 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.4 | 11 | 1.2 |
| Transportation and material moving | 21 | 3.2 | 18 | 7.6 | 39 | 4.3 |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand (962) | 5 | 0.8 | 8 | 3.4 | 13 | 1.4 |
| Crane and tower operators (951) | 6 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (913) | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 2.1 | 7 | 0.8 |
| All others within transportation and material moving4 | 8 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.3 | 11 | 1.2 |
| Unclassifiable | 29 | 4.4 | 4 | 1.7 | 33 | 3.7 |
| TOTAL | 666 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 903 | 100.0 |
- indicates no cases reported. COC - Census Occupation Code
1 All others within construction and extraction include the following 2000 COC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 621, 623, 636, 640, 642, 644, 652, 653, 660, 673, 674, 683, and 684.
2 All others within installation, repair, and maintenance include the following 2000 COC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 712, 715, 720, 722, 735, 761, and 762.
3 All others within production include the following 2000 COC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 795, 801, 806, 821, 831, 864, and 875.
4 All others within transportation and material moving include the following 2000 COC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 920, 923, 952, 960, 961, 963, and 975.
Note:
Percentages may not sum up to 100% due to rounding.
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Source:
Sentinel surveillance data as of January 2015, reported by K Rosenman, MJ Reilly, and M Yoder (Michigan); M Lumia and K Worthington (New Jersey).
Citation:
NIOSH 2015. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2015-846 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/846> April 18, 2024.
Reference Number: 2015-846
Date Posted: July 2015
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