Silicosis: Primary occupations (2000 SOC) associated with silica exposure of silicosis cases—Michigan, New Jersey, 1993–2011
| Occupation (2000 SOC) | Michigan | New Jersey | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Management (11-9020) | – | – | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Architecture and engineering (17-2050, 17-2130, 17-2150, 17-3010, 17-3020) | 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 | 0.8 | 12 | 1.3 |
| Office and administrative support (43-5070, 43-5080, 43-9060) | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry (45-2090) | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Construction and extraction | 109 | 16.4 | 78 | 32.9 | 187 | 20.7 |
| Construction laborers (47-2060) | 43 | 6.5 | 23 | 9.7 | 66 | 7.3 |
| Brickmasons, blockmasons, and stonemasons (47-2020) | 22 | 3.3 | 6 | 2.5 | 28 | 3.1 |
| Rock splitters, quarry (47-5050) | 13 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.7 | 17 | 1.9 |
| Miscellaneous extraction workers (47-5090) | – | – | 11 | 4.6 | 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 | 5 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Carpet, floor, and tile installers and finishers (47-2040) | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Earth drillers, except oil and gas (47-5020) | – | – | 5 | 2.1 | 5 | 0.6 |
| All others within construction and extraction1 | 10 | 1.5 | 14 | 5.9 | 24 | 2.7 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | 19 | 2.9 | 11 | 4.6 | 30 | 3.3 |
| Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers (49-9040) | 10 | 1.5 | 8 | 3.4 | 18 | 2.0 |
| Automotive technicians and repairers (49-3020) | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 5 | 0.6 |
| All others within installation, maintenance, and repair2 | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.8 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Production | 465 | 69.8 | 117 | 49.4 | 582 | 64.5 |
| Miscellaneous production workers (51-9190) | 189 | 28.4 | 39 | 16.5 | 228 | 25.2 |
| Molders and molding machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (51-4070) | 114 | 17.1 | 4 | 1.7 | 118 | 13.1 |
| Crushing, grinding, polishing, mixing, and blending workers (51-9020) | 32 | 4.8 | 23 | 9.7 | 55 | 6.1 |
| Machine tool cutting setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (51-4030) | 44 | 6.6 | 1 | 0.4 | 45 | 5.0 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers (51-1010) | 22 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.0 | 29 | 3.2 |
| Metal furnace and kiln operators and tenders (51-4050) | 26 | 3.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 27 | 3.0 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers (51-9060) | 11 | 1.7 | 5 | 2.1 | 16 | 1.8 |
| Painting workers (51-9120) | 2 | 0.3 | 10 | 4.2 | 12 | 1.3 |
| Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators (51-2090) | 3 | 0.5 | 8 | 3.4 | 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) | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Machinists (51-4040) | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Tool and die makers (51-4110) | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Miscellaneous metalworkers and plastic workers (51-4190) | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.6 |
| All others within production3 | 6 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.8 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Transportation and material moving operations | 23 | 3.5 | 16 | 6.8 | 39 | 4.3 |
| Laborers and material movers, hand (53-7060) | 6 | 0.9 | 9 | 3.8 | 15 | 1.7 |
| Crane and tower operators (53-7020) | 8 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | 10 | 1.1 |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (53-3030) | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 2.1 | 7 | 0.8 |
| All others within transportation and material moving operations4 | 7 | 1.1 | – | – | 7 | 0.8 |
| Unclassifiable | 29 | 4.4 | 4 | 1.7 | 33 | 3.7 |
| TOTAL | 666 | 100.0 | 237 | 100.0 | 903 | 100.0 |
- indicates no cases reported. SOC - Standard Occupational Classification
1 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.
2 All others within installation, maintenance, and repair include the following 2000 SOC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 49-2090, 49-3040, and 49-9090.
3 All others within production include the following 2000 SOC codes for major groupings with less than 5 cases: 51-2040, 51-4060, 51-6020, 51-9010, and 51-9070.
4 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.
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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). 2015-847 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/847> April 26, 2024.
Reference Number: 2015-847
Date Posted: July 2015
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