A General Mortality Study of Production Workers in the Paint and Coatings Manufacturing Industry

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Abstract
Information has been obtained on a cohort of 16,243 men employed for at least one year in the manufacture of paint or varnish after January 1, 1946, and for seven subgroups on the basis of exposure. These workers experienced a level of mortality that compares favorably with that of the U.S. white male population. The workers' pattern of mortality differed somewhat from the U.S. pattern, with considerably reduced mortality from psychiatric, metabolic, respiratory, and violent causes. There was an increased mortality due to bowel and rectal cancer. While the numbers are smaller, there are also increased rates for liver and skin cancer. Lung cancer rates, while not in excess of the national average, did not match the low mortality from nonmalignant, noninfectious respiratory disease. The authors have concluded that work in this industry presents no major health hazard.

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