Journal article
Risk of fatal industrial accidents and death from other external causes among asphalt workers
Occup Environ Med, v 61(1)
Jan 2004
PMID: 14691280
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Abstract
The hypothesis that asphalt workers are at increased risk of mortality from industrial accidents and other external causes was tested. Mortality rates for external and violent causes of death in a cohort of asphalt industry employees from seven European countries and Israel were compared to that of the general population. There was no evidence that mortality from external causes was increased among long term employees in asphalt application and mixing. There was an increased risk for mortality due to external causes among short term workers. However, none of the fatal accidents among short term workers appear to have occurred during employment in the studied asphalt companies. Overall, no evidence was found supporting the hypothesis that asphalt workers are at increased risk of fatal industrial or road accidents. Mortality from other external causes did not increase in this population as a whole, but increased risks among short term workers deserve further attention.
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- Title
- Risk of fatal industrial accidents and death from other external causes among asphalt workers
- Creators
- Igor Burstyn - Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Institute for Risk AssessmentPaolo Boffetta - Unit of Environment Cancer EpidemiologyBengt Järvholm - Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical MedicineTimo Partanen - Unit of Excellence for Psychosocial FactorsOle Svane - Danish Working Environment ServiceSoerre Langård - Centre for Occupational and Environmental MedicineTimo Kauppinen - Unit of Excellence for Psychosocial FactorsIsabelle Stücker - Recherches épidémiologiques et statistiques sur l'environnement et la santéJudith Shaham - Occupational Cancer DepartmentDick Heederik - Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Institute for Risk AssessmentWolfgang Ahrens - Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social MedicineIngvar Bergdahl - Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health and Clinical MedicineSylvie Cenée - Recherches épidémiologiques et statistiques sur l'environnement et la santéMariette Hooiveld - Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Institute for Risk AssessmentBritt Randem - Centre for Occupational and Environmental MedicineChristoffe Johansen - Institute of Cancer EpidemiologyGilles Ferro - Unit of Environment Cancer EpidemiologyHans Kromhout - Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, Institute for Risk Assessment
- Publication Details
- Occup Environ Med, v 61(1)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000187515100020
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0345865135
- Other Identifier
- 991014877891104721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health