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        Notes from the Field: Update: Silicosis Mortality — United States, 1999–2013

        Jacek M. Mazurek, MD1; Patricia L. Schleiff, MS1; John M. Wood, MS1; Scott A. Hendricks, MS2; Ainsley Weston, PhD1 (Author affiliations at end of text)

        Silicosis is a potentially fatal but preventable occupational lung disease caused by inhaling respirable crystalline silica (silica) (1). Chronic silicosis, the most common form, occurs after exposure to relatively low silica concentrations for >10 years. Accelerated silicosis occurs after 5–10 years of exposure to higher silica levels, and acute silicosis can occur after only weeks or months of exposure to extremely high silica concentrations (1). New national mortality data for silicosis have become available since a previous report on silicosis surveillance was published earlier this year (2). CDC reviewed multiple cause-of-death mortality files from the National Center for Health Statistics to analyze deaths from silicosis (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision diagnosis code J62: a pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica) reported during 1999–2013. Each record lists one underlying cause of death (the disease or injury that initiated the chain of events that led directly and inevitably to death), and up to 20 contributing causes of death (other significant conditions contributing to death but not resulting in underlying cause). Available death certificates from 35 states were reviewed for the period 2004–2006 to identify occupations associated with silicosis among decedents aged 15–44 years. Results indicate that despite substantial progress in eliminating silicosis, silicosis deaths continue to occur. Of particular concern are silicosis deaths in young adults (aged 15–44 years). These young deaths likely reflect higher exposures than those causing chronic silicosis mortality in older persons, some of sufficient magnitude to cause severe disease and death after relatively short periods of exposure. A total of 12 such deaths occurred during 2011–2013, with nine that had silicosis listed as the underlying cause of death.

        During 1999–2013, a total of 2,065 decedents had silicosis listed as the underlying or as a contributing cause of death (1,122 [54.3%] decedents had silicosis listed as the underlying cause of death) (Table). The annual number of silicosis deaths declined 40% from 185 in 1999 to 111 in 2013 (p-value for trend <0.001), but the decline appears to have leveled off during 2010–2013. The lowest number of silicosis deaths (88) occurred in 2011. Higher numbers of deaths occurred in 2012 (103) and 2013 (111), but remained within the 95% confidence interval predicted by the first-order autoregressive linear regression model used to evaluate trends for 1999–2013. Among all silicosis deaths, 47 (2.3%) decedents were aged 15–44 years; of these, 34 (72.3%) had silicosis coded as the underlying cause of death (Table). The annual number of silicosis deaths in persons aged 15–44 years varied and was 4, 0, and 8 in 2011, 2012, and 2013, respectively.

        Death certificate review identified 62 silicosis deaths, accounting for 13.7% of the 451 reported silicosis deaths during 2004–2006. Of 39 (62.9%) decedents with silicosis listed as the underlying cause of death, three were aged 15–44 years. Entries on death certificates of these young decedents related to industry and occupation were classified* as miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing (stationary engineers and boiler operators), construction (brickmasons and blockmasons), and cut stone and stone product manufacturing (crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders). These industries and occupations are well-known for their association with exposure to crystalline silica (1).

        Silicosis mortality in the United States has declined over time (2,3). The continuing occurrence of silicosis deaths in young adults and reports of new occupations and tasks that place workers at risk for silicosis, including fabricators and installers of quartz-containing engineered stone products and workers employed to extract natural gas by hydraulic fracturing (47), underscore the need for strengthening efforts to limit workplace exposure to crystalline silica. Effective silicosis prevention strategies for employers are available from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.§ State health departments can strengthen silicosis prevention efforts by identifying silicosis cases through review of state morbidity and mortality data and by investigating the circumstances surrounding silicosis cases.

        Acknowledgments

        David N. Weissman, MD, Brent Doney, PhD, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC.

        1Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC; 2Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC.

        Corresponding author: Jacek Mazurek, jmazurek1@cdc.gov, 304-285-5983.

        References

        1. CDC. NIOSH hazard review. Health effects of occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; 2002. DHHS (NIOSH) publication no. 2002-129. Available at http://www.cy118119.com/niosh/docs/2002-129/pdfs/2002-129.pdf.
        2. Bang KM, Mazurek JM, Wood JM, White GE, Hendricks SA, Weston A. Silicosis mortality trends and new exposures to respirable crystalline silica—United States, 2001–2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:117–20.
        3. Bang KM, Attfield MD, Wood JM, Syamlal G. National trends in silicosis mortality in the United States, 1981–2004. Am J Ind Med 2008;51:633–9.
        4. CDC. Silicosis in dental laboratory technicians—five states, 1994–2000. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2004;53:195–7.
        5. Esswein EJ, Breitenstein M, Snawder J, Kiefer M, Sieber WK. Occupational exposures to respirable crystalline silica during hydraulic fracturing. J Occup Environ Hyg 2013;10:347–56.
        6. Friedman GK, Harrison R, Bojes H, Worthington K, Filios M. Notes from the field: silicosis in a countertop fabricator—Texas, 2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2015;64:129–30.
        7. Pérez-Alonso A, Córdoba-Do?a JA, Millares-Lorenzo JL, Figueroa-Murillo E, García-Vadillo C, Romero-Morillos J. Outbreak of silicosis in Spanish quartz conglomerate workers. Int J Occup Environ Health 2014;20:26–32.

        * The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Industry and Occupation Computerized Coding System was used to classify and code the industry and occupation according to the U.S. Census Bureau, North American Industry Classification System, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Standard Occupational Classification System, respectively. Additional information available at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/niosh-nioccs.

        Additional information available at https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=standards&p_id=12716.

        § Additional information available at http://www.cy118119.com/niosh/topics/silica.


        TABLE. Number of silicosis deaths, by age group, other selected characteristics, and year — United States, 1999–2013

        Characteristic

        Age group

        15–44 yrs

        ≥45 yrs

        Overall

        Deaths

        Underlying cause

        Deaths

        Underlying cause

        Deaths

        Underlying cause

        Total

        47

        34

        2,018

        1,088

        2,065

        1,122

        Sex

        Male

        39

        30

        1,933

        1,031

        1,972

        1,061

        Female

        8

        4

        85

        57

        93

        61

        Race

        White

        37

        27

        1,727

        927

        1,764

        954

        Black

        8

        6

        265

        142

        273

        148

        Other

        2

        1

        26

        19

        28

        20

        Ethnicity

        Hispanic

        9

        7

        131

        83

        140

        90

        Non-Hispanic

        38

        27

        1,883

        1,002

        1,921

        1,029

        Unknown

        0

        0

        4

        3

        4

        3

        Year

        1999

        3

        2

        182

        100

        185

        102

        2000

        5

        5

        146

        66

        151

        71

        2001

        1

        1

        162

        81

        163

        82

        2002

        5

        4

        141

        85

        146

        89

        2003

        6

        5

        171

        97

        177

        102

        2004

        2

        0

        163

        76

        165

        76

        2005

        2

        1

        158

        73

        160

        74

        2006

        6

        3

        120

        64

        126

        67

        2007

        1

        1

        121

        71

        122

        72

        2008

        2

        2

        144

        83

        146

        85

        2009

        1

        1

        120

        65

        121

        66

        2010

        1

        0

        100

        52

        101

        52

        2011

        4

        3

        84

        53

        88

        56

        2012

        0

        0

        103

        58

        103

        58

        2013

        8

        6

        103

        64

        111

        70

        P-value*

        0.45

        0.33

        <0.001

        0.003

        <0.001

        0.004

        * For trend during 1999–2013. Trends examined using a first-order autoregressive linear regression model.



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