Mortality in the coke oven plant of Carrara, Italy
Franco, F.; Chellini, E.; Seniori Costantini, A.; Gioia, A.; Carra, G.; Paolinelli, F.; Martelli, C.; Vigotti, M.
La Medicina del Lavoro 84(6): 443-447
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-7818 PMID: 8177128 Document Number: 415058
A mortality study was undertaken on a cohort of 538 male workers employed at a coke plant in Carrara in the period 1960-1985. The follow-up period ranged from January 1 1960 to December 31 1990, with 10,665 person-years accumulated. A significant excess in mortality for lung cancer was observed: 19 observed deaths vs 10.02 expected deaths using national rates, SMR 190 (C.I. 95% = 114-296), and vs 11.19 expected deaths using regional rates, SMR 170 (C.I. 95% = 102-265). The results suggest the possible influence of this occupation on mortality from lung cancer, as was observed in previous studies performed on larger cohorts of coke oven workers.