REDUCED MORTALITY AMONG WORKERS AT A RUBBER PLANT

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of mortality among current a nd former male employees of a modern tire manufacturing plant in Texas . Vital status was ascertained for more than 99% of the cohort of 2306 workers. Standardized mortality ratio analyses were completed based o n 102 deaths. No significant excess for any disease-specific cause of death was identified, and significant deficits in all-cause mortality and deficits in cancer mortality were observed for both white and nonw hite men. The analyses were consistent in indicating that this work fo rce has experienced no excessive disease-specific mortality.