New NIOSH Data Breaks Down U.S. Silicosis Deaths, Mortality Rates

Silicosis Death Rates Decline Markedly During 1990s;
Pa., Ohio and Calif. Among States with Highest

It may not seem as though Schuylkill County, Pa., should have much in common with Silver Bow County, Mont. But both counties have been dubiously linked by silicosis mortality data released recently by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health(NIOSH).

In its Sixth Edition Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, NIOSH's Division of Respiratory Disease Studies presents data on occupational respiratory diseases, including various information on silicosis trends throughout the United States.

Schuykill and Silver Bow are among those at the top of …