Worked in smelter for years with heavy exposures to sulfur dioxide and metal fumes

Comments

Some of the airflow obstruction found in studies of smelter workers is thought to be due to occupational asthma. [Rosenstock, p. 323] Smelter workers with exposures to SO2 and metal fumes had increased airway obstruction compared to workers without exposure to these agents. [Hyperlink]

Job Task Category

Smelting or Casting Metal

Reference Link

Exposed To

Metals

Diseases

Diseases associated with this job task:

• Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive

Jobs

Jobs associated with this job task:

• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
• Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders

Industries

Industries associated with this job task:

• Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Product Manufacturing
• Iron and Steel Mills
• Primary Aluminum Production
• Primary Smelting and Refining of Copper
• Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
• Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Copper
• Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)