Male Sherritt employees (1954β95) (observed and expected deaths (based on rates for Canada) and SMRs (95% CI) by cause
| Cause of death | Observed | Expected | SMR | 95% CI |
| All causes | 183 | 275.6 | 66 | 57 βto 77 |
| Neoplasms | 58 | 75.8 | 76 | 58 to 99 |
| Digestive cancer | 12 | 21.3 | 56 | 29 to 98 |
| Respiratory cancer | 23 | 27.0 | 85 | 54 to 128 |
| Bronchus and lung | 20 | 25.3 | 79 | 48 to 122 |
| Pleura | 2 | 0.1 | 1135 | 127 to β4097 |
| Urinary cancer | 4 | 3.6 | 109 | 29 to 278 |
| Genital cancer | 3 | 5.4 | 55 | 11 to 161 |
| Nervous system cancer | 3 | 3.0 | 98 | 20 to 286 |
| Lymphoid cancer | 7 | 4.3 | 161 | 65 to 332 |
| Hodgkin's disease | 2 | 0.6 | 322 | 36 to 1162 |
| Non Hodgkin's lymphoma | 3 | 2.5 | 116 | 23 to 339 |
| Multiple myeloma | 2 | 1.1 | 176 | 20 to 636 |
| Leukaemias | 3 | 2.7 | 110 | 22 to 322 |
| Ill defined neoplasms | 3 | 3.9 | 76 | 15 to 223 |
| Circulatory disease | 70 | 106.5 | 66 | 51 to 83 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 51 | 75.6 | 67 | 50 to 89 |
| Disease of arteries | 4 | 5.1 | 77 | 21 to 198 |
| Aortic aneurysm | 4 | 2.8 | 141 | 38 to 360 |
| Hypertensive disease | 2 | 1.1 | 171 | 19 to 618 |
| Respiratory disease | 6 | 16.5 | 36 | 13 to 79 |
| Chronic obstructive disease | 5 | 9.2 | 54 | 17 to 126 |
| Digestive disease | 9 | 12.3 | 73 | 33 to 139 |
| Genitourinary disease | 4 | 2.8 | 140 | 38 to 357 |
| Accidents, poisonings, and violence | 26 | 39.2 | 66 | 43 to 97 |
| Ill defined symptoms | 2 | 3.3 | 60 | 7 to 218 |