Mortality from lung cancer and from ANLL among benzene exposed workers by industry sector (5130 males, 384 females), 1968–2002
| Industry | Lung cancer | ANLL* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obs | SMR | (95% CI) | Obs | SMR | (95% CI) | |
| *Acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia (see footnote to table 3). | ||||||
| †nec, not elsewhere classified. | ||||||
| ‡Expected = 0.07. | ||||||
| §Light engineering, electrical manufacturing, electronics, production of carbon black, electricity generation and transmission, and unclassified factories. | ||||||
| ¶Expected = 1.29. | ||||||
| Coking plants, tar refineries, gas production | 45 | 130 | (95 to 175) | 3 | 300 | (62 to 877) |
| Manufacture of chemicals and dyes (nec)† | 94 | 139 | (112 to 170) | 3 | 135 | (28 to 393) |
| Manufacture of boots, shoes, and leather goods | 2 | 85 | (10 to 309) | 1 | 1250 | (32 to 6965) |
| Printers and photographic studios | 21 | 104 | (64 to 159) | 1 | 156 | (4 to 871) |
| Manufacture of paint, varnish, lacquers, or polish | 32 | 122 | (83 to 172) | 1 | 135 | (3 to 753) |
| Manufacture of rubber | 40 | 136 | (97 to 185) | 2 | 222 | (27 to 803) |
| Iron and steel foundries, smelters | 2 | 35 | (4 to 127) | 2 | 1176 | (142 to 4250) |
| Oil refineries and petroleum distribution | 18 | 105 | (62 to 166) | 1 | 189 | (5 to 1051) |
| Manufacture of linoleum | 7 | 270 | (109 to 557) | 0 | 0‡ | (0 to 5270) |
| Other industries§ | 33 | 88 | (61 to 123) | 0 | 0¶ | (0 to 286) |
| Total | 294 | 121 | (107 to 135) | 14 | 183 | (100 to 307) |