Table 1 Vital status of shipyard workers employed at the shipyard of Genoa, Italy, between 1960 and 1981 at the end of the follow-up period (1960–2014)
From: Mortality among workers exposed to asbestos at the shipyard of Genoa, Italy: a 55 years follow-up
| Â | Alive | Deceased | Lost to follow-up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Job-titles | No. | PYa | No. | (%) | No. | (%) | No. | (%) |
Total | 3984 | 99,169 | 638 | (16.0) | 3331 | (83.6) | 15 | (0.4) |
Fitters | 354 | 9967 | 82 | (23.2) | 271 | (76.5) | 1 | (0.3) |
Smiths and Shipwrights | 229 | 5378 | 33 | (14.4) | 195 | (85.2) | 1 | (0.4) |
Plumbers and Coppersmith | 365 | 9586 | 79 | (21.6) | 286 | (78.4) | – |  |
Autogenous welders | 228 | 5868 | 36 | (15.8) | 191 | (83.8) | 1 | (0.4) |
Electrical welders | 267 | 7794 | 70 | (26.2) | 197 | (73.8) | – |  |
Electricians | 163 | 4382 | 19 | (11.7) | 144 | (88.3) | – |  |
Insulation workers | 82 | 1914 | 7 | (8.5) | 75 | (91.5) | – |  |
Ironsmiths | 481 | 9945 | 67 | (13.9) | 411 | (85.4) | 3 | (0.6) |
Ship demolishers | 488 | 15,158 | 120 | (24.7) | 367 | (75.2) | 1 | (0.2) |
Stakers | 305 | 7434 | 40 | (13.1) | 264 | (86.6) | 1 | (0.3) |
Painters | 126 | 2152 | 1 | (0.8) | 124 | (98.4) | 1 | (0.8) |
Masons | 58 | 1226 | 5 | (8.6) | 53 | (91.4) | – |  |
Linoleum, Polishers, Decorators | 48 | 987 | 4 | (8.3) | 44 | (91.7) | – |  |
Joiners | 172 | 4016 | 11 | (6.4) | 160 | (93.0) | 1 | (0.6) |
Carpenters | 121 | 2162 | 6 | (5.0) | 114 | (94.2) | 1 | (0.8) |
Caulkers | 62 | 954 | – |  | 62 | (100.0) | – |  |
Metallurgical workers | 242 | 4088 | 1 | (0.4) | 240 | (99.2) | 1 | (0.4) |
Careeners | 193 | 6158 | 57 | (29.5) | 133 | (68.9) | 3 | (1.6) |