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Part B - NIOSH Dose Reconstruction Referrals from
the Department of Labor (DOL)
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act
(EEOICPA)
modified 7/3/2009
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| Cases Referred to NIOSH by DOL |
29,804 |
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| Cases Currently Returned to DOL (84%) |
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cases returned with a completed final dose reconstruction report |
21,458 |
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cases pulled from NIOSH and dose reconstruction by DOL1 |
932 |
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cases pulled from NIOSH and dose reconstruction for SEC2 |
2,277 |
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| 24,667 |
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| Cases Currently Administratively Closed by NIOSH (1%)3 |
546 |
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| Cases Currently at NIOSH (15%) |
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cases assigned to Health Physicists for dose reconstruction |
1,783 |
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cases with a completed draft dose reconstruction; awaiting OCAS-1 |
409 |
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cases not yet assigned to Health Physicists for dose reconstruction |
2,394 |
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| 4,5864 |
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Statistics by State and Worksite |
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1 DOL pulled (withdrew) case from NIOSH and dose reconstruction due to claimant request, claimant death without a known survivor, or insufficient employment or medical information.
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2 NIOSH pulled case from dose reconstruction and returned it to DOL for Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) consideration.
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3 Draft dose reconstruction report completed. Administratively closed due to claimant refusal to sign OCAS-1 form.
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4Of the total active claims at NIOSH, 1,700 out of 4,586 (37%), represent dose reconstructions returned to NIOSH by DOL for rework due to additional employment, an additional cancer needs to be dose reconstructed, or the affect of a technical change based on a Program Evaluation Report is being examined.
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Page last modified: July 4, 2009
Page last reviewed: May 29, 2009
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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