Ten Years’ Experience with the Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program, 1970–1981

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• Alternative Title:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): CDC Surveillance Summaries, June 1, 1985/Vol.34/No. 1S: Ten Years’ Experience with the Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program, 1970–1981
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries
• Personal Author:
  Althouse, Rochelle B.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Description:
  An overview of the Coal Workers Health Surveillance Program was conducted. Under the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, miners employed since 1970 were required to have a chest radiograph taken just after employment and again 3 years later. Underground coal miners were therefore eligible to volunteer for radiographs at intervals of less than 5 years. In 1970 this labor force numbered 120,000; by 1980 it had leveled off at 150,000. In Rounds 1, 2, and 3 of x-rays, miners under 30 years of age represented 37%, 58%, and 49%, respectively. In each round the largest regional distribution percentage was from Appalachia, with 92% in Round 1 decreasing to 82% in Round 3. From 1970 through 1980 a total of 9800 miners were eligible for transfer to low dust work areas (4100, 2800, and 2900 for the successive rounds). About 1700 of those eligible were actually transferred. Within each round the presence of Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis increased with tenure; the highest overall prevalence was seen in Round 2 at 29% for 35 years experience. Data indicate that new miners participate in the program because they are required to do so, but that they do not continue participating. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Epidemiology Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Radiography Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Chest-X-rays Coal-miners Dust-exposure Lung-disease Mining-industry NIOSH-Author Surveillance-programs Worker-health
• Source:
  Morbidity Mortal Weekly Rep. (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, 1985; v. 34, no. 1, p. 33-37 (5 pdf pages)
• Series:
  Surveillance Summaries: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)   ; Mining Publications  
• ISSN:
  1546-0738 (print) ; 1545-8636 (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00205907
• Citation:
  MMWR Surveill Summ 1985 Jun; 34(SS-1):33SS-37SS
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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• Download URL:
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