Lung-function impairment among US underground coal miners, 2005 to 2009: geographic patterns and association with coal workers' pneumoconiosis

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• Personal Author:
  Beeckman-Wagner L-A ; Petsonk, Edward L. ; Syamlal G ; Wang, Mei Lin ; Wolfe, Anita L.
• Description:
  Objective: To investigate contemporary geographic distributions of lung function impairment and radiographic evidence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) and their associations. Methods: From 2005 to 2009, 6373 underground coal miners completed a health survey, including spirometry testing and chest radiography. Coal workers' pneumoconiosis and progressive massive fibrosis were determined by NIOSH B readers, using the International Labour Office classification. Prevalences of CWP and spirometry less than lower normal limits were mapped by county, and their association assessed. Results: The prevalences of abnormal spirometry results and CWP were 13.1% and 4.0%, respectively. Counties with elevated prevalences for both the outcomes were located in contiguous areas of southeastern Kentucky, western Virginia, southern West Virginia, and eastern Pennsylvania. Prevalence of abnormal spirometry results increases with increasing category of simple CWP and progressive massive fibrosis. Conclusions: Abnormal spirometry in coal miners is associated with CWP; these two health outcomes have similar geographic distributions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Fibrosis Lung Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Radiation Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Coal-miners Coal-workers-pneumoconiosis Exposure-levels Health-protection Health-surveys Lung-function Radiography Risk-factors Spirometry Surveillance-programs Underground-miners Underground-mining

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• 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
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042945
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2013 Jul; 55(7):846-850
• Contact Point Address:
  Mei Lin Wang, MD, MPH, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mail Stop H-G900.2, 1095 Willowdale Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  mlw4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:60deb6a02edd075cbdcce17d1db8807facae1b9c389b2cff3ea9743b1a1e17560a382c8485e2f2308b4229fde2760950b870e3265f556bfeebc67226303b2cf8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194999/cdc_194999_DS1.pdf
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