Interstitial Lung Diseases in the U.S. Mining Industry: Using MSHA Data to Examine Trends and the Prevention Effects of Compliance with Health Regulations, 1996–2015

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• Personal Author:
  Blackley DJ ; Greenawald LA ; Halldin, Cara N. ; Laney AS ; Moore SM ; Radonovich LJ ; Wizner K ; Yorio, Patrick L.
• Description:
  Given the recent increase in dust-induced lung disease among U.S. coal miners and the respiratory hazards encountered across the U.S. mining industry, it is important to enhance an understanding of lung disease trends and the organizational contexts that precede these events. In addition to exploring overall trends reported to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the current study uses MSHA's enforcement database to examine whether or not compliance with health regulations resulted in fewer mine-level counts of these diseases over time. The findings suggest that interstitial lung diseases were more prevalent in coal mines compared to other mining commodities, in Appalachian coal mines compared to the rest of the United States, and in underground compared to surface coal mines. Mines that followed a relevant subset of MSHA's health regulations were less likely to report a lung disease over time. The findings are discussed from a lung disease prevention strategy perspective. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Database Dust Lung Diseases Mining Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Interstitial Lung Diseases Coal Miners Databases Dust Exposure Lung Disease Mine Safety And Health Administration Mining Industry MSHA Surveillance U.S. Mining Industry
• ISSN:
  0272-4332
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  NPPTL - National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory ; RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051312
• Citation:
  Risk Anal 2018 Sep; 38(9):1962-1971
• Contact Point Address:
  Patrick L. Yorio, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Bruceton Research Center, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15236, USA
• Email:
  pyorio@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Risk Analysis
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8a7d33592eabe50119fcaaa7aec71d35101363957844f99f324563641ac6c38e8255e990f49cfe0dea7d8508e4b847f98224534d58abb0ae157823f039effda9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211344/cdc_211344_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 90.94 KB ]