Dermatitis in the Mining Industry: Incidence, Sources, and Time Loss

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• Personal Author:
  Burgess JL ; Hintz PJ ; Martini L ; Miller HD ; Poplin GS
• Description:
  Occupational skin diseases and disorders are the most commonly reported nontrauma-related category of occupational illness in the United States, and mining has one of the highest incidence rates among all industries. The authors' objective in this study was to describe mining industry dermatitis incidence, sources of exposure, and resultant time lost from work. The authors reviewed Mine Accident, Injury and Illness Reports. From 1983 to 2002, the Mine Safety and Health Administration reported 975 cases of dermatitis in mines across the United States and its territories. Average annual incidence was 14.4 cases per 100,000 employees. Upper extremities and multiple body regions were most commonly involved. Twenty-five percent of miners with dermatitis lost at least 1 day of work. Exposure to plants, trees, and vegetation accounted for 24% of all cases. A greater understanding of this condition will assist health professionals in focusing on appropriate intervention strategies to reduce the occurrence of dermatitis and its associated morbidity in mine workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dermatitis Environmental Monitoring Mining Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Dermatitis Dermatology Dermatosis Diseases Exposure-assessment Incidence Miners Mining Mining-industry Occupational-dermatitis Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Skin-diseases Skin-disorders Time Loss

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; Colorado ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  77-85
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031230
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2005 Mar; 60(2):77-85
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19950701
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226689/cdc_226689_DS1.pdf
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