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NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research |
Mining Illness and Disease |
Caution: Because of the complexity of attributing disease causation to
the workplace, occupational illnesses may be underreported. Visit the NIOSH
topic page on
Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance for further information.
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Distribution of Cases of Occupational Illness in
Mining Reported to MSHA by Type of Disease, Commodity, and Employer Type, 2005 |
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Number of Lost Work Days
(Statutory, Restricted Activity, Actual, and Total) by Injury Type (Fatal,
Nonfatal, and Occupational Illness), 2005 |
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Number of Lost Work Days (Statutory, Restricted
Activity, Actual, and Total) by Injury Type (Fatal, Nonfatal, and Occupational
Illness); Excludes Office Employees, 2005 |
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Distribution of Illnesses and
Diseases Reported to MSHA in 2005 |
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1983-2005--Number of Injuries (Fatal; Nonfatal;
Nonoccupational Fatalities) and Cases of Occupational Illness |
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1983-2005--Number of Injuries
(Fatal; Nonfatal; Nonoccupational Fatalities) and Cases of Occupational Illness;
Excludes Office Employees |
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1983-2005--Number of Injuries (Fatal; Nonfatal;
Nonoccupational Fatalities) and Cases of Occupational Illness by Mining Sector |
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1983-2005--Number of Injuries
(Fatal; Nonfatal; Nonoccupational Fatalities) and Cases of Occupational Illness
by Mining Sector; Excludes Office Employees |
Data source: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) (see
Methodology for further details) and the National Center for Health
Statistics.
For more information, contact Linda J. McWilliams,
Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, 412-386-6116,
LMcWilliams@cdc.gov, or Patrick J. Coleman, PhD,
Spokane Research Laboratory, 509-354-8065,
PColeman@cdc.gov.
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