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NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research |
Distribution of Cases of Occupational Illness in
Mining, 2008 |
Reported to MSHA by Type of Illness, Commodity, and
Employer Type (Excludes office employees) |
| Type of Illness |
Mine Operators |
Independent Contractors |
Total |
|
Coal |
Metal |
Nonmetal |
Stone |
Sand and Gravel |
Coal |
Noncoal |
| Dermatitis |
1 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
| Freezing,
frostbite |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Hearing loss or impairment |
24 |
8 |
13 |
33 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
86 |
| Heat stroke, sunstroke, heat cramps, etc. |
1 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
32 |
| Joint, tendon, or muscle inflammation or irritation |
60 |
22 |
14 |
27 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
129 |
| Poisoning, systemic |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Asbestosis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Black lung (coal workers' pneumoconiosis) |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| Silicosis |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Occupational diseases, NEC |
23 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
| Other injury, NEC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Total |
151 |
39 |
38 |
85 |
20 |
3 |
11 |
347 |
| Note: Because of the complexity of
attributing disease causation to the workplace, occupational illnesses may be
underreported. Data Source: MSHA |
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