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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
Illnesses and Diseases Reported to MSHA in 2006 |
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Distribution of Cases of
Occupational Illness in Mining Reported to MSHA by Type of Disease, Commodity,
and Employer Type, 2006 |
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2006--Number of
Lost Work Days (Statutory, Restricted Activity, Actual, and Total) by Injury
Type (Occupational Fatality, Nonfatal Injury, and Occupational Illness) |
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2006--Number of Lost Work Days
(Statutory, Restricted Activity, Actual, and Total) by Type (Occupational
Fatality, Nonfatal Injury, and Occupational Illness); Excludes Office Employees |
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1983-2006--Number of
Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, and Cases of Occupational
Illness |
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1983-2006--Number of Occupational
Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, and Cases of Occupational Illness;
Excludes Office Employees |
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1983-2006--Number of
Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Lost-time Injuries, Injuries with no days
lost, and Nonoccupational Fatalities by Mining
Sector |
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1983-2006--Number of
Occupational Fatalities, Nonfatal Injuries, 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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