Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents

Related Information in Haz-Map
Process Name	Mining
Description	Mines can be classified as coal, metal, and nonmetal. Coal, antimony, lead, tungsten, molybdenum, and silver are mined primarily underground. Diesel exhaust is an important hazard of underground mining. Carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide are hazardous gases encountered in blasting. Exposure to silica dust is a major concern for hard rock metal miners, but not for coal miners. [Burgess, p. 423-34]
Category	INDUSTRY
Agents	Hazardous agents associated with this process: Acrylamide Antimony Asbestos Barium sulfate Bentonite Calcium oxide Carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide Chromite ore processing Chromium and compounds Coal dusts CYANIDES Cyanogen chloride Diesel exhaust Fuller's earth Graphite, all forms except graphite fibers Gypsum Hand-arm vibration Hydrogen bromide Hydrogen sulfide Iron oxide (Fe2O3) Kaolin Lead II sulfate Manganese Mercury, elemental Mercury, inorganic compounds Methane Mica, respirable dust Nitrogen Nitrogen dioxide Nonylphenol Platinum, soluble salts Polyacrylamides Radiation, ionizing Radon RARE EARTH METALS Shale oils Silica, amorphous Silica, crystalline Soapstone Sodium peroxide Sodium sulfide Soots Talc (containing no asbestos) Tellurium and compounds Tin and inorganic compounds Uranium and compounds Vanadium pentoxide Wollastonite