Mining Tenure and Job Duties Differ Among Contemporary and Historic Underground Coal Miners With Progressive Massive Fibrosis
dc.contributor.author | Zell-Baran, Lauren M. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Go, Leonard H. T. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Sarver, Emily A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Almberg, Kirsten S. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Iwaniuk, Cayla | en |
dc.contributor.author | Green, Francis H. Y. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Abraham, Jerrold L. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Cool, Carlyne | en |
dc.contributor.author | Franko, Angela | en |
dc.contributor.author | Hubbs, Ann F. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Murray, Jill | en |
dc.contributor.author | Orandle, Marlene S. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Sanyal, Soma | en |
dc.contributor.author | Vorajee, Naseema | en |
dc.contributor.author | Cohen, Robert A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Rose, Cecile S. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-22T17:08:27Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2023-09-22T17:08:27Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2023-04 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To characterize differences in mining jobs and tenure between contemporary (born 1930+, working primarily with modern mining technologies) and historic coal miners with progressive massive fibrosis (PMF). Methods: We classified jobs as designated occupations (DOs) and non-DOs based on regulatory sampling requirements. Demographic, occupational characteristics, and histopathological PMF type were compared between groups. Results: Contemporary miners (n = 33) had significantly shorter mean total ( 30.4 years vs 37.1 years, P = 0.0006) and underground (28.8 years vs 35.8 years, P = 0.001) mining tenure compared with historic miners (n = 289). Silica-type PMF was significantly more common among miners in non-DOs (30.1% vs 15.8%, P = 0.03) and contemporary miners (58.1% vs 15.2%, P < 0.0001). Conclusions: Primary jobs changed over time with the introduction of modern mining technologies and likely changed exposures for workers. Elevated crystalline silica exposures are likely in non-DOs and require attention. | en |
dc.description.notes | Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Alpha Foundation for the Improvement of Mine Safety and Health | en |
dc.description.version | Published version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002746 | en |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1536-5948 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1076-2752 | en |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en |
dc.identifier.pmid | 36730599 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/116318 | en |
dc.identifier.volume | 65 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | en |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en |
dc.subject | pneumoconiosis | en |
dc.subject | silicosis | en |
dc.subject | coal workers' pneumoconiosis | en |
dc.subject | progressive massive fibrosis | en |
dc.subject | mining tenure | en |
dc.subject | occupational history | en |
dc.title | Mining Tenure and Job Duties Differ Among Contemporary and Historic Underground Coal Miners With Progressive Massive Fibrosis | en |
dc.title.serial | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | en |
dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
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