| Document ID (ISN) | 47214 |
| CIS number |
86-2029 |
| Year |
1985 |
| Convention or series no. |
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.85-105
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| Author(s) |
Osborne R., Fischbach T. |
| Title |
Causes of disability in employees of the mining industry: analysis of social security disability benefit awards and allowances to workers 1969-1973, 1975-1976 |
| Bibliographic information |
US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA, Apr. 1985. 87p. 62 ref. |
| Abstract |
Age-adjusted proportional morbidity ratios (PMRs) were calculated for white males for 67 causes of disability in 6 occupations in 4 extractive industries. Elevated PMRs were found for respiratory diseases in all groups outside the oil and gas extraction industry. Musculoskeletal diseases caused disproportionately high disability among employees of the oil and gas extraction industry. When the PMRs were recalculated after excluding diseases of the respiratory system, high values were found for accidents, poisoning, violence and musculoskeletal disease. The results agree with previous morbidity and mortality studies and illustrate the utility of routinely collected disability data in the surveillance of occupational disease and injury. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
poisoning; occupational accidents; USA; morbidity; violence; musculoskeletal diseases; petroleum and natural gas industry; mining industry; respiratory diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiologic study |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
Petroleum and natural gas industry
Violence
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Violence and terrorism
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
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