ArticleJournal of safety, health and environmental research
Identification of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Mining.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Analysis of Mining-Related Injuries in Chinese Coal Mines and Related Risk Factors: A Statistical Research Study Based on a Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Occupational Safety and Health of Women in Mining.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2023Article
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries of the Knee Joint in Coal Miners: A Retrospective Study.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Long Work Hours, Overtime, and Worker Health Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study among Stone, Sand, and Gravel Mine Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Characteristics of Accepted Work-related Injuries and Diseases Claims in the Australian Coal Mining Industry.Safety and health at work · 2022Article
- Whole-Body Vibration Exposure vis-à-vis Musculoskeletal Health Risk of Dumper Operators Compared to a Control Group in Coal Mines.Safety and health at work · 2022Article
- The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Miners around the World: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Review
- Factors Influencing Job Burnout and Musculoskeletal Disorders among Coal Miners in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.Pain research & management · 2021Article
- Musculoskeletal Symptoms among Stone, Sand and Gravel Mine Workers and Associations with Sociodemographic and Job-Related Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Effect of whole-body vibration exposures on physiological stresses: Mining heavy equipment applications.Applied ergonomics · 2020Article
- Cross-Sectional Survey of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Workers Practicing Traditional Methods of Underground Coal Mining.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Burden associated with nonfatal slip and fall injuries in the surface stone, sand, and gravel mining industry.Safety science · 2019Article
- Evaluation of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders and Postural Stress of Female "Jari" Workers.Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicineArticle
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Abstract
Work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) prevention measures have been studied in great depth throughout various industries. While the nature and causes of these disorders have been characterized in many industries, WMSDs occurring in the U.S. mining sector have not been characterized for several years. In this report, MSHA accident/injury/illness data from 2009 to 2013 were characterized to determine the most frequently reported WMSDs in the U.S. mining sector. WMSDs were most frequently reported in workers with less than 5 years or more than 20 years of mining experience. The number of days lost from work was the highest for shoulder and knee injuries and was found to increase with worker age. Underground and surface coal, surface stone and stone processing plants experienced the greatest number of WMSDs over the period studied. WMSDs were most commonly caused by an employee suffering from an overexertion, falls or being struck by an object while performing materials handling, maintenance and repair tasks, getting on or off equipment or machines, and walking or running. The injury trends presented should be used to help determine the focus of future WMSD prevention research in mining.
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