ArticleAmerican journal of industrial medicine2020
Assessment of pneumoconiosis in surface coal miners after implementation of a national radiographic surveillance program, United States, 2014-2019.
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- Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis in Chest X-ray Radiographs Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Uncovering the Factors Behind Rising Pneumoconiosis Rates: Central Appalachian Underground Coal Miners as a Case Study.New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2026Review
- Community perceptions and mental burden among (former) residents at Europe's largest lignite mine in Western Germany: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Progressive massive fibrosis: An overview of the recent literature.Pharmacology & therapeutics · 2022Review
- Cost-effectiveness of comprehensive preventive measures for coal workers' pneumoconiosis in China.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Centrality of Myeloid-Lineage Phagocytes in Particle-Triggered Inflammation and Autoimmunity.Frontiers in toxicology · 2021Review
- Prevalence of Respiratory Disorders and Associated Factors among Coal Mine Workers, Narrative Review.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationReview
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Abstract
backgroundPneumoconiosis can occur in surface coal miners. The Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program (CWHSP) has only included surface coal miners as part of its regular disease surveillance since 2014. This analysis identifies the prevalence of pneumoconiosis among working surface coal miners participating in the CWHSP since their initial inclusion, through 2019.
methodsWorking surface coal miners who had chest radiographs through the CWHSP from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2019 were included in this analysis. Demographic information, mining tenure and occupation, and radiographic classifications according to the International Labour Office system were included from each miner's most recent encounter with the CWHSP. Prevalence ratios were calculated comparing the prevalence of the disease by region and occupation by log-binomial regression.
resultsPneumoconiosis was present in 109 (1.6%) surface coal miners, including 12 miners with progressive massive fibrosis, the most severe form of the disease. After taking surface mining tenure into account, surface miners in Central Appalachia (prevalence ratio [PR], 3.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.2-4.7) and surface miners who worked as a driller or blaster (PR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.3-3.5) were at increased risk of pneumoconiosis.
conclusionThe occurrence of pneumoconiosis in surface coal miners supports including them within a systematic respiratory health surveillance program. The current surveillance findings are consistent with past findings of pneumoconiosis, particularly silicosis, in surface mining occupations such as drilling and blasting.
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