Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners
For many years in Russia, apatite ore mining has been associated with high levels of occupational morbidity. The aim of the study was to retrospectively assess occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners. We analysed data from routine health screening of 2 649 underground apatite mi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b96c4ea0c7c741228590a66e3f51fc24 2023-05-15T14:48:09+02:00 Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners Sergei A. Syurin Aleksandr A. Kovshov Jon Ø. Odland Lyudmila V. Talykova 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2059175 https://doaj.org/article/b96c4ea0c7c741228590a66e3f51fc24 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2022.2059175 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2022.2059175 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/b96c4ea0c7c741228590a66e3f51fc24 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 81, Iss 1 (2022) Underground apatite miners working conditions health risks retrospective assessment occupational diseases Russian Arctic Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2059175 2022-12-30T22:43:21Z For many years in Russia, apatite ore mining has been associated with high levels of occupational morbidity. The aim of the study was to retrospectively assess occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners. We analysed data from routine health screening of 2 649 underground apatite miners in 2007 and data of social-hygienic monitoring “Working conditions and occupational morbidity” in 2008–2020. In 2007, according to the results of routine health screening, 6 778 chronic diseases were diagnosed in 2 649 miners, the most prevalent being musculoskeletal (34.4%) and eye (16.0%) diseases. In the next 13 years, 572 occupational diseases were first diagnosed in 300 (11.3%) miners, most prevalent being musculoskeletal diseases (47.2%). The risk of developing occupational diseases in tunnellers exceeded that in all other miners, including timber-men (RR = 1.56; CI 1.06–2.30), vibration-loading machine operators (RR = 1.67; CI 0.99–2.80), drillers (RR = 1.51; CI 1.08–2.11) and blasters (RR = 2.12; CI 1.55–2.84). We conclude that ongoing modernisation of ore mining processes and medical preventive measures should include more effective health-improving interventions for underground apatite miners. Findings from the analysis of data can be used by health professionals and policy makers to address these problems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 81 1 |
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For many years in Russia, apatite ore mining has been associated with high levels of occupational morbidity. The aim of the study was to retrospectively assess occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners. We analysed data from routine health screening of 2 649 underground apatite miners in 2007 and data of social-hygienic monitoring “Working conditions and occupational morbidity” in 2008–2020. In 2007, according to the results of routine health screening, 6 778 chronic diseases were diagnosed in 2 649 miners, the most prevalent being musculoskeletal (34.4%) and eye (16.0%) diseases. In the next 13 years, 572 occupational diseases were first diagnosed in 300 (11.3%) miners, most prevalent being musculoskeletal diseases (47.2%). The risk of developing occupational diseases in tunnellers exceeded that in all other miners, including timber-men (RR = 1.56; CI 1.06–2.30), vibration-loading machine operators (RR = 1.67; CI 0.99–2.80), drillers (RR = 1.51; CI 1.08–2.11) and blasters (RR = 2.12; CI 1.55–2.84). We conclude that ongoing modernisation of ore mining processes and medical preventive measures should include more effective health-improving interventions for underground apatite miners. Findings from the analysis of data can be used by health professionals and policy makers to address these problems. |
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Sergei A. Syurin Aleksandr A. Kovshov Jon Ø. Odland Lyudmila V. Talykova |
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Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners |
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Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners |
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Retrospective assessment of occupational disease trends in Russian Arctic apatite miners |
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