Skin Health Institute - Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre, Carlton, VIC, Australia.
Arch Environ Occup Health. 2021;76(8):504-510. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2020.1857674. Epub 2020 Dec 29.
The mining industry has one of the highest rates of occupational disease across all industries. However, occupational skin disease (OSD) is not commonly reported in this industry, although has been estimated to affect up to 51 people per 100,000 workers, with contact dermatitis accounting for the majority of cases. It often has a poor prognosis and leads to days lost from work. There have been relatively few reports regarding the specific forms of OSD encountered by miners worldwide. We report our experience of miners attending our Occupational Dermatology Clinic and our investigations at two Australian mines. We compare our findings with other reports of OSD in the mining population. The most commonly observed skin condition was irritant contact dermatitis, but miliaria and allergic contact dermatitis were also observed. It is not surprising that most cases of OSD appear to be related to harsh working conditions and exposures to multiple skin irritants, however, specific exposures causing ACD should not be forgotten. Our findings are consistent with previous studies of OSD in miners.
矿业是所有行业中职业病发病率最高的行业之一。然而，职业性皮肤病（OSD）在该行业并不常见，尽管据估计每 10 万名工人中就有多达 51 人受到影响，其中接触性皮炎占大多数病例。它通常预后不良，导致旷工。关于全世界矿工所患 OSD 的具体形式的报告相对较少。我们报告了我们在职业皮肤科诊所治疗矿工的经验以及在澳大利亚两个矿场的调查。我们将我们的发现与其他关于矿工 OSD 的报告进行了比较。最常见的皮肤状况是刺激性接触性皮炎，但也观察到痱子和过敏性接触性皮炎。大多数 OSD 病例似乎与恶劣的工作条件和接触多种皮肤刺激物有关，这并不奇怪，然而，不应忘记导致 ACD 的特定暴露。我们的发现与之前对矿工 OSD 的研究一致。
