Hodous T K, Layne L A
Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505.
Occup Med. 1993 Jan-Mar;8(1):171-84.
This chapter reviews the history, statistics, and epidemiology of mining injuries in the United States. Although injuries in mining have been drastically reduced since the start of this century, their rates have not changed substantially in the past decade, and mining injury rates remain among the highest of all US industries. The injuries are often severe, as indicated by both high fatality rates and the high average number of days lost from work for nonfatal injury. Cumulative trauma disorders and acute traumatic injuries are common.
本章回顾了美国采矿工伤的历史、统计数据和流行病学情况。自本世纪初以来，采矿工伤事故虽已大幅减少，但在过去十年中，其发生率并未发生实质性变化，且采矿工伤发生率在美国所有行业中仍位居前列。从高死亡率和非致命工伤的高平均误工天数都可以看出，这些工伤往往很严重。累积性创伤疾病和急性创伤性损伤很常见。
