Are mortality rates similar between jobs in the Queensland coal mine workers' cohort?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coal mine workers are exposed to many occupational hazards which may affect mortality including respirable coal mine dust, crystalline silica and diesel engine emissions. Several studies have shown decreased overall mortality, but studies did not define the jobs held, did not include women coal mine workers and lacked smoking data.

Methods

A cohort of coal mine workers, from Queensland, Australia, was linked to the national death registry. Those who had had a health assessment after 1993 were grouped by job title into eight Work Categories. Mortality by Work Categories were compared to the Australian population to produce standardised mortality ratios (SMRs). Relative mortality ratios (RMR) by sex were calculated comparing risks within the cohort, adjusted for age

SUBMITTER: Glass DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12400750 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature