Assessment of Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Underground Hard Rock and Other Mining Industry Workers in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Respirable silica exposure has been strongly and consistently linked to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among foundry workers, persons in the construction trades, stone crushers and drillers, and coal miners. However, risk of RA in hard rock mining has not been thoroughly investigated.

Objective

To analyze occupational risk of RA in hard rock miners in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional survey study estimated the association between mining industry work and reported RA in a random-digit telephone survey of men 50 years or older living in selected counties with elevated levels of pneumoconiosis mortality (N = 1988). The survey was conducted between January 12 and May 4, 2021.

Exposures

Underground hard roc

SUBMITTER: Blanc PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9577677 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature