Mining, and Oil and Gas Extraction (MOG) Statistics

At a glance

  • View hearing loss trends and statistics among Mining, and Oil and Gas Extraction (MOG) workers.
  • Approximately 23% of all MOG workers have hearing difficulty.
  • About 11% of all MOG workers have tinnitus.
  • 28% of noise-exposed MOG workers report not wearing hearing protection.
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Noise exposure and hearing protection

  • About 61% of all workers in MOG have been exposed to hazardous noise.1
  • 28% of noise-exposed MOG workers report not wearing hearing protection.2

Hearing loss and tinnitus

  • Approximately 23% of all MOG workers have hearing difficulty.1
  • About 11% of all MOG workers have tinnitus.3
  • About 24% of noise-exposed tested Mining workers and 14% of noise-exposed tested Oil and Gas Extraction workers have a material hearing impairment.4 Hearing impairment is hearing loss that impacts day-to-day activities.
  • 17% of noise-exposed tested MOG workers have hearing impairment in both ears.5

Trends

Trends in hearing loss among noise-exposed tested mog workers (1981-2010)6

  • The prevalence for MOG increased 1% over 20 years (1991-2010) as compared with a 1% increase for all industries during the same time period.
  • The incidence for MOG increased less than 1% over 10 years (2001-2010) as compared with a 1% reduction for all industries during the same time period.
  • The adjusted risk for MOG decreased 7% over 10 years (2001-2010) as compared with a 12% reduction for all industries over the same time period. There was insufficient sample size to examine the MOG adjusted risks from 1986-2000, and this was not plotted.
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Graph showing prevalence of hearing loss by time period and industry sector, 1981-2010, for 1,816,812 workers
Adapted from Figure 1, Masterson et al. 2015
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Graph showing incidence of hearing loss by time period and industry sector, 1986-2010, for 560,320 workers
Adapted from Figure 2, Masterson et al. 2015

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  1. Kerns E, Masterson EA, Themann CL, Calvert GM. (2018). Cardiovascular conditions, hearing difficulty and occupational noise exposure within U.S. industries and occupations. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 61, 477-491.
  2. Green DR, Masterson EA, Themann CL. (2021). Prevalence of hearing protection device non-use among noise-exposed U.S. workers in 2007 and 2014. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 64(12), 1002-1017.
  3. Masterson EA, Themann CL, Luckhaupt SE, Li J. & Calvert GM. (2016). Hearing difficulty and tinnitus among U.S. workers and non-workers in 2007. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 59, 290-300.
  4. Lawson SM, Masterson EA & Azman AS. (2019). Prevalence of hearing loss among noise-exposed workers within the Mining, and Oil and Gas Extraction Sectors, 2006-2015. American Journal of Industrial Medicine.
  5. Masterson EA, Bushnell PT, Themann CL, & Morata TC. (2016). Hearing impairment among noise-exposed workers — United States, 2003–2012. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 65(15), 389-394.
  6. Masterson EA, Deddens JA, Themann CL, Bertke S. & Calvert GM. (2015). Trends in worker hearing loss by industry sector, 1981-2010. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 58, 392-401.