Onder et al. [71] studied Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL)in mines at Turkey. They
had applied statistical analysis (hierarchical log-linear) of the data. Data were collected
from a quarry and stone crushing screening plant. The mines were located in the eastern
part of the Turkey. According to their study, the risky occupation job group of the places
surveyed were the drivers and this job group had high possibility of exposure to 70-79
dB(A) noise levels. The drivers, especially of the 46-54 years age group, had experienced
NIHL. When the important interactions in the analyses were evaluated, it was found