Sentences with phrase «black lung cases»
Epidemiologists have linked the new wave of black lung cases to breathing in more silica dust, likely the result of a long - term shift to mining thinner seams of coal.
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Reading and listening to the recent NPR, Center for Public Integrity, and Charleston Gazette articles about the rise in black lung cases for coal miners saddens and angers me.
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The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates of over 29,000 cases of mesothelioma and 26,000 cases of Black Lung from 2000 - 2010.
Kentucky Coal Miners Awarded $ 67.5 in Case against 3M Two Kentucky coal miners have been awarded $ 67.5 million in a lawsuit alleging they suffered from black - lung disease.
We have built a nationally recognized reputation for success in cases involving coal mine accidents, black lung and other lung diseases and gas explosion injuries, in addition to all other personal injury and workers» compensation claims.