black lung

noun

: pneumoconiosis caused by habitual inhalation of coal dust

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The school’s footprint in Salt Lake City was originally occupied by Judge Mercy Home, a hospital founded by mining tycoons John and Mary Judge for Catholic coal miners in Park City suffering from black lung.

Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Oct. 2022 Her father, who eventually died of black lung disease, worked in the Van Lear mines.

Terence Mcardle, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022 Her father, a coal miner, later died from black lung disease.

Chris Morris, Variety, 4 Oct. 2022 Inhaling coal dust long-term can also be hazardous, causing the irreversible black lung disease, which includes lung scarring, inflammation and respiratory issues.

Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 There is also a proposal that permanently extends a tax designed to help provide benefits for coal miners coping with black lung disease and their beneficiaries, a major issue for West Virginia, one of the nation’s top coal-producing states.

New York Times, 28 July 2022 McKinley had said evidence of black lung risks could be brought up at sentencing if the men were convicted.

Dylan Lovan, ajc, 17 Nov. 2021 Some of those provisions would extend the current fee paid by coal companies to fund benefits received by victims of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung.

Lisa Mascaro And Farnoush Amiri, ajc, 23 Dec. 2021 In 2019, black lung benefits were distributed to roughly 25,700 people.

Grace Segers, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2021 See More

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