Black Lung
Q&A: Rule limiting silica exposure for miners ‘long time coming’
Under a recently finalized rule, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration set a 50 g/m3 full-shift exposure limit on respirable crystalline silica for miners, according to a press release.
US Department of Labor finalizes silica dust exposure limits for miners
The Mine Safety and Health Administration within the U.S. Department of Labor has finalized stricter limits on silica dust exposure for miners, according to a press release from the department.
Progressive massive fibrosis continues to impact coal miners in 2023
Between 2017 and 2023, more than 1,000 cases of progressive massive fibrosis emerged in coal miners, according to a research letter published in JAMA.
Odds for black lung, respiratory impairment high in Indigenous coal miners
Older Indigenous coal miners faced a higher likelihood for black lung disease and respiratory impairment than non-Indigenous miners, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Study finds bias in classification of radiographs for black lung claims
A new study found a strong association between payment source and physicians who review radiographs of coal miners with claims of black lung, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.