/black-lung-disease-returns-to-coal-mines/ No 1 source of global mining news and opinion Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:04:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 /black-lung-disease-returns-to-coal-mines/#comment-14980 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 21:04:09 +0000 /?p=416435#comment-14980 Black Lung Disease also known as Pneumoconiosis has risen in prevalence in the Appalachia, Kentucky area over the last few years. can help those in the Kentucky area with workers comp cases.

]]> /black-lung-disease-returns-to-coal-mines/#comment-20705 Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:56:38 +0000 /?p=416435#comment-20705 My brother worked in the coal mines in northern MO for 17 years back in the 70’s. He is a smoker, however, feels his lung problems are largely due to those years in the mines for he became sick with frequent pains in his chest and heavy coughing after a few years deep in the mines breathing heavy coal dust. How does he go about filing for Black Lung? Thank you, Sharon Hines

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