black lung

NOUN

pneumoconiosis or anthracosis

Synonyms

WEAK

anthracosis black lung disease coal miner's lung miner's lung pneumoconiosis

Example Sentences

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The black lung screening program for coal miners was briefly killed off before an outcry led to a temporary reinstatement.

From Los Angeles Times

He still struggles with black lung disease, she said, and joint pain from time spent crawling underground.

From Los Angeles Times

Silica dust is 20 times more toxic than coal dust and causes severe forms of black lung disease after even a few years of exposure.

From Seattle Times

As progress on the rule stalled, government researchers documented with growing alarm a resurgence of severe black lung afflicting younger coal miners, and studies implicated poorly controlled silica as the likely cause.

From New York Times

Michael and David, who worked at the Haig Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria, know many miners who were struck down by black lung.

From BBC