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The patient, who was a former coal miner, developed black lung disease. He was diagnosed with an abnormal condition of dust in the lungs or:
Miners still get the disease, and the most severe form, progressive massive fibrosis, is on the rise in Appalachia. Nearly 76,000 miners have died from black lung disease since 1969, the year coal mine dust regulations were put in place. And it is still difficult to receive benefits. At the Appalachia Citizensâ Law Center, we will continue to confront these challenges, and fight for our minersâ health and safety.