Calories in Tilapia filet. *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. Some of these foods were entered by users and are subject to error.
Black lung disease and silicosis . Black lung is caused when coal dust blocks the lungs, causing severe and permanent breathing problems. Underground coal miners, and children and women who work separating rocks from coal, are most affected by black lung. Silicosis is caused by exposure to silica dust. Silica is a common mineral released from sand and rocks during mining, exposing many miners to harm.
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.