The name black lung says it all. When miners inhale excessive amounts of coal dust, the fine air filtration system of the lungs sieves out the dust, which then remains permanently in the lung ...Web

In a retrospective (2000-2009) chart review of 138 West ian coal miners, Wade and colleagues found an increased number of cases of rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis and PMF in young coal miners after 2001, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. These coal miners developed PMF at a mean age of 52.6 …Web

Coal worker pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease Overview of Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease Environmental and occupational lung diseases result …Web

It has been suggested that coal workers' pneumoconiosis may reflect a human example of apparent "lung overload" of poorly soluble particles. In turn, studies of risk of lung cancer in coal miners may offer a valuable perspective for understanding the significance of rat inhalation studies of PSLTs on humans.Web

PMC7055360. 10.1007/s40572-019-00237-5. This review summarizes recent research on pneumoconiosis in coal workers following the identification of the resurgence of this disease among US coal miners in the early 2000s. We describe the impact of this research and how this has led to increased public attention, benefitting affected miners.Web

Results. From 1949 to 2021, there have been more than 462,000 patients with coal miners' pneumoconiosis in China, showing double U-shaped distributions with an increasing trend, accounting for about 50.5% (462,000/915,000) of all diagnosed pneumoconiosis in China, while the incidencet rate of coal miners' pneumoconiosis …Web

Background Coal mine dust lung disease comprises a group of occupational lung diseases including coal workers pneumoconiosis. In many countries, there is a lack of robust prevalence estimates for these diseases. Our objective was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of published contemporary estimates on prevalence, mortality, …Web

Symptoms of Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis. Symptoms of black lung disease can take years to develop. In early stages, the most common symptoms are cough, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Sometime the coughing may bring up black sputum (mucus). These symptoms may initially occur after strenuous activity, but as the disease …Web

Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (Black Lung) Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung) continues to occur among coal miners. Pre-venting the disease requires the commitment of both miners and mine operators to ensure exposures to harmful levels of coal mine dust are limited. » What is black lung? Black lung is a job-related disease caused byWeb

April 12, 2022. Researchers at UIC have found a clear link between silica exposure and severe black lung disease in contemporary U.S. coal miners. (Photo: Angela via Pixabay) Silica exposure is a driving force behind rising rates of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, according to a new study published by occupational health experts at the ...Web

It has been suggested that coal workers' pneumoconiosis may reflect a human example of apparent "lung overload" of poorly soluble particles. In turn, studies of risk of lung cancer in coal miners may offer a valuable perspective for understanding the significance of rat inhalation studies of PSLTs on humans.Web

This might be because miners performing strenuous work in coal mines have better cardiovascular fitness than the general population, the so-called healthy worker effect. Recent scientific and media attention has been focused on rising rates of pneumoconiosis in coal miners, which is only one of the diseases caused by coal mine dust.Web

INTRODUCTION. The prevalence and severity of pneumoconiosis in US coal miners has markedly increased in the last 20 years. 1,2 Changes in the composition of the dust, including excessive exposure to crystalline silica, have been implicated in playing a role in the observed resurgence of disease and the increase in the most severe forms including …Web

More information: Huanqiang Wang et al, Epidemiology of coal miners' pneumoconiosis and its social determinants: An ecological study from 1949 to 2021 in China, Chinese Medical Journal Pulmonary ...Web

The Pneumoconiosis of Coal Miners in China, Australia, and the USA. In China, there were 21,719 new cases of occupational diseases reported per year from 2003 to 2016 on average (Table 1; [35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47]). Therefore, new cases of lung diseases caused by coal dust made up 44.83% of all occupational …Web

Coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP), also known as black lung disease, is a chronic occupational disease caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust. Long-term exposure to coal dust could trigger inflammatory and irreversible pulmonary fibrosis, and may subsequently cause CWP and even chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Liu and …Web

Black lung is a type of lung disease that's caused by long-term inhalation of coal mine dust. The condition is also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) or miner's lung. The disease ...Web

Pneumoconiosis. The term 'pneumoconiosis' refers to a group of lung diseases caused by the inhalation - and retention in the lungs - of dusts. The most commonly occurring types of pneumoconiosis (apart from asbestosis) are coal worker's pneumoconiosis, arising from the inhalation of coal dust, and silicosis, arising from the inhalation of ...Web

Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is one of the most serious occupational diseases caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust (including dust from coal mining or pure coal dust) in the workplace [1]. Although prevention efforts have been taken for many decades, CWP is still a public health issue around the world [2]. Especially in developing countries …Web

Black lung disease, also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis, comes from inhaling coal mine dust. The other disease, silicosis, is caused by inhaling silica dust from crushed rocks. Black lung ...Web

The Medical Research Council recommended dropping the word silicosis and labeling the condition coal workers' pneumoconiosis. From 1943, the new British compensation scheme would apply to coal miners at the face, rock workers, and coal trimmers at the docks ( 2 ). Despite similar evidence in the United States ( 8 ), an …Web

Simple coal workers' pneumoconiosis appears as small (1-5 mm) round nodular opacities with an occasional appearance of reticular or reticulonodular opacities. Compared to nodules in silicosis, the nodules …Web

Pneumoconiosis is any lung disease caused by the inhalation of organic or nonorganic airborne dust and fibers. Patients usually encounter these inhalants in the workplace environment, and therefore it …Web

To reduce the risk for lung disease among coal miners, ... Surveillance data on US coal miners' pneumoconiosis, 1970 to 1986. Am J Public Health 1992;82:971--7. Attfield MD. Prevalence and incidence of coalworkers' pneumoconiosis in U.S. underground miners. In: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium of Epidemiology in Occupational Health.Web

Legislation signed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981 removed presumptions that assumed if a coal miner had worked a set number of years in an underground coal mine and was "totally disabled" by pulmonary or respiratory issues but had not technically been diagnosed with black lung, also known as coal miner's pneumoconiosis, the …Web

The pneumoconiosis of coal miners mainly occurs underground, and the incidence of pneumoconiosis of open-pit coal miners is very low. Coal worker pneumoconiosis can also occur in …Web

Simple coal workers' pneumoconiosis appears as small (1-5 mm) round nodular opacities with an occasional appearance of reticular or reticulonodular opacities. Compared to nodules in silicosis, the nodules in CWP tend to have less well-defined margins and a more granular appearance. Between 10-20% of patients with simple CWP …Web

Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is a preventable occupational lung disease caused by inhaling coal mine dust that can lead to premature* death (1,2).To assess trends in premature mortality …Web

The prevalence of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), or black lung disease, among miners in the United States has dramatically increased since 2000, especially in central Appalachia. In miners who have worked for 25 or more years, the national prevalence of CWP is more than 10%, and the prevalence exceeds 5% for miners who have worked …Web

The Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, or Federal Black Lung Program, administers claims filed under the Black Lung Benefits Act.The Act provides compensation to coal miners who are totally disabled by …Web

The prevalence and severity of pneumoconiosis in US coal miners has markedly increased in the last 20 years. 1, 2 Changes in the composition of the dust, including …Web

Claim compensation for coal workers' pneumoconiosis ('black lung') if you worked as a miner for the British Coal or National Coal Board - find out how to claim for other conditions such as ...Web

Black lung disease is a job-related illness caused by inhaling coal dust over a long period of time. The condition mainly affects coal miners and is also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP).Web

Recent scientific and media attention has been focused on rising rates of pneumoconiosis in coal miners, which is only one of the diseases caused by coal mine dust. This study shows that U.S. coal …Web

Coal worker pneumoconiosis results from the inhalation of dust generated by the drilling, blasting, or crushing of coal and by the equipment and processes used to extract coal. Exposures in coal mining are heterogenous, which contributes to a wide spectrum of disease in coal miners. The clinical manifestations of coal worker pneumoconiosis ...Web

The potential of coal mine dust to cause disabling pneumoconiosis has long been recognised, but research now suggests that pneumoconiosis is not the only respiratory hazard of coal mining. Over the last 30 years evidence has accumulated that miners also experience an excess of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and this has …Web