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Black Lung Rates and Safety Act Shape Miner Dust Fight
The report outlines pneumoconiosis among coal miners, citing studies showing 10 to 30 percent at risk and 2.5 to 12 percent advanced cases. It notes the 1969 CMHSA act reducing dust levels, enforcement challenges, and ongoing disability claims exceeding expectations with a 200,000 claim backlog amid reform talks.
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Tim O’brien
Washington Post
L.A. Times
Washington
Marilyn Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Bureau of Mines Health and Safety Division
National Institute For Occupational Health and Safety
NIOHS
Earle Shoub
Appalachia
U.S
Shoab
CMHSA
Bureau of Mines
Elburt F. Isborn
Paul Zinner
Kentucky
Bureau
Robert Hillsby
Scott Litton
Beth Elkhorn
Harlan County Coal Mines
Hubert Grills
Harlan County Black Lung Association
HCBLA
Black Lung Association
BLA
Frank Church
Social Security Administration
SSA
Senate