Comments on: SILICA DUST is SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) ~ Health Risk in Coal Mining and Marcellus Shale Fracking https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2022/09/01/silica-dust-is-sio2-silicon-dioxide-health-risk-in-coal-mining-and-marcellus-shale-fracking/ Just another WordPress site Wed, 14 Feb 2024 02:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sam Andrews https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2022/09/01/silica-dust-is-sio2-silicon-dioxide-health-risk-in-coal-mining-and-marcellus-shale-fracking/#comment-440393 Sam Andrews Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:30:15 +0000 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=41979#comment-440393 Oh, hello! Wow, if it wasn't for this article I wouldn't even know that miners' lungs are pierced as a result of the dust they breathe in which causes a gradual but irreversible accumulation of fluid in them. I need to alert my sister-in-law about this and make sure she calls a legal expert to get all the relevant paperwork done. She has a neighbor who works at a coal mine and fell sick yesterday after having some difficulty breathing; I bet it was caused by his daily job there. Oh, hello! Wow, if it wasn’t for this article I wouldn’t even know that miners’ lungs are pierced as a result of the dust they breathe in which causes a gradual but irreversible accumulation of fluid in them. I need to alert my sister-in-law about this and make sure she calls a legal expert to get all the relevant paperwork done. She has a neighbor who works at a coal mine and fell sick yesterday after having some difficulty breathing; I bet it was caused by his daily job there.

]]> By: Bob Casey https://www.frackcheckwv.net/2022/09/01/silica-dust-is-sio2-silicon-dioxide-health-risk-in-coal-mining-and-marcellus-shale-fracking/#comment-433072 Bob Casey Sun, 11 Sep 2022 06:03:05 +0000 https://www.frackcheckwv.net/?p=41979#comment-433072 Cheers & Jeers, Uniontown Herald Standard, Sep 9, 2022 HIT: Last week, the Lungs at Work nonprofit clinic in Waterdam Plaza in McMurray received some ink, thanks to a visit from U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. He was there to see how the clinic lends a hand to former miners who have black lung disease, and also to promote legislation that would, among other things, ensure that miners' benefits are not eroded by inflation and they have access to legal representation. Lungs at Work deserves the moment in the spotlight Casey's visit provided. It's the only free-standing black lung clinic in the country, and the staff at the facility carry out essential diagnostic work and medical care. They also help miners file disability claims when they are found to have black lung, which scars the lungs and slowly takes away the ability to breathe. Casey pointed out that miners helped power American prosperity over many decades, and those who have black lung should be given the care they deserve. Cheers & Jeers, Uniontown Herald Standard, Sep 9, 2022

HIT: Last week, the Lungs at Work nonprofit clinic in Waterdam Plaza in McMurray received some ink, thanks to a visit from U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. He was there to see how the clinic lends a hand to former miners who have black lung disease, and also to promote legislation that would, among other things, ensure that miners’ benefits are not eroded by inflation and they have access to legal representation.

Lungs at Work deserves the moment in the spotlight Casey’s visit provided. It’s the only free-standing black lung clinic in the country, and the staff at the facility carry out essential diagnostic work and medical care. They also help miners file disability claims when they are found to have black lung, which scars the lungs and slowly takes away the ability to breathe.

Casey pointed out that miners helped power American prosperity over many decades, and those who have black lung should be given the care they deserve.

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