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Black lung cases hit 78. COPD cases tripling

More testing, more cases, as the dust disease crisis grinds on

Dec 08, 2024
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Another case of Black lung has been identified in Queensland mining, bringing the total number of miners with Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis to 78.

However, the other dust lung diseases continue to show the most significant increases in mining, with the total number of Mine Dust Lung Disease cases increasing

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