COLLECTION NAME:
Colorado Coal Project
Record
Collection Name:
Colorado Coal Project
Title:
Personal experiences with black lung disease
Creator:
Margolis, Eric, 1947-
Creator:
McMahan, Ronald L.
Subject:
Coal mines and mining
Subject:
Coal miners--Diseases--United States
Subject:
Lungs--Dust diseases
Subject:
Coal miners--Personal narratives
Subject:
Coal mines and mining--Health--United States
Subject:
Social security--Administration
Subject:
Lungs--Dust diseases--United States--History
Subject:
Interviews
Description:
Six former miners are interviewed about their struggle to get compensation for black lung, a disease in which the acid from inhaled coal dust forms scabs in the lung and the scar tissue eventually eats the lung tissue away. They speak about x-rays and blood tests, doctors' letters, denials, appeals, and hearings. They tell of having to repeat tests over and over until the result was negative. Union attorneys support their legal battles and much patience is required for the long-drawn process. In the last section, a representative of the Social Security Administrations talks to a group about various statistics and the internal checks of the black lung program.
Description Type:
summary
Publisher:
University of Colorado Boulder Archives
Contributor:
Porter, Charles
Contributor:
De Santis
Contributor:
Toll, Ed
Contributor:
Staples, Sammy
Contributor:
West, Everett C.
Contributor:
Amicarella brothers
Contributor:
Rivera, Max
Date:
1974
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Identifier:
narv_coloradoCoal_transBlackLung.pdf
Language:
English
Coverage (Spatial):
Colorado (United States, North America) (first order administrative divisions)
Coverage (Temporal):
1930/1974
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