@frontlinefortherecord: (PART 1) What's it like to live with black lung? Hear from a 47-year-old former coal miner as he reflects on his life and career and living with the deadly disease in these scenes from FRONTLINE and @npr's 2019 documentary "Coal's Deadly Dust." #blacklung #lungdisease #coalminer #documentary

WestVirginiamomma85🇺🇸 :

Black lung has ruined so many lives including my family members. My husband said he was going to go into the mines. I said absolutely not. It’s not worth it

Northwest55 :

Trump cut medical care for these people too

BamaMedic :

Lots of ignorant comments here. I'm hoping it's just being uneducated 1. Coal is used for more than just electricity. A LOT more. However coal is 45% more efficient than anything else. 2. Black Lung is an old disease. This was before government legislation on dust control and new technology for respiratory PPE. It's becoming non existent. Source: I'm a coal mine compliance and health foreman.

cactusbigb1 :

Do coal miners wear masks or respirators ?

Jack :

Cam :

these damn greedy coal companies putting profit above safety.

MootWayne :

ITS NOT COAL. ITS THE COAL COMPANIES! Coal provides a way of living for the people of Appalachia that have absolutely NOTHING else. But greedy coal company owners put profit above employee safety. Don’t just demonize coal because you don’t know the difference. Coal clothed, fed, and provided me a life. As well as my dad. It’s all we have.

browneyes123082 :

i have a cousin that died from black lung

Dalton :

I only mined for 4 years and I can tell that my breathing is off

Appalachia Unfiltered :

So young 🥺

Derek Cook :

I’m a retired coal miner and mine inspector. The mine safety cuts trump and the republicans have done will cause more and more of this!!! I bet he voted for republicans before I bet he doesn’t now!!!

Harley _angel76 :

My husband is 53 and he has 3rd stage was in mines 29yrs. All 3 of my brothers have it as well it’s sad what a man does for his family

Mel246 :

My grandpa died at 62 because of black lung cancer

Tanner DeRosa :

Lotta folks think theyre too tough to wear respirators and be a little uncomfortable or learn to adjust. Theyre provided for miners. You ignore it and good chance itll happen, back in the day they were ignorant of it. Now it’s mostly just stupidity everyone underground is aware of the risks.

Coal hearted :

Worked 30 years in the coal mines have Black lung disease

Shag nasty :

My dad worked 38 yrs underground. Sometimes with out ventilation. He didn’t have black lung I work on strip mine 25 years my lungs are gone rock dust drill operator dozer

Wayne Parsons :

I've got 23 years under ground and they are still fighting me

kyjeeper :

My husband had to have a double lung transplant due to black lung he ran the continuous miner. That God Cleveland Clinic was able to give him another chance at life.

BrickRat :

Ppl encouraging coal production are just wicked. There are jobs with renewable energies but the forces that be are just too greedy to improve the lives of average Americans

terry :

February I'll have 40 years im stage 1

H.W.SEAL1 :

prayers

Blondie :

praying 🤲🙏

Rhonda Chapman :

My daddy worked in coal mines 33 years and died of black lung..

toolgrok :

No he didn’t