Another 'black lung' case detected in the Hunter region as Queensland cases continue to grow

By Ian Kirkwood
Updated December 21 2017 - 9:48pm, first published 9:45pm
TESTING TIMES: A NSW coal miner having his lung x-ray appraised as part of an industry-wide reaction to the re-emergence of 'black lung' in this state. A second case has been confirmed in the Hunter region.
TESTING TIMES: A NSW coal miner having his lung x-ray appraised as part of an industry-wide reaction to the re-emergence of 'black lung' in this state. A second case has been confirmed in the Hunter region.

 A  SECOND Hunter coal miner has been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis or “black lung”, a disease thought eradicated for decades until it resurfaced in Queensland in 2015.

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