WYMT: Floyd County Mine Company Indicted for Falsifying Dust Samples, Lying to Special Investigator

ACLC’s executive director, Wes Addington, was interviewed for this article:

“’In this case, they were able to determine that the company allegedly was falsifying their records and, as a result, miners at that mine were being exposed to too much coal and rock dust,” said Addington.’ This type of behavior has been common for far too long in the coal industry.

As a result of this behavior, Addington said Black Lung Disease is becoming an epidemic and the severity of the disease in several cases is the worst it has been in 50 years.

‘Many of them are dying at very young ages or requiring lung transplants and companies that cheat on their required dust sampling are directly contributing to this disability and death that we’re seeing,’ said Addington.”

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