Silicosis, a debilitating and potentially deadly lung disease, develops through the inhalation of excessive levels of respirable crystalline silica dust. In underground coal mines, continuous miner operators have historically been at a high risk of overexposure to silica. More than 25% of the compliance dust samples from continuous miner operators exceed the permissible exposure limit (NIOSH, 1995).
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