The Relation Between Anthracosis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Wainwright, Jonathan M.; Nichols, Harry J.

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“…"Every fresh stroke of the pick or the hammer, every shovelful of coal moved, every fall of a dislodged mass causes a fresh cloud of dust" (Sheafer, 1879, p. 245). Wainwright and Nichols (1905) found that 25 underground samples averaged an unhealthful 35.4 milligrams of dust per cubic meter of air.…”

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Occupational Disease and Career Trajectory in Hard Coal, 1870–1930

Derickson¹

1993

Industrial Relations

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During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, workers in the anthracite industry commonly followed career paths that led to respiratory impairment. In turn, work‐induced pulmonary difficulties explain much of the downward mobility of older miners in this period. Managerial practice both accommodated and exacerbated disability. The United Mine Workers of America dealt with this problem primarily through agitation for legislative reform.

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Section: Mining Careersmentioning

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Occupational Disease and Career Trajectory in Hard Coal, 1870–1930

Derickson¹

1993

Industrial Relations

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“…He also considers that tuberele, when present in such eases "is an accidental infection." Wainwright and Nichols (1905) made some remarkable observations on the protective effects of coal dust against infection by the tuberele bacillus. One group of guinea-pigs was exposed to coal dust for two months; the animals then received an intra-tracheal injection of a culture of tubercle bacilli.…”

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