Miner's Lung 'A Serious Issue'
6th Jan 2006, 22:48 GMT
The lone survivor of the West Virginia coal mining tragedy probably started to inhale large amounts of dust and gases in the last hour he spent in the mine as he lay on his left side, causing inflammation in his left lung, a doctor said.
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