Fayette County, WV (WOAY) – A local attorney in Oak Hill is representing coal miners in the fight to have the state, once and for all, create an enforceable silica dust standard.
An emergency petition was filed with the West Virginia Supreme Court on October 29, and hopes are that the briefings as well as a hearing will take place this winter.
Black lung cases are at levels not seen since the 1970’s and are afflicting younger miners.
WOAY spoke with attorney Sam Petsonk for an update.
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