Occupational Diseases

noun a disease caused by inhaling coal dust, resulting in inflammation and fibrosis of the lungs

• Black lung disease is a serious respiratory condition caused by inhaling coal dust over a long period of time.
• My grandfather worked in the coal mines for years and now he has black lung.
• I heard that job gives you black lung, so I wouldn't want to work there.
• The toxic relationship left him with a black lung of emotional distress.

noun an occupational disease commonly found in miners and workers in industries such as construction and manufacturing

• Silicosis is a progressive and incurable lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust.
• My grandpa developed silicosis after years of working in the mines.
• Dude, that job is a silicosis trap, you should get out of there.
• The toxic environment of that workplace felt like a slow-acting silicosis on my soul.