U.S. Asks Federal Court To Dismiss Lawsuit By Coal Miner Over Black Lung
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 6, 2025
Last month, Harry Wiles, a Kanawha County coal miner, sued the Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Wiles’ complaint said he’d been diagnosed with early stage black lung and had submitted paperwork and a CT scan to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
He applied to NIOSH for what’s called a Part 90 transfer, allowing him to continue to work in the mine but with less exposure to toxic dust.
