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Provided by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), this historic image depic
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Provided by the Center for Disease Control's (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), this historic image depicted two male industrial workers who were inside a West Virginia tile-making factory stationed at the tile press. Pressing tiles involved the application of pressure to dried clay, which often released airborne silicate particles. In so doing, these workers were prone to inhaling these particulates, which lead to the chronic pulmonary disease known as pneumoconiosis, or silicosis, or more commonly known as 'grinders' disease', characterized by the formation of nodular fibrotic changes in the lungs. Note that neither man was wearing a filtered breathing mask, thereby, increasing their chances of contracting silicosis. The image was published in the 'Public Health Bulletin', No. 244, 1939.
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CDC/ Barbara Jenkins, NIOSH
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December 4, 2012