silicosis

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.

   “Well, minin’ is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky, and if you ain’t minin’ there, well, my friends, you’re awful lucky, ‘Cause if you don’t get silicosis, or pay that’s just atrocious, you’ll be screamin’ for a union that will care”