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White Lung disease and working MOW on the Railroad
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Clevelandrocks</i> <br /><br />My uncle who worked in the Quarrys in Bedford IN (SOO LINE?) told me storys of menb who got sick fromwhite lung from Limestone dust. This must be a problem for railroader laying Ballast in MOW way work and even being a Conductor.. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />I live near a big Indiana Limestone quarry, and have found that smoking 2 1/2-3 paks of cigarettes a day, really helps fight off the white lung demons. I just make it a point to hack up a 3 lb ingot of marble each morning, and I'm good to go, for the rest of the day. <br /> <br /> 6 more years and I'll have the patio by the pool about finished.[xx(]
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