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steeljack · 14-01-2008, 01:26

jumping from another thread where the term 'kissing the shuttle' was raised , it got me wondering if there is any history of lung disease in retired cotton mill workers due to inhaling loose fibers , similar to asbestosis and black lung in coal miners .....seems to me I can remember women coming home from t'mill with cotton fibres/fluff all over there hair and clothing , since this was in the mid to late 50s when the industry was dying out I wonder if any statistics were kept or are available .
thanks

14-01-2008, 01:26	#1
steeljack God Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SF/ Bay Area California Posts: 4,002 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 1338	Lung disease in weavers and tacklers jumping from another thread where the term 'kissing the shuttle' was raised , it got me wondering if there is any history of lung disease in retired cotton mill workers due to inhaling loose fibers , similar to asbestosis and black lung in coal miners .....seems to me I can remember women coming home from t'mill with cotton fibres/fluff all over there hair and clothing , since this was in the mid to late 50s when the industry was dying out I wonder if any statistics were kept or are available . thanks