Coal Miner's Widow Fails to Link Occupational Pneumoconiosis to His Death

West Virginia’s Intermediate Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a coal miner’s widow, finding that occupational pneumoconiosis was not a material contributing factor in his death. Case: Adams v. Greyhead Mining Co. Inc., No. 24-ICA-510, 06/27/2025, published. Facts: Kenneth Adams worked for 16 years as a coal miner, with his last employer being Greyhead Mining Co. Inc. He died in 2019. His death certificate listed his immediate cause of death as heart failure and noted interstitial lung disease as a condition that led to the cause of death. The Occupational Pneumo...