Annual Statistical Supplement, 2017

Black Lung Benefits Program Description and Legislative History

Black Lung Benefit data formerly contained in this section of the Annual Statistical Supplement are provided by the Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, at its “Black Lung Program Statistics” web pages (https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dcmwc/statistics/PartsBandCBeneficiaries.htm and https://www.dol.gov/owcp/dcmwc/statistics/TotalBenefitsPayment.htm).