occupational health

• Silicosis and TB medical claims by South African mineworkers

  Cumulative financial-year data showing the compensation claims, payouts, and medical examinations for former gold mine workers and their dependents affected by silicosis or work-related tuberculosis contracted between 1965 and 2019. Based on progress reports published by the Tshiamiso Trust, which is a non-profit organisation established in 2020 to compensate current and former underground gold miners.

  DS0371 Health compensation claimsminingoccupational healthsilicosissouth africatuberculosis
  Geography: South Africa Period: 2021 to 2026 Source: Tshiamiso Trust

  Last updated: 2 July 2026

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  • CH0143 TB and silicosis claims paid out for mine workers in South Africa