It is generally a fairly risky job. Any number of things could go wrong, and most coal miners come from families that have been mining for generations. For years, miners didn't wear protective breathing apparatus, which resulted in "black lung" disease; an occupation hazard that can cut your life dramatically short.
You're drilling deep into the earth's crust, in the dark, with the possibility of falling rocks, equipment failure, or explosions. I've read there is a strong sense of kinship and camaraderie among miners; you are entrusting your life in your coworkers and foreman (and women).
But it pays well, and when you are raising a family and need money, there will always be people willing to do the work. Think about all the Chinese people who emigrated to Panama to work on the canal. They uprooted entire families and settled in a completely foreign area; solely to earn a living.
I think someone needs to bring better technology and engineering into the mining industry so that we don't keep having these horrific mining disasters where multiple people are killed or trapped. Or at least impose stricter rules and regulations for businesses that fail to meet required safety standards; a financial penalty isn't adequate punishment for a corporation that holds people's mothers and fathers lives in their very hands. The cost of the fine or penalty simply becomes another expense of doing business. This is unacceptable.
Working in the Coal Mine was created in 1981.
Workers pursuing their right to fair wages and safe working conditions.
McCullom Cook has written: 'Working a coal mine'
Yes, coal miners mine coal.
30 Days - 2005 Working in a Coal Mine 3-1 was released on: USA: 3 June 2008 Finland: 23 July 2008
M. L Poe has written: 'Surface coal mine sedimentation pond assessment' 'Are surface coal mine sediment ponds working?'
to mine coal...
It depends what coal mine you go to. If you don't go to one in the wilderness or on a pvp world it is relatively safe for most players. There is a possibility(depending on which coal mine you go to) that there are aggressive monsters that may harm you. If you see something that is attacking you then it would be smart to run away.
J. J. Forbes has written: 'Review of dust-allaying practices at working faces in some bituminous-coal and lignite mines' 'Coal-mine explosions and coal- and metal-mine fires in the United States in 1949' -- subject(s): Mine explosions, Coal mines and mining, Mine fires 'Falls of roof'
No, a person who worked in a coal mine would likely be biased. Also, little data can be extracted from any memoir at all.
How did they used to coal mine
Yes: Miners emerging from a coal mine at the end of their working shift are generally blackened from coal dust.