A miner's wedge is called a Gad
gad
Coal miners that are exposed to coal dust are prone to get what is called black lung disease. The coal duct accumulates in the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe.
No, they are copper miners.
Yes, coal miners work in coal mines to extract coal from the ground. They use heavy equipment to dig tunnels and remove coal from deposits in the earth.
You can read about the history of coal miners from Wikipedia's official website. You can also read about the history of coal miners from Mining USA's official website.
In coal mines.
Coal Miners' Museum - Van Lear - was created in 1984.
miners eat bat soup, coal and rock.
In 1921 in West Virginia there was an armed conflict between coal miners, who were trying to legalized unionization, and the corrupt police and security officials hired by the coal mining companies to stop the miners. As a sign of solidarity, the coal miners all wore red kerchiefs around their necks and the moniker was born.
Most of the laborer workers were mine workers/coal miners in the year 1877. The mine workers consisted of coal miners and coal technicians in the late 1800s.
silicosis, or "black lung"In the UK it is commonly called 'dust' the medical name in PneumoconiosisThere are several diseases associated with coal mining. Lung diseases from the inhalation of coal dust is known as "black lung" or "coal miners pneumoconiosis". See the related link entitled "black lung disease claims" to read more about coal miners lung disease.Two other industrial disease coal miners can suffer from are: industrial deafness (from exposure to excessive noise) and vibration white finger (from exposure to vibrating power tools) see the related links entitled "industrial deafness claims" and "miners vwf" for further details of these conditions.
The address of the Coal Miners Museum is: 212 S Broadway, Coalgate, OK 74538