The Twentieth Century Coal Miner
This site is about coal miners - "Where They Worked And Where They Lived". Included within the web site is some insight about coal mining, coal education, coal mining disasters and history of coal mining. The pictures displayed are colored from black and white versions. My web site is dedicated to paying tribute to the coal miners of America.
The work is dirty and dangerous and many lost their lives due to the neglect of mine operators and poor implementation of state and Federal laws regulating the way mining should be conducted. The miners and their families lived in a settlement called coal camps. The houses, merchandise store, church, and schools were owned by the coal company. The song "Sixteen Tons" was once indicative of the life of a coal miner
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Kentucky Miners
The average coal miner is 45 years old and has 20 years of experience.
The average weekly wage for a miner in Kentucky is $751.30
It is estimated that Black Lung disease affects 2.8 percent of coal miners. About 0.2 percent of coal workers have scarring on the lungs, the most severe form of the disease. Each year, close to 400 miners die from black lung disease.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, mining remains the second most dangerous occupation in America
The Kentucky Coal Miner
The coal miner's of South Eastern Kentucky comes from a special breed of man who works in the darkness under dangerous conditions and breathes the coal dust that gives him Black Lung and no hope of a retirement future.
A story About A Coal Miner Who Retires After 35 years UndergroundClick here to add text.
