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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.
Introduction
This site is about coal miners - Where They Worked And Where They lived. Some insight about coal mining, coal education,coal mining disasters and history of coal mining. I know about this life. I am the son of a coal miner. It is my small way of commemorating and paying tribute 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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A Coal Town In South Eastern Kentucky
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
