Coal mines have my Respect. My dad was a miner 34 years. Now his back and neck are all messed up. And the mining company is trying to screw him out of his black lung!
thumbs up for DEEP MINING............better then those asshole MTR scumbags who are too lazy to extract the coal from the mountain so they take the mountain from the coal.
thumbs up for the hard working miners who DONT destroy the whole mountain but go in and get it like real men.
Im an enigineer and I have seen just about every type of mine you can imagine. I love my job and all the miners and men I work with are amazing people. Everytime I hear someone complain about the mines I ask them if they like to go home and have electricity because thats where most of use get out power from. Coal and Natural gas are here to stay as the main power alternatives at least for the rest of our lifetimes. Its an amazing employment opportunity with amazing benefits.
I know how hard it is to mine my dad he coal mines he tells me everything that goes on i thank yall for supporting wv and all the power hope yall stay safe and keep ur dinner buckets full
I went to the coal mines out of high school with my father. My relationship with him grew so much because I realized what it really takes to get up everyday and go underground and mine coal for 12-14 hours a day to provide for your children and loved ones. Don't forget about the boys down in the mines!
my father and my grandfather and his father and so forth we are west virginia miners it runs deep in my blood and my familys blood were miners from spencer west viginia my grandfather was beckly miner
My uncles a bolt pinner in west virginia. Hes the bravest damn man I know. Each and every day he gos underground from 1pm to 1am without a break from monday thru saturday just to put food on the table. Hes my hero
@gioleedy You have no idea what the hell your talking about...!!! These pits are lined ...The MSHA nor the EPA would ever let this go on...get your FACTS straight...!!!
gioleedy get your facts and figures straigh before you insult something you know nothing about i worked in the mines till heart problems caused me to quit there are engineers teachers doctors poeple of all trades that have quit and come to the mines. coal mining is like the milk in a bowl of ceral with out it you dont have a complete breakfast without coal mining in appalachia you have no economy
June 27 - June 30 i'm taking Underground New Miner class to be certified and as soon as i finish i'm going straight to the mines.. i know i'm heading toward some hard work and dangerous work but atleast i'll be able to take care of my family i just recently got laid off from a welding company making real good money working in nuclear plants i could wait 4 months then go back to that but the bills wont wait so neither can i
most coal miners in ky and west virginia are very happy and make good money, a high school graduate can come straight out of school get his green hat then in 90 days of experience get his black hat and in a little over a years be making $35 an hour as a miner operator, and the other positions can make anywhere from $25-$35 an hour depending on experience, the mines also offer benefits (retirement, disability, medical insurance, etc) the poverty problem isn't because of
@parachutepilot7 Nice video.Thanks for sharing.I'm jr mining engineer from Turkey.And I'm a coal miner.Classic short wall.My responsilibity is driving shaft in my shift.3 hours later My shift will start. :)
because of big greedy corporations, its because people don't want to work, its that simple. Some people cant work and i understand but others just want to lay around all day. Also you said what happens when the coal runs out? well theres plenty of coal, all the media cares about is talking about how were using up our fossil fuels but really we still have enough coal for the next couple hundred years so i don't know where they get this information from but its wrong. Theres plenty!
Now days we dont need to, the continuos miner has small water jets on the ripper head and at the bottom of the machine which spray water to keep the dust down to prevent black lung or explosions, also the walls of the mine are dusted with rock dust to keep down dust. Now days dust and lung problems are the last thing on my mind, when im back in there.
I worked many years in the mines you say no dust dodo.Ask that guy in the shuttle car behind the miner or the miner operator .I have ran everything in a mine and there is no getting away from the dust.
you dont need one any more at least not in the mines that i have worked in, like I said above the equipment now days are built to cut coal and reduce dust, so the air is some what clean under there
@flanksteak2 Like the other perso said there are sprayers now so you dont have to wear the. And if you did and was near to any of the spray the dust that it collects would clog them up
It's not because "people don't want to work" it's because Coal Companies fill jobs with Family and friends of the family. I grew up taking test after test attempting to get a foot in the door of what then was an abundance of Coal companies but the only people they would hire, outside of family names (Smith, Stump, Casey, Ratliff etc`) were those that married into their clan or were friends of them. Now that "Family & Friends" have >
@parachutepilot7 >> either grown rich or got "On the draw" Now these Companies are finally beginning to hire outside their once "inner circle" and still, just like they did in the 70's - 80's, complaining like mad that they "can't get production out of their labor force." or "People want work." BS. Peoples willing to work, yet no-one wants to work to put food on the tables of others while their own tables lay bare during the 2nd week. PAYDAY, eat.. Days between..Bosses rob your lunch pale.
@parachutepilot7 oh hell ya, those union mines are fuckn great. The atmosphere isn't even bad down there. In fact sometimes it's damn cold in the winter with those bigass fans blowing all that air in. In fact they just opened up a new portal in southern PA not to long ago. It's not even that backbreaking work like it used to be. I can think of a number of jobs that you'd bust your ass doing, but it's also not a job where you can laze around either. Your ass is expected to get the job done.
@gioleedy jus thank tho buddy if there was no coal miners u would have no gas no heat or nothin. coal miners r honest hard workin ppl and theres nothin wrong with them
Coal mining is the answer that puts food on the table day in and day out for thousands of West Virginian's. West Virginia is alot of untouched ground by the grace of god. Keep your city and your smart ass remarks to yourself. True WV's want nothing to do with it so check it at the door before someone leaves it there for you. We work for what we have, those that dont choose to work are the ones in poverty. Sweat of the brow and breaking our backs to provide is what WV is about!
@gioleedy That same mentality can be applied to many other types of industry as well. Not just coal. No supply = no product to be in demand = no jobs producing said product = no income. It is then that people who want to work will go out and find another job.
@gioleedy I've been to WV coal mining country. It's far from poverty stricken. I live in MO, we're far more poorer than coal mining country, and we are a bunch of farmers raising cattle, corn, and soy beans.
Coal isn't heathy for you. Right now in Colorado Springs we have a solar field along I-25. Our coal now comes from Wyoming instead of Rockrimmon,Co and Colorado Springs,Co like it use to in the 1900's. Have something to know of the Colorado coal mining history. And nuclear mining is the world's deadliest job not really coal mining.
Coal isn't heathy for you. Right now in Colorado Springs we have a solar field along I-25. Our coal now comes from Wyoming instead of Rockrimmon,Co and Colorado Springs,Co like it use to in the 1900's. Have something to know of the Colorado coal mining history.
You guys impress me I do mechanized raise climbing but is it Hard rock mining. and you what you do is completely another world! most dangerous , worst working condition !!! so work safe and have a nice work career!
underground mining is dangerous but the coal mining is more, not only due to probability of destruction of tunnel as a result for abnormal forces and stresses but also because of long exposure to coal dust, this is a serious thing which leads to a disease named ANTHRACOSIS and could kill coal workers
@Arminnable Australia hasnt had a reported case of "black lung" in over 23yrs but our regulations are a lot safer than in the states.. why is it that you are the world leaders in so much but are worse than third world countries in coal mining? do you guys not have a strong union?
He ran all the equipment at some point, and was certified in blasting. I remember as a kid...playing with roof bolts and miner bits he'd brought home. All I can say is I respect coal mining with all my heart. I know its a tough job...but its an honest job. It produces something of value for the whole nation. And his friends he worked with were the best people you could ever want as friends. They stuck together at work...and on their days off. You just don't see that much anymore.
Having only a 4th grade education, yet very smart...the mines gave him purpose and importance. He was mining. And he did a great job...with many friends and stories. It provided energy...and food on his table. It allowed him to live a good life. And I looked up to that job. All his brothers were miners. And thats what I wanted to do. But he wouldn't let me. I miss him. He'd take me once in a while underground for a tour before he retired. 500' down. I'll never forget.
I grew up 1/4 mile from the main office of a large surface mine in Indiana...Peabody. All our towns are former mine towns. My grandfather was an underground miner for 38 years after serving WWII. My dad was born in a WV mine town. My dad started out as a mine electrician after Vietnam...but went on to a 36 year job in pharmaceuticals when my grandpa encouraged him to take the offer. My grandpa had me go to college to be an engineer. Yet...it was the job for him.
minning is dangerous yes, but not as dangerous as what everyone thinks, with all the saftey regulations made by the mine saftey health administration it has become much safer within the last 10 or 15 years. to answer your next question yes, mining pays very good, and its just about the only job that is available in some parts of west virginia, a good continous miner operator (the one who operates the machine which cuts the coal) can make $30-$35 dollars an hour.
and if you have ever watched the new show coal on spike tv, well let me start by saying that its not the most accurate show i have ever seen, it makes it look like that everyone is a bunch of ingnoerant hillbillys, which is definately not true, and they all talk about how dangerous it is, which it is but not as dangerous as they make it out to be. That show is good to watch but if you havnt ever mined before than it can give you the wrong idea about mining
@subgamers Coal mining is still far from being safe. Methane buzzes out of the rib like angry bees in some mines. I have personally saw mines inspected from the bar at the end of the road leading back to the mine. Companies still cut corners to turn a bigger profit and the miner still pays the consequences. It's a very good paying job that needs to be done; but the pay is never enough for what you go through to get it. It only takes a second to die. Been there seen that.
i agree its not the safest job but.....sometimes the mine saftey health admin, applys rules and regulations that are more dangerous than if they would just leave it alone. For example, after you mine a section out and move to a new section they require that you build a seal between the old works and the new works just so nobody wonders down the abandon part of the mine, well if its not built correctly so that it can ventelate then methane can build up behind it and a lighting strike
or anything like that to the ground above can ignite the methane and casue a deadly explosion behind the seal which can kill everyone in the mine, we dont need seals. Also when cutting (pulling) pillers they now have a regulation that says u have to have timbers set up every X amount of feet which doesnt allow the roof enough bend and doesnt let it fall in sections like it should, but instead it can come in all at once killing evryone and covering up the machinery.
sometimes the regulations that msha have set forth are what causes mining fatalities. MSHA needs to be reorganized and restructered and actually focus on miner saftey instead of just making regulations that fine mines so the inspectors can take home a bigger paycheck. They dont care about saftey anymore as long as they can make money, which is why a lot of mines are unsafe, they just cant afford to keep up with all the actuall saftey regualtions becasue of all the non sense fines.
since i have watched the show coal i have relized what these miners go threw. i just wanna thank all the miners that do their job everyday and keep the lights on.
There is no such thing as Trade!! Its a LIE!!!! Nobody is trading with anybody. Its called using The Currency to Buy. Building on someone elses land and establishing Corporations.
as a fellow coal miner at Buchanan 1 i just want to thank all my fellow miners for putting in the work day and night and thank you to everyone that shows us respect for crawling in there and doing this.
"stop coal i don't care, let them all freeze to death in the dark"
im a west virginia coal miner...i have worked at upper big branch mine..horse creek..u name it...once it gets in your blood thats all u want to do..."we live in the dark...so u can have light"...rip to my 29 brothers...they never clocked out..
@Henrikhnwi well in the real world there are helmet lights so you can see the "fancy" machines and what your doing to keep your power on so you can play games and put stupid comments online about a profession that people can and are proud of.
I am thinking about being a miner one day. I live near Sago and I know the dangers but I still think it would be a intesting job. Can you give any advise. Were is you mine at.
We need an experience underground coal mining foreman with certification in Virginia and Alabama. If you know anyone, pls email me at oooppsitsme@gmail.com
My boyfriend wants to mine coal, I cry everytime I think about it. ;'[ I just want him to be safe while he's doing it. Because it's a pretty dangerous job.
Honey, I wasnt happy at first but its something you get used to and you will be prouder of him that you ever have been. if y'all are still together and he hasnt done it yet encourage him:) i almost lost my husband over not supporting him and now im very happy i did! it wasnt worth losing him!
so, how does if feel not seeing much daylight for days to come. that sometimes you feel like that your literaly in hell itself. that the sealing above your head can cave in at any momment. i must say coal miners are some damn strong spirited people. that they do this job not for money, not for the economy. its because they love it. love shuffiling through dirt and hoping one day to hit the mother load of what ever minerals that are usefull today. or at least thats what it was back in the day.
@caulk04 i live in Springfield Kentucky, about 10 miles from the Lebanon Kentucky, where a Joy plant is located. my Dad and i see mining equipment on a major highway all the time
God Bless all the coal miners this season. I'll be headed to Morgantown, WV for the Christmas holiday, and I'll be starting an 80 hour underground mining course. I am excited. Then to Fairmont State for the mining EMS training. I am really excited about that too.
I wish everyone a merry Christmas. I pray for every coal miner, that they be safe, that the Lord keep all the miners, retired; families; and for my son who is a coal miner; that the Lord keep all in perfect safe. amen
I want everyone to know that when I finish my 80 hour course, and find a mine that will hire me, (I will be the best working coal miner there is) I will start posts here regularly. I am excited, and it will be exciting for you all too.
If I have to crawl, I'll crawl, what ever, I have this attempt in my blood, and hope to meet you all here soon in the upcoming year.
Gonna take the 80 hour course in Morgantown, WV,
So, I hope what I want to accomplished will be a success.
@parachutepilot7 good work my friend. by the way i hear spike is putting up a new tv show called COAL. were it tells the storys of great and good coal miners. is thier by any chance ill see you on that show?
hey, thanks and yeah i watched the first show its pretty good and it really shows how it is down there. No you wont see me on there but the one guy Tom Roberts who is one of the owners, used to work at one of my companys mines, becasue it seems like Ive been underground with him before but I cant rember for sure.
I am a female, and my family generations back have been coal miners.
With the economy like it is, I am seriously considering the fact of becoming a coal miner. I am a hard worker, and just wanted some opinions of male coal miners about my thoughts. My fiance cannot support us on his earnings, and I just cannot find a job. Don't get me wrong, I am not just considering coal mining as a last resort, as a matter of fact I have been considering coal mining as a career for a long, long time.
@getrealthen if you can show up to work and do your job you'll be fine.. lots of women show up with an attitude or a chip on their shoulder... that never goes well whether you're a man or a woman.. unfortunately, women don't realize that it's their attitude and not their sex that pisses people off..
I have an interview with Consol Energy on the 11th. My daddy has been a coal miner for 33 years, and the last thing he wants to see is his daughter down there too...but the times are tough, and the mines are hiring here.
Thank you for all that you do, and I'll be proud to join your ranks.
I am going too. But I have had the desire to work in the coal mines for quite some time. The times are rough, and I suppose you have it in your blood, like I do.....I suppose.
I have two college degrees, and I figured since I like the mining environment, I'll just add more onto my degree for mining, and see if I can reach a level of safety degree in mining.
As the wife of miner...I probably shouldn't be watching these while he is working! Brought tears to my eyes! Thanks baby and all those who go to hell every day so we have electricity (and everything else in my case) Love you guys!
i live in pound va my whole family was in the mines im 18 and i graduate this year im going to start working at pairamont next year i love this song by the way
all i have to say is you coal miners have balls of steel i work in the oilfield and i thought my job was insane at times you guys top it thanks for all you do and keep it up :)
I worked at monterey coal mine in illinois over 2 yrs.. UMWA dist. 12, i was told it was a gold mine compared to other mines... we had mantrips, for people in the units to ride out in, they were nice, and fast, but i drove an s-10 with a mazda deisel engine in it... manual, hell i could drive about 30 in it haha it was nice.. somtimes we would get down to the bottom and wait for 3 hours for a ride in... still got paid tho, me and another guy was last on priority.. beltmen..
$21 and hour for sitting on our asses waiting for rides in.. i liked when the main elevater was down.. we would sit out in the yard and wait as the slope car took ppl down.. wow that was alot of time getting paid doing nothing... i waited 3hrs a couple times getting down.. finally the boss told us to just walk the slope belt down.. haha
@pillowbugg it all depends on how thick the coal seam is, this is what would be considered low coal, the seam in this video is only about 29 inches thick so we take about 4 inches of rock from above the seam just so we can fit the equipment in making the total height 33 inches measure that with a tape measure then try to fit your body under it. This company also has another mine which has a 6 feet thick seam, thats the kinda coal i like its tall enough to stand up in and use the big equipment.
@parachutepilot7 Hey im tryin to get on in that mine... With that company. If your talkin bout buch one lol. Lots of methane... But i always hear low coal has a greater chance of falling.
Im actually from Catrons Valley in Harlan, KY and I'm proud to be a coal minor's daughter! Of course my daddy worked 33 years in the mines before he passed RIP to my dad Jerry King! And thanks for leaving the lights on!
@jErRiMaRLeNe All my family is from Lynch, Ky. My grandpa worked at 31 in Lynch for a long time and retired here in East Tennesse. I was the first generation not to work in the mines, makes me sad in a way that I didn't get to experience it.
@10ga It is an awesome thing; the many emotions that come from living the coal mining way of life. It's a love hate relationship to say the least. I love that my daddy was a proud hard workin man and that he loved us four girls enough that he crawled on his belly for years under the mountain to raise us. I hate the fact that I saw worry in my momma's eyes when he was late coming home and even more so that the coal dust and cancer took him from me just a little over a year of his retirement.
God Bless YOU! Sorry for your loss. He was dedicated and a real man. I am partial say that I believe, coal mining men are REAL MEN. My father was a coal miner for 45 years, now my very own son, who is only 24, I worry about him every second of my life. I am always in prayer......visualizing him in the palms of my Savior...Jesus Christ.
I am from a coal mining family of men years back.....to my great great grandMOTHER. I will be the first female in the family to mine.
My boyfriend is underground, and this makes me realize I need to think twice about complaining about how bad my day was, or the coal dust he tracks thru the house. He works everyday in this and never once complains about it... He loves his job, and prides himself in being a true West Virginia Coal Miner.. God Bless him and look over him everyday while he is providing for our family.
what mine do u work in parachutepilot..im from illinois i worked at an exxon owned mine here than i worked out at consols bailey mine in pennsylvania before i quit to move home
Consols northstar mine in wv sorry it took a while to reply, we shut down about 3 months ago, the company decided to downsize due to all the new regulations
God bless you all and may you all be safe, My dad was a coal miner in Ky in the 1930's which I wasn't born until 1965 but I have the utmost respect for all who work in the mines, hard work, in the dark, wow I couldn't do that hard work. My dad got black lung from working in the coal mines, do you all still get that from breathing the coal dust? Just curious as to how it is now, thanks for keeping our lights on, God Bless
thank you, and no black lung has been greatly reduced due to new ways of mining. The continuous miner that cuts the coal is outfitted with a scrubber and water jets to cut down on the dust while cutting coal, also we spread rock dust in order to keep coal dust from building up. It is still dangerous work but is very safe compared to the 1930's
Utmost respect for my dad for doing this for us. Never really got to see what it was like down there. Tell ya what. Noone really knows how tough it is down there until you see just how pitsh black it is. God bless EVERYONE in this industry. Better respect those people. Without them, my dad and those who lost there lives in these mines we wouldnt even be watching this video. Thank you!
Utmost respect for my dad for doing this for us. Never really got to see what it was like down there. Tell ya what. Noone really knows how tough it is down there until you see just how pitsh black it is. God bless EVERYONE in this industry. Better respect those people. Without them, my dad and those who lost there lives in these mines we wouldnt even be watching this video. Thank you!
Utmost respect for my dad for doing this for us. Never really got to see what it was like down there. Tell ya what. Noone really knows how tough it is down there until you see just how pitsh black it is. God bless EVERYONE in this industry. Better respect those people. Without them, my dad and those who lost there lives in these mines we wouldnt even be watching this video. Thank you!
where is this located i work in a coal mine in kentucky. been born into coal mining. its in my blood, and i see your like me everytime i go down i love it more and more. if it was up to me i would shut all them low life son of a bitchin tree hungers power off, and see how they like it.
wow, gotta watch some other politicians too, in WV be real careful who you vote for. Just do your homework and make sure, and I will too make sure, that I vote against the politicians who want to shut the coal mines down. peace and love to you......God Bless you
I definately RESPECT you coal miners! I am a very proud coal miners wife!
mrstaylor121109 2 weeks ago
Coal mines have my Respect. My dad was a miner 34 years. Now his back and neck are all messed up. And the mining company is trying to screw him out of his black lung!
jmhustead 1 month ago
Makes Me Proud To Say Im A West Virginia Coal Miner
TheRiff404 1 month ago 2
Hats off to you fellows.Tough job. Think I will stay with gold mining.
scmilitia 2 months ago
thumbs up for DEEP MINING............better then those asshole MTR scumbags who are too lazy to extract the coal from the mountain so they take the mountain from the coal.
thumbs up for the hard working miners who DONT destroy the whole mountain but go in and get it like real men.
246alive 2 months ago 2
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DippiFX 3 months ago
Im an enigineer and I have seen just about every type of mine you can imagine. I love my job and all the miners and men I work with are amazing people. Everytime I hear someone complain about the mines I ask them if they like to go home and have electricity because thats where most of use get out power from. Coal and Natural gas are here to stay as the main power alternatives at least for the rest of our lifetimes. Its an amazing employment opportunity with amazing benefits.
millibuffs 3 months ago
I know how hard it is to mine my dad he coal mines he tells me everything that goes on i thank yall for supporting wv and all the power hope yall stay safe and keep ur dinner buckets full
tigerleg78 3 months ago
I went to the coal mines out of high school with my father. My relationship with him grew so much because I realized what it really takes to get up everyday and go underground and mine coal for 12-14 hours a day to provide for your children and loved ones. Don't forget about the boys down in the mines!
Prkways 3 months ago
mine...craft.
xcsrnetvideos 3 months ago
that place sure is rock dusted really good
TYLERXISXKOOL 3 months ago
i am the 100,000 th viewer!! lol
iam1and1isme 4 months ago
i love to be a coal miner but my blood does not go back to coal miners its goes back to pipeline welders so i guess i would not fit it right
cutandshoottx 4 months ago
my father and my grandfather and his father and so forth we are west virginia miners it runs deep in my blood and my familys blood were miners from spencer west viginia my grandfather was beckly miner
zackburgess99 4 months ago
My uncles a bolt pinner in west virginia. Hes the bravest damn man I know. Each and every day he gos underground from 1pm to 1am without a break from monday thru saturday just to put food on the table. Hes my hero
navyseal890 4 months ago
very brave men work in these conditions. I praise all who are miners. Swansea has just lost 4 men. It's Tragic . For all
clarissa1976 5 months ago
i am a miner too, but i am vietnamese, in our country, the technology and equipment is so older than in your country, friend of coal from vietnam
junbovapuzy 5 months ago
I got mad respect for you guys, you're on of the toughest jobs in America and not many realize it....I do thumbs up for coal miners
PrinceofMiami14 5 months ago
I got black lung just watching this video.
Whiteoutx86 5 months ago
what about centralia s fire what can we do to to prevent this just a wise man in pa
MrBigboy712 6 months ago
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gioleedy 6 months ago
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gioleedy 6 months ago
@gioleedy You have no idea what the hell your talking about...!!! These pits are lined ...The MSHA nor the EPA would ever let this go on...get your FACTS straight...!!!
nikon47130 6 months ago
So dark, you should invest in some torches.
zanecreations 6 months ago
gioleedy get your facts and figures straigh before you insult something you know nothing about i worked in the mines till heart problems caused me to quit there are engineers teachers doctors poeple of all trades that have quit and come to the mines. coal mining is like the milk in a bowl of ceral with out it you dont have a complete breakfast without coal mining in appalachia you have no economy
goodoleboy6645645 7 months ago
mining, a tough dangerous job
thecoolstuff99 7 months ago
"Spendin your life diggin coal from the bottom of your grave." what a powerful statement to end the song. That has impact.
Damis06 8 months ago
June 27 - June 30 i'm taking Underground New Miner class to be certified and as soon as i finish i'm going straight to the mines.. i know i'm heading toward some hard work and dangerous work but atleast i'll be able to take care of my family i just recently got laid off from a welding company making real good money working in nuclear plants i could wait 4 months then go back to that but the bills wont wait so neither can i
BigMiahVATN 9 months ago
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gioleedy 9 months ago
@gioleedy
most coal miners in ky and west virginia are very happy and make good money, a high school graduate can come straight out of school get his green hat then in 90 days of experience get his black hat and in a little over a years be making $35 an hour as a miner operator, and the other positions can make anywhere from $25-$35 an hour depending on experience, the mines also offer benefits (retirement, disability, medical insurance, etc) the poverty problem isn't because of
parachutepilot7 9 months ago 14
@parachutepilot7 Nice video.Thanks for sharing.I'm jr mining engineer from Turkey.And I'm a coal miner.Classic short wall.My responsilibity is driving shaft in my shift.3 hours later My shift will start. :)
madenci08 7 months ago
@gioleedy
because of big greedy corporations, its because people don't want to work, its that simple. Some people cant work and i understand but others just want to lay around all day. Also you said what happens when the coal runs out? well theres plenty of coal, all the media cares about is talking about how were using up our fossil fuels but really we still have enough coal for the next couple hundred years so i don't know where they get this information from but its wrong. Theres plenty!
parachutepilot7 9 months ago 10
@parachutepilot7 Why don't coal miners wear some of sort of dust filter to protect their respiratory system?
flanksteak2 7 months ago
@flanksteak2
Now days we dont need to, the continuos miner has small water jets on the ripper head and at the bottom of the machine which spray water to keep the dust down to prevent black lung or explosions, also the walls of the mine are dusted with rock dust to keep down dust. Now days dust and lung problems are the last thing on my mind, when im back in there.
parachutepilot7 7 months ago
I worked many years in the mines you say no dust dodo.Ask that guy in the shuttle car behind the miner or the miner operator .I have ran everything in a mine and there is no getting away from the dust.
hyltn50 6 months ago
@flanksteak2 You should try to work in a mine much less with an aggrivatin mast that would clog up in a matter of minutes
rasnake123456789 7 months ago
@rasnake123456789 Ok.
So now I am confused. Do you not need a mask or will it clog too fast and become too comfortable?
These two claims are at exact opposite ends of the spectrum.
flanksteak2 7 months ago
@flanksteak2
you dont need one any more at least not in the mines that i have worked in, like I said above the equipment now days are built to cut coal and reduce dust, so the air is some what clean under there
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parachutepilot7 7 months ago
@flanksteak2 Like the other perso said there are sprayers now so you dont have to wear the. And if you did and was near to any of the spray the dust that it collects would clog them up
rasnake123456789 7 months ago
@parachutepilot7 "its because people don't want to work"
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It's not because "people don't want to work" it's because Coal Companies fill jobs with Family and friends of the family. I grew up taking test after test attempting to get a foot in the door of what then was an abundance of Coal companies but the only people they would hire, outside of family names (Smith, Stump, Casey, Ratliff etc`) were those that married into their clan or were friends of them. Now that "Family & Friends" have >
meanmopar426 6 months ago
@parachutepilot7 >> either grown rich or got "On the draw" Now these Companies are finally beginning to hire outside their once "inner circle" and still, just like they did in the 70's - 80's, complaining like mad that they "can't get production out of their labor force." or "People want work." BS. Peoples willing to work, yet no-one wants to work to put food on the tables of others while their own tables lay bare during the 2nd week. PAYDAY, eat.. Days between..Bosses rob your lunch pale.
meanmopar426 6 months ago
@parachutepilot7 Sorry.. I voted down and cant change it. Your spot on and I thank you.
4swordkeeper 5 months ago
@parachutepilot7 oh hell ya, those union mines are fuckn great. The atmosphere isn't even bad down there. In fact sometimes it's damn cold in the winter with those bigass fans blowing all that air in. In fact they just opened up a new portal in southern PA not to long ago. It's not even that backbreaking work like it used to be. I can think of a number of jobs that you'd bust your ass doing, but it's also not a job where you can laze around either. Your ass is expected to get the job done.
shade231 3 months ago
@gioleedy jus thank tho buddy if there was no coal miners u would have no gas no heat or nothin. coal miners r honest hard workin ppl and theres nothin wrong with them
IHman574 8 months ago
@gioleedy 1234
MrJrm1985 8 months ago
@gioleedy
Coal mining is the answer that puts food on the table day in and day out for thousands of West Virginian's. West Virginia is alot of untouched ground by the grace of god. Keep your city and your smart ass remarks to yourself. True WV's want nothing to do with it so check it at the door before someone leaves it there for you. We work for what we have, those that dont choose to work are the ones in poverty. Sweat of the brow and breaking our backs to provide is what WV is about!
sfmember11 7 months ago
@gioleedy you forgot something: there's at least 1 pound of coal for everybody on earth as of 8/21/2011 so running out of it isnt a big problem
killer8479394 6 months ago
@gioleedy That same mentality can be applied to many other types of industry as well. Not just coal. No supply = no product to be in demand = no jobs producing said product = no income. It is then that people who want to work will go out and find another job.
BroPaulClayborn 6 months ago
@gioleedy you idiot ,,, the poverty is here because they won't leave when they can't work here ,,
Levisnteeshirt1 5 months ago
@gioleedy I've been to WV coal mining country. It's far from poverty stricken. I live in MO, we're far more poorer than coal mining country, and we are a bunch of farmers raising cattle, corn, and soy beans.
MrSurgicalPrecision 4 months ago
Coal isn't heathy for you. Right now in Colorado Springs we have a solar field along I-25. Our coal now comes from Wyoming instead of Rockrimmon,Co and Colorado Springs,Co like it use to in the 1900's. Have something to know of the Colorado coal mining history. And nuclear mining is the world's deadliest job not really coal mining.
MsAbbydo 9 months ago
Coal isn't heathy for you. Right now in Colorado Springs we have a solar field along I-25. Our coal now comes from Wyoming instead of Rockrimmon,Co and Colorado Springs,Co like it use to in the 1900's. Have something to know of the Colorado coal mining history.
MsAbbydo 9 months ago
You guys impress me I do mechanized raise climbing but is it Hard rock mining. and you what you do is completely another world! most dangerous , worst working condition !!! so work safe and have a nice work career!
Francky018 10 months ago
underground mining is dangerous but the coal mining is more, not only due to probability of destruction of tunnel as a result for abnormal forces and stresses but also because of long exposure to coal dust, this is a serious thing which leads to a disease named ANTHRACOSIS and could kill coal workers
Arminnable 10 months ago
@Arminnable Australia hasnt had a reported case of "black lung" in over 23yrs but our regulations are a lot safer than in the states.. why is it that you are the world leaders in so much but are worse than third world countries in coal mining? do you guys not have a strong union?
MrJrm1985 8 months ago
He ran all the equipment at some point, and was certified in blasting. I remember as a kid...playing with roof bolts and miner bits he'd brought home. All I can say is I respect coal mining with all my heart. I know its a tough job...but its an honest job. It produces something of value for the whole nation. And his friends he worked with were the best people you could ever want as friends. They stuck together at work...and on their days off. You just don't see that much anymore.
NeilLB7 10 months ago
Having only a 4th grade education, yet very smart...the mines gave him purpose and importance. He was mining. And he did a great job...with many friends and stories. It provided energy...and food on his table. It allowed him to live a good life. And I looked up to that job. All his brothers were miners. And thats what I wanted to do. But he wouldn't let me. I miss him. He'd take me once in a while underground for a tour before he retired. 500' down. I'll never forget.
NeilLB7 10 months ago
I grew up 1/4 mile from the main office of a large surface mine in Indiana...Peabody. All our towns are former mine towns. My grandfather was an underground miner for 38 years after serving WWII. My dad was born in a WV mine town. My dad started out as a mine electrician after Vietnam...but went on to a 36 year job in pharmaceuticals when my grandpa encouraged him to take the offer. My grandpa had me go to college to be an engineer. Yet...it was the job for him.
NeilLB7 10 months ago
mining is the world's deadliest jobs,but why do people keep doing it?is the pay high?arent they scared to die
subgamers 10 months ago
@subgamers
minning is dangerous yes, but not as dangerous as what everyone thinks, with all the saftey regulations made by the mine saftey health administration it has become much safer within the last 10 or 15 years. to answer your next question yes, mining pays very good, and its just about the only job that is available in some parts of west virginia, a good continous miner operator (the one who operates the machine which cuts the coal) can make $30-$35 dollars an hour.
parachutepilot7 10 months ago
@parachutepilot7 were getting screwed in indiana we only make like $23 an hour
1982jmw 8 months ago
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nikon47130 6 months ago
@subgamers
and if you have ever watched the new show coal on spike tv, well let me start by saying that its not the most accurate show i have ever seen, it makes it look like that everyone is a bunch of ingnoerant hillbillys, which is definately not true, and they all talk about how dangerous it is, which it is but not as dangerous as they make it out to be. That show is good to watch but if you havnt ever mined before than it can give you the wrong idea about mining
parachutepilot7 10 months ago
@subgamers Coal mining is still far from being safe. Methane buzzes out of the rib like angry bees in some mines. I have personally saw mines inspected from the bar at the end of the road leading back to the mine. Companies still cut corners to turn a bigger profit and the miner still pays the consequences. It's a very good paying job that needs to be done; but the pay is never enough for what you go through to get it. It only takes a second to die. Been there seen that.
bobpur1 10 months ago
@bobpur1
i agree its not the safest job but.....sometimes the mine saftey health admin, applys rules and regulations that are more dangerous than if they would just leave it alone. For example, after you mine a section out and move to a new section they require that you build a seal between the old works and the new works just so nobody wonders down the abandon part of the mine, well if its not built correctly so that it can ventelate then methane can build up behind it and a lighting strike
parachutepilot7 10 months ago
@bobpur1
or anything like that to the ground above can ignite the methane and casue a deadly explosion behind the seal which can kill everyone in the mine, we dont need seals. Also when cutting (pulling) pillers they now have a regulation that says u have to have timbers set up every X amount of feet which doesnt allow the roof enough bend and doesnt let it fall in sections like it should, but instead it can come in all at once killing evryone and covering up the machinery.
parachutepilot7 10 months ago
@bobpur1
sometimes the regulations that msha have set forth are what causes mining fatalities. MSHA needs to be reorganized and restructered and actually focus on miner saftey instead of just making regulations that fine mines so the inspectors can take home a bigger paycheck. They dont care about saftey anymore as long as they can make money, which is why a lot of mines are unsafe, they just cant afford to keep up with all the actuall saftey regualtions becasue of all the non sense fines.
parachutepilot7 10 months ago
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HillbillyProduction1 9 months ago
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kbucher1977 10 months ago
FUCK OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kbucher1977 10 months ago
@kbucher1977 I heard that
stumpilicious13 10 months ago
since i have watched the show coal i have relized what these miners go threw. i just wanna thank all the miners that do their job everyday and keep the lights on.
fukobama27 10 months ago
it takes balls of steel to mine coal my friend. My family did it for generations, its a dirty, hard, hot, thankless job. Ky helps keep the lights on.
BaronNate 10 months ago
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Themarty80 10 months ago
Has anyone heard of the Mega Mine going in at the tip of WV<PA and OH? I suppose the wages will be less.
getrealthen 10 months ago
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whats the name of this song
ofeelma 11 months ago
whats the name of this some
ofeelma 11 months ago
Its called being over without consent.
tnguyen318 11 months ago
There is no such thing as Trade!! Its a LIE!!!! Nobody is trading with anybody. Its called using The Currency to Buy. Building on someone elses land and establishing Corporations.
tnguyen318 11 months ago
as a fellow coal miner at Buchanan 1 i just want to thank all my fellow miners for putting in the work day and night and thank you to everyone that shows us respect for crawling in there and doing this.
"stop coal i don't care, let them all freeze to death in the dark"
Ajdale88 11 months ago
im a west virginia coal miner...i have worked at upper big branch mine..horse creek..u name it...once it gets in your blood thats all u want to do..."we live in the dark...so u can have light"...rip to my 29 brothers...they never clocked out..
rkeen216 11 months ago
My grandfather was killed in a mine collapse in 91. I've always dated coal miners & I have some sort of crazy pride for it!
Crh2490 11 months ago
In minecraft there is no fancy machinery. Or flashlights. Just torches and PICKAXED MADE OF DIAMOND!
Henrikhnwi 11 months ago
@Henrikhnwi well in the real world there are helmet lights so you can see the "fancy" machines and what your doing to keep your power on so you can play games and put stupid comments online about a profession that people can and are proud of.
Ajdale88 11 months ago
"where my grandad walked down Cader Idris mountain"
Welsh mountain of old mythical ages. Still excists in mid-Wales, near Machynlleth, Cader Idris - the seat of the giant.
closertofiftythanyew 11 months ago
@closertofiftythanyew
Cadair Idris, to us welsh, of course, with Mother Earth's mythical geology.
closertofiftythanyew 11 months ago
MineCraft
ElderWreckage 11 months ago
I am thinking about being a miner one day. I live near Sago and I know the dangers but I still think it would be a intesting job. Can you give any advise. Were is you mine at.
870Remington12 11 months ago
lol its around the same place as silent hill
JTR1VideoGaming 1 year ago
im a coal miners daughter...i love this video, u paired it w/ the perfect song!! MINERS PRIDE!!!!!
coalminersdaughter76 1 year ago
My Dad & Two brothers work in the mine. And my Pap, Mom &Uncle worked in the Steel Mill until they they soled it. Best two jobs in the Ohio Valley.
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oooppsitsme 1 year ago
I had to mute the video so my ears wouldn't die.
PureOptic 1 year ago
Haha this is so minecraft :P
FutrarGameplay 1 year ago
its nice to see people risk their lives ot mine coal :)
MusicL0v3e12sF012Ree 1 year ago
My boyfriend wants to mine coal, I cry everytime I think about it. ;'[ I just want him to be safe while he's doing it. Because it's a pretty dangerous job.
luvsya13 1 year ago
@luvsya13
Honey, I wasnt happy at first but its something you get used to and you will be prouder of him that you ever have been. if y'all are still together and he hasnt done it yet encourage him:) i almost lost my husband over not supporting him and now im very happy i did! it wasnt worth losing him!
mrstaylor121109 2 weeks ago
I spy some Joy equipment there...I worked at the Franklin plant machining drums for a while. Cool!
caulk04 1 year ago 3
@caulk04
yeah every mine that this company owns uses joy, and nothing else
parachutepilot7 1 year ago
so, how does if feel not seeing much daylight for days to come. that sometimes you feel like that your literaly in hell itself. that the sealing above your head can cave in at any momment. i must say coal miners are some damn strong spirited people. that they do this job not for money, not for the economy. its because they love it. love shuffiling through dirt and hoping one day to hit the mother load of what ever minerals that are usefull today. or at least thats what it was back in the day.
bostonianful 11 months ago
@caulk04 i live in Springfield Kentucky, about 10 miles from the Lebanon Kentucky, where a Joy plant is located. my Dad and i see mining equipment on a major highway all the time
theffa1928 7 months ago
As a proud WV coal miner, I love this video! We mine the coal that powers the nation, baby!
MissTiffGTU 1 year ago
@MissTiffGTU
I am proud of you too.
getrealthen 1 year ago
God Bless all the coal miners this season. I'll be headed to Morgantown, WV for the Christmas holiday, and I'll be starting an 80 hour underground mining course. I am excited. Then to Fairmont State for the mining EMS training. I am really excited about that too.
I wish everyone a merry Christmas. I pray for every coal miner, that they be safe, that the Lord keep all the miners, retired; families; and for my son who is a coal miner; that the Lord keep all in perfect safe. amen
getrealthen 1 year ago
IT IS SO AMAZING, SO MANY PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME NOT TO WORK IN THE COAL MINES. i GET SELF CENTERED AND DISRESPECTFUL ATTITUDES.
I UNDERSTAND THIS AS THEM BEING WEAK, AND NOT HAVING RESPECT FOR THE MINER, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD BE SAYING
....GO FOR IT, AND THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR ME FOR CHOOSING TO BE A COAL MINER, AND THAT THEY HAVE RESPECT FOR CURRENT MINERS.
getrealthen 1 year ago
@FUCKINROCKIT
THIS IS GREAT. THE SONG GETS ME LIKE NO OTHER SONG....GO OLD REAL CULTURE LIVING....
getrealthen 1 year ago
This is on Beech Creek, KWV #4 isnt it?
s15kid 1 year ago
this is just awesome, really awesome.
getrealthen 1 year ago
I want everyone to know that when I finish my 80 hour course, and find a mine that will hire me, (I will be the best working coal miner there is) I will start posts here regularly. I am excited, and it will be exciting for you all too.
If I have to crawl, I'll crawl, what ever, I have this attempt in my blood, and hope to meet you all here soon in the upcoming year.
Gonna take the 80 hour course in Morgantown, WV,
So, I hope what I want to accomplished will be a success.
GB all.
getrealthen 1 year ago
This is a Good video.
I got a interview with Consol Energy tomorrow ao im pretty pumped, they say trying to get the first interview with them is the hardest.
gytr450 1 year ago
Your an awsome miner, i needed this video for a school project. Stay safe buddy
rubin308 1 year ago
@rubin308
thanks and did you use the video or what, glad that it helped
parachutepilot7 1 year ago
@parachutepilot7 Ya, is that okay with you?
rubin308 1 year ago
@rubin308
Yeah, totally fine im glad that it helped ya.
parachutepilot7 1 year ago
@parachutepilot7 can i also use this as my school project 0.o ill give credits to you xD
MusicL0v3e12sF012Ree 1 year ago
@parachutepilot7 good work my friend. by the way i hear spike is putting up a new tv show called COAL. were it tells the storys of great and good coal miners. is thier by any chance ill see you on that show?
bostonianful 11 months ago
@bostonianful
hey, thanks and yeah i watched the first show its pretty good and it really shows how it is down there. No you wont see me on there but the one guy Tom Roberts who is one of the owners, used to work at one of my companys mines, becasue it seems like Ive been underground with him before but I cant rember for sure.
parachutepilot7 10 months ago
@parachutepilot7
I really liked it.
getrealthen 10 months ago
I am a female, and my family generations back have been coal miners.
With the economy like it is, I am seriously considering the fact of becoming a coal miner. I am a hard worker, and just wanted some opinions of male coal miners about my thoughts. My fiance cannot support us on his earnings, and I just cannot find a job. Don't get me wrong, I am not just considering coal mining as a last resort, as a matter of fact I have been considering coal mining as a career for a long, long time.
getrealthen 1 year ago
@getrealthen if you can show up to work and do your job you'll be fine.. lots of women show up with an attitude or a chip on their shoulder... that never goes well whether you're a man or a woman.. unfortunately, women don't realize that it's their attitude and not their sex that pisses people off..
MrMeanderthal 1 year ago
@MrMeanderthal
I know exactly what you mean. I worked for 30 years-never misses work--went to college got two degrees, and I want to go into mining; coal mining.
After I take the 80 hour course, what can I expect as far as being hired for a union mine? if you know.
Good talking with you.
getrealthen 1 year ago
I have an interview with Consol Energy on the 11th. My daddy has been a coal miner for 33 years, and the last thing he wants to see is his daughter down there too...but the times are tough, and the mines are hiring here.
Thank you for all that you do, and I'll be proud to join your ranks.
rukachu27 1 year ago
@rukachu27
I am going too. But I have had the desire to work in the coal mines for quite some time. The times are rough, and I suppose you have it in your blood, like I do.....I suppose.
I have two college degrees, and I figured since I like the mining environment, I'll just add more onto my degree for mining, and see if I can reach a level of safety degree in mining.
Good luck with the interview.
getrealthen 1 year ago
As the wife of miner...I probably shouldn't be watching these while he is working! Brought tears to my eyes! Thanks baby and all those who go to hell every day so we have electricity (and everything else in my case) Love you guys!
queenpunkr 1 year ago
i live in pound va my whole family was in the mines im 18 and i graduate this year im going to start working at pairamont next year i love this song by the way
snuffdrummer 1 year ago
@snuffdrummer My family is from Haysi area. My family worked the mines, and the one up Greenbriar holler.
radrangr79 1 year ago
lol :PPP
lolern2008 1 year ago
all i have to say is you coal miners have balls of steel i work in the oilfield and i thought my job was insane at times you guys top it thanks for all you do and keep it up :)
marnines4life 1 year ago
i worked mostly outby, with another guy, cleaning spills up, fixing belts, then worked on the rockdusting crew... both awsome jobs..
M1A1able 1 year ago
I worked at monterey coal mine in illinois over 2 yrs.. UMWA dist. 12, i was told it was a gold mine compared to other mines... we had mantrips, for people in the units to ride out in, they were nice, and fast, but i drove an s-10 with a mazda deisel engine in it... manual, hell i could drive about 30 in it haha it was nice.. somtimes we would get down to the bottom and wait for 3 hours for a ride in... still got paid tho, me and another guy was last on priority.. beltmen..
M1A1able 1 year ago
$21 and hour for sitting on our asses waiting for rides in.. i liked when the main elevater was down.. we would sit out in the yard and wait as the slope car took ppl down.. wow that was alot of time getting paid doing nothing... i waited 3hrs a couple times getting down.. finally the boss told us to just walk the slope belt down.. haha
M1A1able 1 year ago
@M1A1able
My Husband works in the coal mines in Illinois too. non union. but they drive dodge diesels underground.
mrstaylor121109 2 weeks ago
my cousing worked in a mine in West Yorkshire that had 18 seams...the coal was top quality for making best steel so it stayed open a long time.
brssgirl 1 year ago
i work in a mine in Indiana and we have a 10 to 12 foot seam
1982jmw 1 year ago
i work in a coal mine in Indiana we are in a 10 to 12 foot coal seam i would do anything to get in one 6 to 7 foot one im a utility man
1982jmw 1 year ago
@1982jmw i understand what you mean completly we are cutting out our slate to the limestone it gets over 12 feet at times
zwatson1000 1 year ago
Why are the mine shafts not very high? Is there a particular reason for that?
pillowbugg 1 year ago
@pillowbugg it all depends on how thick the coal seam is, this is what would be considered low coal, the seam in this video is only about 29 inches thick so we take about 4 inches of rock from above the seam just so we can fit the equipment in making the total height 33 inches measure that with a tape measure then try to fit your body under it. This company also has another mine which has a 6 feet thick seam, thats the kinda coal i like its tall enough to stand up in and use the big equipment.
parachutepilot7 1 year ago
@parachutepilot7 As you already know, not many people can or would do the job that you do. Hats off to ya!
pillowbugg 1 year ago
@parachutepilot7 Hey im tryin to get on in that mine... With that company. If your talkin bout buch one lol. Lots of methane... But i always hear low coal has a greater chance of falling.
bradzdestroyer 1 year ago
@pillowbugg thank you
parachutepilot7 1 year ago
Making America strong!
rjholling 1 year ago
Im actually from Catrons Valley in Harlan, KY and I'm proud to be a coal minor's daughter! Of course my daddy worked 33 years in the mines before he passed RIP to my dad Jerry King! And thanks for leaving the lights on!
jErRiMaRLeNe 1 year ago 8
@jErRiMaRLeNe All my family is from Lynch, Ky. My grandpa worked at 31 in Lynch for a long time and retired here in East Tennesse. I was the first generation not to work in the mines, makes me sad in a way that I didn't get to experience it.
10ga 1 year ago
@10ga It is an awesome thing; the many emotions that come from living the coal mining way of life. It's a love hate relationship to say the least. I love that my daddy was a proud hard workin man and that he loved us four girls enough that he crawled on his belly for years under the mountain to raise us. I hate the fact that I saw worry in my momma's eyes when he was late coming home and even more so that the coal dust and cancer took him from me just a little over a year of his retirement.
jErRiMaRLeNe 1 year ago
@jErRiMaRLeNe
God Bless YOU! Sorry for your loss. He was dedicated and a real man. I am partial say that I believe, coal mining men are REAL MEN. My father was a coal miner for 45 years, now my very own son, who is only 24, I worry about him every second of my life. I am always in prayer......visualizing him in the palms of my Savior...Jesus Christ.
I am from a coal mining family of men years back.....to my great great grandMOTHER. I will be the first female in the family to mine.
getrealthen 1 year ago
@jErRiMaRLeNe i'm from gate city, virginia harlan,kentucky isnt that far away from where i live
BigMiahVATN 1 year ago
@BigMiahVATN just a little over an hour.
jErRiMaRLeNe 1 year ago
omg thats scary :( dark and cramped i would go nuts if i was stuck in somethen like that
babygirl91580 1 year ago
My boyfriend is underground, and this makes me realize I need to think twice about complaining about how bad my day was, or the coal dust he tracks thru the house. He works everyday in this and never once complains about it... He loves his job, and prides himself in being a true West Virginia Coal Miner.. God Bless him and look over him everyday while he is providing for our family.
jasper5377 1 year ago
what mine do u work in parachutepilot..im from illinois i worked at an exxon owned mine here than i worked out at consols bailey mine in pennsylvania before i quit to move home
TheChaseman1 1 year ago
@TheChaseman1
Consols northstar mine in wv sorry it took a while to reply, we shut down about 3 months ago, the company decided to downsize due to all the new regulations
parachutepilot7 1 year ago
@TheChaseman1 did u work at monterey in carlinville IL? i worked there
M1A1able 1 year ago
God bless you all and may you all be safe, My dad was a coal miner in Ky in the 1930's which I wasn't born until 1965 but I have the utmost respect for all who work in the mines, hard work, in the dark, wow I couldn't do that hard work. My dad got black lung from working in the coal mines, do you all still get that from breathing the coal dust? Just curious as to how it is now, thanks for keeping our lights on, God Bless
laysea65 1 year ago
@laysea65
thank you, and no black lung has been greatly reduced due to new ways of mining. The continuous miner that cuts the coal is outfitted with a scrubber and water jets to cut down on the dust while cutting coal, also we spread rock dust in order to keep coal dust from building up. It is still dangerous work but is very safe compared to the 1930's
parachutepilot7 1 year ago
them men are workin hard but makein some money
Vernon3rd 1 year ago
@Vernon3rd
and the deserve every bit of the money they make, and MORE
getrealthen 1 year ago
Utmost respect for my dad for doing this for us. Never really got to see what it was like down there. Tell ya what. Noone really knows how tough it is down there until you see just how pitsh black it is. God bless EVERYONE in this industry. Better respect those people. Without them, my dad and those who lost there lives in these mines we wouldnt even be watching this video. Thank you!
OGBIZZ 1 year ago
Utmost respect for my dad for doing this for us. Never really got to see what it was like down there. Tell ya what. Noone really knows how tough it is down there until you see just how pitsh black it is. God bless EVERYONE in this industry. Better respect those people. Without them, my dad and those who lost there lives in these mines we wouldnt even be watching this video. Thank you!
OGBIZZ 1 year ago
Utmost respect for my dad for doing this for us. Never really got to see what it was like down there. Tell ya what. Noone really knows how tough it is down there until you see just how pitsh black it is. God bless EVERYONE in this industry. Better respect those people. Without them, my dad and those who lost there lives in these mines we wouldnt even be watching this video. Thank you!
OGBIZZ 1 year ago
I love this!
BettsonME 1 year ago
where is this located i work in a coal mine in kentucky. been born into coal mining. its in my blood, and i see your like me everytime i go down i love it more and more. if it was up to me i would shut all them low life son of a bitchin tree hungers power off, and see how they like it.
KyCoalMiner1 1 year ago
were is this at
hmf350hondakid4ever 1 year ago
I live in WV and hope to get a job this summer
DeathDealer10333 1 year ago
Obama wants to shut them all down I wish he would go away...
1MrDrkildare 2 years ago 29
@1MrDrkildare i want to work in one.
CYToilets 1 year ago
@1MrDrkildare
wow, gotta watch some other politicians too, in WV be real careful who you vote for. Just do your homework and make sure, and I will too make sure, that I vote against the politicians who want to shut the coal mines down. peace and love to you......God Bless you
getrealthen 1 year ago
@1MrDrkildare
We had mines aplenty in Great Britain, and it were the Conservatives that shut 'em down.
ltmishastraskov 1 year ago