Guest Mathews4 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 so far this year there has been 16 coal miners killed in WV coal/strip mines. today there was two seperate accidents and 2 miners lost there lives. I was just wonderin if anyone else has heard of all this tradgety and what you guys think of it....i myself coming from a coal mining family think that somethin has to be done before another miner dies. I mean its only february...how many deaths will it take before the laws that are supposed to protect the miners start being recognized and enforced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Re: coal miners It is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, just too bad good people like that have to loose their life for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Re: coal miners Yep, have heard of these losses, think it is terrible. My grandfather and his brothers used to be pretty big in the mining industry back in West Virginia and Pennsylvania on into the 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Re: coal miners Yes it was tragic. Governor stopped all mining for a safety standdown. Should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Re: coal miners Way to many. Very dangerous job. To bad people are losing there lives when there are things they can help be safer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest huntinsanobsession Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Re: coal miners its sad that so many are lossing there lives there has to be something they can do to make it safer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Re: coal miners That is sad to hear that more miners have died. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
va_strutstopper Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 Re: coal miners the stand down was not enforced i work in WV and we worked and ran coal just like every other day our superintendant called us all together saying we were going to have a safety talk it lasted all of 5 minutes needless to say we werent impressed this many deaths and a 5 minute safety talk our mine has a good safety record and little methane i just wanted to let you guys know whats going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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