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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Miners Day
Today we'll visit some mines where the men are either cleaning up in the showers or in their locker rooms. We start with a photo that is, appropriately enough, a bit messy.
I wasn't a miner, but in the middle 1970's did work in a coal-fired power plant. I worked on the 'coal crew' who handled all the processes that get the coal ready to go into the furnaces. The dust was sometimes so bad that I could be within two feet of a conveyer before I could see it!!! We just had a little 1-person shower in the locker room. One fellow even took a bath in our big mopsink!!! Not everyone worked in such a dirty job, and didn’t always shower. Some didn’t even use the shower when they did get dirty! I always used the shower. So I am quite familiar with having to shower at work.
Eine verschwinden Szene, als Kohlengruben geschlossen wurden. Zu unweltschädlich und eine zu große Gefahr durch Eigentümer, die sich weigern, Sicherheitsprotokolle einzuhalten. Im deutschen Ruhrgebeit wird kein Kohlebergbau mehr betrirben. (“)
Yup...blackened clothes, skin, and sometimes, lungs.
ReplyDeleteThe mining companies dodged responsibility for black lung for decades. Criminal.
DeleteI wasn't a miner, but in the middle 1970's did work in a coal-fired power plant. I worked on the 'coal crew' who handled all the processes that get the coal ready to go into the furnaces. The dust was sometimes so bad that I could be within two feet of a conveyer before I could see it!!! We just had a little 1-person shower in the locker room. One fellow even took a bath in our big mopsink!!! Not everyone worked in such a dirty job, and didn’t always shower. Some didn’t even use the shower when they did get dirty! I always used the shower. So I am quite familiar with having to shower at work.
ReplyDeleteWere any breathing protection measures in place? Coal dust was a well known health issue by that time.
DeleteYES, we had respirators and eye protection, which sometimes really were uncomfortable in areas where the temperature was sometimes 130°Fahrenheit!!!!
DeleteIt was a dirty job,but somebody had to do it. My hat is off to these men who risked their lives and long term health to do it.
ReplyDeleteRight, very risky in several ways.
DeleteEine verschwinden Szene, als Kohlengruben geschlossen wurden.
ReplyDeleteZu unweltschädlich und eine zu große Gefahr durch Eigentümer, die sich weigern, Sicherheitsprotokolle einzuhalten.
Im deutschen Ruhrgebeit wird kein Kohlebergbau mehr betrirben. (“)