Answer this question. What is the reaction of people of the coal mining operations throughout the country? Do they feel they are safe on their jobs? If so, why? What does their company do that the NEW owners of the Sago Mine didn't and doesn't do for miner safety?
The People Who Mine Coal
The contemporary coal industry workforce is a continually evolving reflection of our society as a whole. According to a Bureau of Mines survey, the average coal miner is 39 years old and has 11 years of experience, eight years with the same company. Three-fourths of all coal miners have a high school or better education. There are about 3,300 women among the industry's workforce of 130,000.
