American History

Every retired coal miner I know has a bad back, knee replacements, most get black lung benefits. I know some that had a family member killed in the mine. When we got out of high school if we didn't go to college most of us went in the mine or a steel mill.
My dad worked in a steel mill and he helped me get hired in the mill. I worked there one-week short of 40 years. I had an injury myself and have a permanent partial disability. Just about every steelworker I know had some sort of injury. I don't know the official count, but I think more than 30 people were killed over the years. Knowing what I know now I wouldn't want my children working in either place no matter what they were paid.