Miners
do an incredibly important job, since we depend on metals to build
our machines. And they do an incredibly dangerous job, too. |
| Mining used to be even more dangerous a century ago... |
Even
these days, with safety equipment and procedures, miners face the
possibility of gas explosions, equipment failure, roof falls and
fires. Even miners who escape injury on the job often suffer from
lung diseases or other health problems from mining.
Apparently
one of the people who helped set aside this day to honor miners is
author / Vietnam War veteran / NASA engineer Homer Hickam. He is
really Homer Hickam, Jr., because his dad had the same
name; his dad was a miner and eventually a mine supervisor in the
coal fields of West Virginia. You can find out more about Hickam by
reading his book, Rocket Boys, or watching the movie based on
that book, October Sky.
Miners
work hard to get raw materials we need:
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