Summary
BECKLEY - Imagine landing a job as a young miner, sans even a high school diploma, and pulling down upward of $120,000 a year, then throwing away all the good things life promises for a handful of narcotic pills that offer a momentary high.
Veteran mine foreman Ron Hall has seen it happen time and again, and he's worried about rampant drug abuse within his chosen profession.See the full content of this document
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Foreman Says Mine Owners 'Desperate': Jobs
So widespread is addiction that as many as two-thirds of the applicants couldn't pass muster on a drug screen. Accidents are occurring more frequently, and Hall said mine owners are "desperate" to find workers for good-paying jobs loaded with benefits.
"Our company has had job fairs, and we might try to hire 20 men, and 65 to 70 percent cannot pass the drug screen," said Hall, a foreman at Affinity Coal Co., in Sophia, pa...See the full content of this document
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