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We're not here again yet.
its definitely this bad if not much worse and in more dangerous conditions, happening right now.
This very famous photographer died earlier this year. His whole career was photographing miners in Brazil and the striking conditions they're exposed to. The picture didn't stop happening, it was just pushed to the periphery.
Holy shit, I thought this was something I hadn't seen from Nazi death camps!!
my god.. i could never. i would have already spazzed out so bad someone would've killed me.. i can't do tight spaces at all.
i practically lept out of the MRI machine once they started pulling me out because i started freaking the fuck out after being in it for about 2 seconds. still makes me sweat just thinking about it. no no no.
There was an even worse job before this type of lift was common, usually done by children or smaller women, where they would crawl in a small shaft and move a cart with coal on a track. They would become covered in coal dust, and because of the flame of the lamps they would often do it unclothed so they didn't catch on fire.
Now we can wear asbestos clothes so it's an improvement
is that a mineshaft elevator?
Miners from the Charbonnage de Mariemont-Bascoup, a coal mine in Belgium.