is a treacherous job but it's a way to feed their families. take a listen. >> what do you enjoy? i mean, for peoplen that don't know much about the coal community, what do you enjoy so much about your job about coal mining? >> i just like being down there and digging coal. it just thrills me. >> how so? >> it just does. >> because you know you're doing what? >> because i'm giving everybody electricity and supporting our communities and making our nation greater. >> how long do you hope to be a coal miner? >> at least 40 plus. >> 40 plus years? >> yes. >> and then what? >> then i retire. it's dangerous and you take a chance every day but you can get killed going down the road here. you can get in your vehicle and drive down the road and die. ain't no difference when you go down the ground. if it's you're time to die, you're going to die. >> 19 years old. one year later, regulators and prosecutors are still