Considering its current definition (see below) and the wish to be politically correct, I wonder whether the word has come to acquire any racist overtone.
What is a coal miner hewer-Ask.com. Coal miner hewer is a person who hews or cuts the coal from its natural situation. The hewer is the actual coal-digger removing it from the coal face.
â¢ Coal preparation is the removal of. undesirable material from the Run-of-Mine. (ROM) coal by employing separation. processes which are able to differentiate. between the physical and surface properties. of the coal and the impurities. Through coal. preparation, a uniform product is achieved.