Mining News: MSHA data: Mining among safest U.S. jobsYou are more likely to die financing a mine than working at one, according to Department of Labor workplace fatality statistics Shane Lasley Mining News
According to preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration, 25 miners died in work-related accidents in the United States during 2016. This is the lowest fatality rate for American miners ever recorded, besting the record of 29 set in 2015.
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