Mining coal in the US is pretty darned hazardous. Roof falls and crushings by equipment are continued hazards. NIOSH reports the appearance of a newly agressive version of black lung that appears and progresses much more quickly than the old versions.
Mining in places like China and South Africa make WVa mines look like a walk in the park. Recently China began to address its horrible mining safety and health conditions by appointing the former director of it national health and safety agency, Wang Jun, as governor of a major coal mining province (Shanxi.) Small coal mines (that thrived on bribery and cutting corners on safety) are being nationalized. We can hope that this is light at the end of the......mine.
...from the Economist
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