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Mine explosion casts new doubt on safety of mining operations
By: Bill O'ReillyApril 6, 2010
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Christian Science Monitor: The fatal explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia represents a huge blow not only to the mine's owner, Massey Energy Co., but also the industry itself. Two decades ago, coal mining was the most dangerous industry in the United States. By 2007, it had managed to move to No. 2, behind agriculture, forestry, and fishing, according to the Department of Labor. (Click on the chart at left to review the most dangerous professions.) Last year, the number of mining fatalities fell to a record low of 34, with coal mining accounting for 18 of those.
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