As the author of this article, I hesitate to get involved in feedback -- but, per comments from On One's Tod, from 1/25, I must correct the record. Far from being sensationalist, my story was carefully researched and entirely accurate: Bureau of Labor Statistics data show that mining indeed has the second-highest fatality rate of all industry sectors, after agriculture. Construction, also a dangerous business, has higher numbers of fatalities, among far greater numbers of workers. Rates are a more accurate depiction of relative fatality risks than sheer overall numbers. Yes, black lung disease rates have declined, yet 1000 deaths a …
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