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Mining in America more dangerous than policing, statistics show

Andrew Topf | August 26, 2011 | 5:40 am Energy Europe Coal 

Working in a mine is more dangerous than being a police officer in America, according to the latest data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS said disasters at a coal mine in West Virginia and aboard an...

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