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@ChillyDog : It's not on the Careerbuilder.com list as one of the ten most dangerous jobs, but it ought to be.
http://cdc.gov/niosh/mining/statistics/tables/FatalRate.html
The 10th most dangerous job listed is cab driver (24.2 deaths per 100,000 workers). The NIOSH stats list 24.7 per 100,000 for mining. Certain types of mining jobs are far more dangerous than that average would indicate.
Plus, to get personal, any job in the top thirty is probably way more dangerous than whatever you do for a living.
@everyone else : According to the AFL-CIO site, with fewer regulators trying to keep watch over more mines, and with the most experienced miners retiring, mining fatalities are probably going to be increasing again after decades of steady reduction. Beyond that, we're pushing people to work faster to service ever-expanding energy needs. Mistakes happen when you rush.
I agree, renewables could save many lives.
