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W.Va. led nation in 2012 mining deaths
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia led the nation in 2012 with seven coal-mining deaths, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration. The fatality count for 2012 was one more than the six West Virginia coal miners killed in 2011.
Nationwide, 19 coal miners were killed in on-the-job accidents last year, down slightly from 21 coal fatalities in 2011. The nation also recorded 17 metal and nonmetal mining deaths in 2012, up from 17 the previous year, according to MSHA data.
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W.Va. led nation in 2012 mining deaths
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia led the nation in 2012 with seven coal-mining deaths, according to preliminary figures from the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration. The fatality count for 2012 was one more than the six West Virginia coal miners killed in 2011.
Nationwide, 19 coal miners were killed in on-the-job accidents last year, down slightly from 21 coal fatalities in 2011. The nation also recorded 17 metal and nonmetal mining deaths in 2012, up from 17 the previous year, according to MSHA data.
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