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MSHA reports lowest mining deaths in 2016

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The MSHA’s bi-annual update of its ‘Data at a Glance’ indicates an all-time low in the number of deaths caused by mine-related injuries in 2016.

Fatality and injury rates for the year represent the lowest rates ever recorded, while 2015 was the safest in US mining history.

Results of the latest fiscal year, which ended on Sept. 30, 2016, indicate that 25 miners died from mining-related injuries.

Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/the-americas/21112016/msha-reports-lowest-mining-deaths-in-2016/

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