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10 Deadliest Hazards for Miners

July 26, 2019

Throughout much of the 20th century, hundreds of miners died every single year. Given some of the hazards present in mines throughout the United States—including powerful machinery, darkened tunnels, and combustible materials—it's not hard to see the danger these workers face every time they start their shift. These were the deadliest hazards for miners in coal and metal/nonmetal surface mines between 2011 and 2015, with the number of corresponding fatalities.

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Wilton International

Wilton International is one of the UK’s leading manufacturing sites. At almost 2,000 acres, the site – near Redcar in North East England it is one of the largest industrial locations in the UK.High quality products made at Wilton are of national importance and generate millions of pounds of export revenues for the UK economy each year. An increasingly green multi-company manufacturing site, Wilton boasts a number of major international companies who have invested heavily in the main operating plants.

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10 Deadliest Hazards for Miners