FRANKFORT, Ky. — The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell for a second straight year to 34, the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago.
US mine deaths hit record low
Saturday, January 2, 2010 | 4:17 p.m. CST;
updated 4:27 p.m. CST, Saturday, January 2, 2010
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