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In recent years, a number of coal-miners have suffered severe accidents at the hands of their employers. Your paper will deal with the mining industry as a whole, and how they manage employee safety. In your paper, you should discuss the following: The mining industry The accidents you read about How was safety ensured before the accidents; how is safety ensured now How does the US compare in safety to other countries with mining industries What are the ethics involved What is the history of government involvement; what is it now Should liability rest with the employee instead of the employer Anything else you find that is interesting