<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><span style="background-color:transparent">Actually working underground, and someone has to repair the machines at least, is dangerous. Not as bad as it was</span></div><div>
<span><strong>Modern U.S. Miners:</strong>
 For deceased U.S. coal miners who filed for federal benefits (spanning 
cohorts up through recent decades), the average age at the time of death
 is typically around <strong>72 years</strong>,
 though specific subsets—particularly in Central Appalachia (Kentucky, 
Virginia, and West Virginia)—suffer dramatically higher rates of fatal 
nonmalignant respiratory diseases like black lung and COPD.</span><span><span><span aria-hidden="true"> </span><span><span><a rel="noopener" aria-label="School of Public Health | University of Illinois Chicago" href="https://publichealth.uic.edu/news-stories/modern-coal-miners-suffering-higher-fatality-rates/" target="_blank"></a></span></span></span></span> <br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:small">To my surprise, younger coal miners are doing worse.</div><div style="font-size:small"><a href="https://publichealth.uic.edu/news-stories/modern-coal-miners-suffering-higher-fatality-rates/" target="_blank">https://publichealth.uic.edu/news-stories/modern-coal-miners-suffering-higher-fatality-rates/</a></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>The children do not yearn for the mines. </div></div></div>