10 Occupations With Disturbingly High Body Counts
7. Miners
One thing that the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all had in common is that they mined. Mining is an accident prone occupation, and while safety measures have come a long way, it's still extremely dangerous.
China is currently the world's biggest producer of both gold and coal, which means there are a lot of people mining there. This also means the nation is home to a significant number of mining-related fatalities on an annual basis. According to The Guardian, in 2017, 375 Chinese coal miners lost their lives in a single calendar year.
Of all the dangerous occupations in the world, few face as many potentially deadly hazards as miners.
Cave-ins and explosions are perhaps the most obvious causes of death. Those who swing a pickaxe for a living must also worry about toxic fumes, chemical leaks, long falls, and fatigue.
To say, these men and women perform under less than ideal working conditions would be a massive understatement.