Fatal injuries in mines throughout the United States declined in 2002 for the second consecutive year, according to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Last year there were no mine deaths in California, the second time that's happened in the last four years. In all, 67 U.S. miners died on the job in 2002, five fewer than 2001 and the lowest figure on record. The 2001 figure would have been far lower bu
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