Tanzanian gold miners ten times more likely to die from road injuries, study finds

Mongabay
Oct 15, 2021, 4:01 am278 pts
Mining areas are dangerous for many reasons: they’re linked to a heightened risk of cancer, poisoning, heart and respiratory diseases. Now, researchers have identified a hitherto overlooked hazard: roads. Miners were 10 times more likely to die of traffic-related injuries than people who did not work in…

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