Mining deaths are on the rise again but it''s far from
Jul 15, 2019#0183;#32;A spokesperson for Safe Work Australia said the number of fatalities in the mining industry had varied somewhat in recent years. While Australiawide in 2017 there were just three fatalities, in 2018 that tripled to nine. Up to July 8 this year there have been five mining fatalities, compared to four over the same period last year.