In recent years, a number of coal-miners have suffered severe accidents at the hands of their employers. Your paper will deal with the mining industry as a whole, and how they manage employee safety. In your paper, you should discuss the following:
The mining industry
The accidents you read about
How was safety ensured before the accidents; how is safety ensured now
How does the US compare in safety to other countries with mining industries
What are the ethics involved
What is the history of government involvement; what is it now
Should liability rest with the employee instead of the employer
Anything else you find that is interesting.