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Abstract: Underground mine safety and health remain challenging issues in the mining industry. Death toll statistics in China’s coal mines have gradually reduced from 5798 to 2631 between 2000 and 2009 [1] but fatalities still occurs. The number of occupational mining fatalities in the United States’ underground metal mines has fluctuated from 40 to 46 during the years 2001 to 2010. Most importantly,...