This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Hospital waste and disaster management, Occupational health, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
The industry, with the highest accidental death rate and long held to be the most dangerous occupation is - 
Select and explain. 
A. Agriculture, B. Construction, C. Mining and quarrying, D. Trade
C: Mining and quarrying
Answer: C: Mining and quarrying 
Explanation: Mining and quarrying is the most dangerous occupational disease. They could be silicosis, Anthracosis, Byssinosis, Baggasosis. They reduce the working capacity due to lung fibrosis and other complications. (REF. PARK&;S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICAL 21ST EDITION. PAGE NO-747)