Darío Segovia began to work at the San José mine just 3 months before its collapse, so he would have been at the low end of the pay scale. But working at the notoriously risky mine paid well compared to other mining gigs. Laboring in dangerous conditions is a “third variable” that could influence the relationship between years worked in the mine and salary (Webber, 2010, October 11).
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