Adams, who was fired after the incident, has admitted a burned cigarette found inside the mine was his, but has denied smoking it.

A first hearing is expected for next Thursday, Feb. 14.

This case is, unfortunately, only one of many recently reported. In May last year, for instance, an Australian miner was found with cigarettes and a lighter while working at an underground coal mine operated by Peabody Energy.

They confirm that sometimes it’s not the conditions you work under, but the people who you work with, what makes a job dangerous.