Yes, and I think it's a fair argument, which then leads to some reasonable conclusion. In a modern country, most people don't believe that people should put their life at undue risk, even if that makes the system less efficient. I happen to agree with this.

My open question again was not about whether to draw a line, like your mining example, but rather where we draw it.

I just happen to be of the opinion that gig workers, and miners working in dangerous conditions, happen to fall on opposite sides of that line.