Given that solar is less than 1% of global energy production and installed capacity, you can still calculate the absolute numbers. Additionally, roof mounted solar is a very (very, very, very) small fraction of total installed solar capacity as the majority is ground mounted i.e. the large >500kw plants. Having started my career in energy this "roof" argument only pops up when talking to non-energy folks, as the real meat (installed capacity) is in remote, high radiation locations, far away from what people understand by solar (roof).
I believe all that. Still, its more per-megawatt calculating. Are large farms installed using automated processes (large prefab panels, cranes etc)? Then the per-worker death rates may be significantly affected by the roofers, who are likely numerous.
Feel free to share global coal mining and coal plant construction death numbers with all of us... that previous link (with lack of sources) doesn't talk about global solar installation, nor global coal mining (as the US has been a net importer of coal for decades) it's wishful thinking not to count mining accidents from imported coal, isn't it?
What you can't do is compare part of one value chain (just coal plant construction) which is 100% reliant on coal mining, and later compare it to solar which is then 100% operational. But feel free to compare apples and oranges, it just shows the value of your argument.
I'm sure coal mining + power plants accidents/deaths is orders of magnitude larger than all solar technologies.
I did share (above); for mining its around 27/10,000/year. Which is commensurate with solar installation/construction/electrical. And roofing (for those in solar that do work on roofs) is near 40.
And yes, this is probably a red herring, since rooftop solar is bound to recede into insignificance and solar farms continue to grow in generation capacity.
Also, its weird to compare solar installation with coal mining (instead of for instance coal plant construction).
