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Article on America\'s Most Dangerous Jobs
Bureau of Labor Statisitcs 2004 data released on Friday. Loggers top the list. Not sure if that includes all tree workers. Perhaps worth some reflection though...
http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/pf/jobs_jeopardy/index.htm
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Construction workers had 9 percent more fatalities. Of these, roofers recorded 94 deaths, a sharp increase from the 55 they incurred the year before.
The highest rates of fatal injuries -- the most per worker employed -- occurred among loggers, pilots, and fishermen.
Loggers recorded 85 fatalities in 2004, a rate of 92.4 deaths for every 100,000 workers, more than 22 times the rate among all workers. Loggers deal with tremendous weights when they fell trees and it's not always possible to know exactly where a tree will fall or when. Too, they often work on steep hillsides, in poor weather, and in a hurry.
Aircraft pilots matched that death rate of 92.4 and 109 of them died on the job. Many of these were in the general aviation category, small aircraft manned by bush pilots, air-taxi pilots, and crop-dusters. Their equipment can be old and the maintenance less stringent than among the big airlines, adding to the danger.
Rank, Occupation, Death rate/100,000, Total deaths
1, Logging workers, 92.4, 85
2, Aircraft pilots, 92.4, 109
3, Fishing workers, 86.4, 38
4, Steel workers, 7.0, 31
5, Refuse collectors, 43.2, 35
6, Farmers ranchers, 37.5, 307
7, Roofers, 34.9, 94
8, Electrical linemen, 30.0, 36
9, Truck drivers, 27.6, 905
10,Taxi drivers, 24.2, 67
Bureau of Labor Statisitcs 2004 data released on Friday. Loggers top the list. Not sure if that includes all tree workers. Perhaps worth some reflection though...
http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/pf/jobs_jeopardy/index.htm
Here's some of the text:
Construction workers had 9 percent more fatalities. Of these, roofers recorded 94 deaths, a sharp increase from the 55 they incurred the year before.
The highest rates of fatal injuries -- the most per worker employed -- occurred among loggers, pilots, and fishermen.
Loggers recorded 85 fatalities in 2004, a rate of 92.4 deaths for every 100,000 workers, more than 22 times the rate among all workers. Loggers deal with tremendous weights when they fell trees and it's not always possible to know exactly where a tree will fall or when. Too, they often work on steep hillsides, in poor weather, and in a hurry.
Aircraft pilots matched that death rate of 92.4 and 109 of them died on the job. Many of these were in the general aviation category, small aircraft manned by bush pilots, air-taxi pilots, and crop-dusters. Their equipment can be old and the maintenance less stringent than among the big airlines, adding to the danger.
Rank, Occupation, Death rate/100,000, Total deaths
1, Logging workers, 92.4, 85
2, Aircraft pilots, 92.4, 109
3, Fishing workers, 86.4, 38
4, Steel workers, 7.0, 31
5, Refuse collectors, 43.2, 35
6, Farmers ranchers, 37.5, 307
7, Roofers, 34.9, 94
8, Electrical linemen, 30.0, 36
9, Truck drivers, 27.6, 905
10,Taxi drivers, 24.2, 67
