The 10 most dangerous jobs | |
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Occupation | Fatalities per 100,000 |
Timber cutters | 117.8 |
Fishers | 71.1 |
Pilots and navigators | 69.8 |
Structural metal workers | 58.2 |
Drivers-sales workers | 37.9 |
Roofers | 37.0 |
Electrical power installers | 32.5 |
Farm occupations | 28.0 |
Construction laborers | 27.7 |
Truck drivers | 25.0 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; survey of occupations with
minimum 30 fatalities and 45,000 workers in 2002 |
On-the-job killers | |
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Type of incident | 2002 deaths |
Aircraft accidents | 192 |
Caught in running equipment | 10 |
Drowning | 60 |
Electrocution | 289 |
Exposure to substances | 98 |
Falls from ladder | 126 |
Falls from roof | 143 |
Fires/explosions | 165 |
Highway collisions | 635 |
Assaults/violence | 840 |
Jackknifed or overturned truck | 312 |
Overturned farm/industrial equipment | 164 |
Struck by falling/flying object | 506 |
Struck by vehicle | 356 |
Suicides | 199 |
On-the-job killers | |||
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Occupation | Fatality rate per 100,000 workers | Number of fatalities | Average salary |
Fishers and related fishing workers | 141.7 | 51 | $19,104 |
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers | 87.8 | 101 | $129,250 |
Logging workers | 82.1 | 64 | $22,320 |
Structural iron and steel workers | 61.0 | 36 | $39,168 |
Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 41.8 | 38 | $23,770 |
Electrical power-line installers and repairers | 34.9 | 38 | $45,331 |
Farmers and ranchers | 37.1 | 291 | $15,603 |
Roofers | 33.9 | 82 | $28,474 |
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 27.1 | 940 | $30,931 |
Miscellaneous agricultural workers | 21.7 | 158 | $24,140 |
The top five most threatening industries based on
fatality rates, according to the BLS, are: | ||
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Industry | Fatality rate per 100,000 workers | Number of Fatalities |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 29.6 | 646 |
Mining | 27.8 | 190 |
Transportation and warehousing | 16.3 | 832 |
Construction | 10.8 | 1,226 |
Utilities | 6.2 | 52 |
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