The 10 most dangerous jobs in America
 

The workplace death rate continued to fall in 2002, but some jobs remain staggeringly risky.

The 10 most dangerous jobs
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
Electrical power installers 32.5
Farm occupations 28
Construction laborers 27.7
Truck drivers 25

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; survey of occupations with minimum 30 fatalities and 45,000 workers in 2002

On-the-job killers
Type of incident 2002 deaths
Aircraft accidents 192
Caught in running equipment 110
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





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i never thought fishers have that high rate.



PS. They forgot rappers.

haha, for sure.. i think rap artist should be somewhere up on the top of that list.

It would be fun to be a high rise hahahahahaha washer for a few days. I think you get hazard pay for that. :2 cents:

I belive that's commercial fishermen like the ones that go out in Alaska using nets and dealing with ice cold, wind, rain fatigue, getting washed overboard, hands and arms frozen or severed.

Discover channel did a show about them. Good stuff.

I know the Alaskan King Crab fishers have an insanely dangerous jobs.. i can't believe they arent number 1 on the list.




I heard that being a convenience store clerk was a dangerous job.

lol

good call
i forgot the Alaska case. Extremely hard conditions there.

Damn, that is interesting.

because there are not that many of them out there to be killed, and yeah, I am surprised no 7-11 clerks or taxi cab drivers are on the list

what are the stats for highest suicides??

I was told that dentists hold the highest suicide rate...it's b/c they come outta school and think they're going to make tons of $$ so they go into mad debt and then find out that they won't for a while so they kill themselves..

Cops are not even in the list... Looks like truck drivers should get more credit then they do.... risking their lives...

Unfortunately.. risking your life for transporting marchandise is less glamorous than risking your life trying to catch the bad guys... you wouldnt call a truck driver from New York.. New York's Finest would you !? lol

in Greece i think we have as no1 the professional divers. Those that collect sea sponges. There's a small island called Kalymnos that a very large number of men get paralyzed or die because of the "diver's disease" every year.

Damn, Timber cutters , now that's a high risk occupation, can't even imagine the type of accident that they must encounter :(

Drug Dealer or Assassin (sp?) has to be the most dangerous...

They are the top jobs for on-the-job murders, this list includes accidents.

Polo players are up there... probably just not in list as its not really an occupation

I had a buddy that was a timber cutter and was killed. Got ran over by one of those huge trucks that haul full length trees.

He was a pretty careless guy, did not surprise me much when I heard.

fucking interesting..

fortunately I have nothing to do with fishing... well, sometimes my fingers smells like a fish.. but it is other story..:Graucho

samuel

Interesting facts

As a former machinest I have been cought in Caught in running equipment/michenery a few times, never harmed me.

A person that worked for my father was killed...really nasty death wont shead the detales thou

well lil bro is on the list working his way to becoming a commercial pilot...

Im looking to start the schooling for it shortly too.....wish me luck ;)

Im surprised Cops and Fire Fighters didn't even make that list...

On the job suicides? heh.

It's not like there are huge fatalities ...

You're not the only one!