Workplace fatalities: 25 most dangerous jobs in America

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Today, the vast majority of working Americans are relatively safe in their work environment. Across all industries in both the public and private sectors, there were 3.6 deaths for every 100,000 full-time workers. For certain professionals, such as school teachers and administrators or writers and editors, mistakes almost never have physical ramifications, and workplace fatality rates hover just above zero.
In other industries, however, no matter how strict the safety standards put in place, there are always accidents and fatal errors. The majority of jobs on this list require frequent use of heavy equipment, close proximity to hazardous substances, or working in potentially dangerous environments.

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2018/01/02/25-most-dangerous-jobs-in-america/


According to this list, there's at least a dozen Job opportunities to "fear for your life" without having to Shoot an Unarmed Black Man 20+ times ... :cool:
 
#15. Linemen -- my middle daughter's father-in-law was a lineman for Ameren UE in St. Louis. He was electrocuted five years ago (11 April) during a repair to restore power after a tornado.
 
(from the OP link)

"Whether Americans realize it or not, getting into a car is perhaps the most dangerous thing most of us do on a daily basis. Nearly 37,500 Americans died in car accidents in 2016. Travel is also the most dangerous aspect of many of the jobs on this list. "
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People don't realize how dangerous driving is. Jobs which involve a lot of driving are inherently deadly. Inattention and aggressive driving account for most deaths. Most drivers disregard the danger of taking unnecessary risks, allowing frivolous risk-taking to become habit.

Sooner or later all drivers experience a frighteningly dangerous near-miss which could easily have gone either way. The more one drives, the more of those situations one encounters, and the more likely one of those situations will end badly.

Workers who take a job which requires a longer auto commute are more vulnerable than those who have a shorter one, or use mass transit.

Also, workers who work multiple jobs, requiring multiple commutes are also at greater risk simply because they drive more.
 
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