Construction, cross-country trucking and cattle ranching are among the deadliest professions in the U.S., according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A total of 5,190 people died of injuries in American workplaces in 2016, the most recent year for which data is available. It represents a 7 percent increase compared to 4,836 deaths at work in 2015.
Nationwide, 40 percent, or 2,083 on-the-job deaths in 2016 were related to transportation – typically deaths while workers were driving.
Another 866 (nearly 17 percent) were due to violence or injuries by another person or animal, while 849 (16 percent) were due to falls, slips and trips.
Construction was one of the deadliest industries, with 991 deaths in 2016, including 384 due to falls and slips; 246 due to transportation (driving) incidents and 166 from coming into contact with objects and equipment.
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4 comments:
Not exactly a job, but anyone with proof and information that could put the Clinton Crime Family in Prison seems to die rather often.
So you mean COPS DON'T HAVE THE MOST DANGEROUS JOB???? Oh it is construction workers or skyscraper workers who have the most dangerous job??? Who would have thunk!!!!! (I did becasue I ma not stupid and I use my brain) this must be fake news according to the ass cheek sucking cop lovers... According to them, this is the exact reason why they abuse you, abuse your rights, beat on you, plant evidence to lock you up and so on and so forth... If it wasn't for their most dangerous job in the world, they wouldn't be doing all of these bad things to non criminals...
So, not working is the safest thing to do?
Spot on my good sir
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