From CNN. Where are the mine workers? Believe the list? Death rate/100,000 / Total deaths in 2005 1 Fishers and fishing workers 118.4 / 48 2 Logging workers 92.9 / 80 3 Aircraft pilots 66.9 / 81 4 Structural iron and steel workers 55.6 / 35 5 Refuse and recyclable material collectors 43.8 / 32 6 Farmers and ranchers 41.1 / 341 7 Electrical power line installers/repairers 32.7 / 36 8 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 29.1 / 993 9 Miscelleneous agricultural workers 23.2 / 176 10 Construction laborers 22.7 / 339 Above: See: http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/16/pf/2005_most_dangerous_jobs/index.htm
Yeah, I grew up hearing that too. The PI lawyers in S.E. Texas heavily advertise for Offshore Rig/Platform injuries. Those jobs are high paying not only for the skills, but for trying to find someone who can do the job and pass a drug test too.
Yep, Mining in China has to be one of the most deadly jobs going. They continually lose men in accidents over there. There are guys lining up at the mine gate for employment. Waiting for guys to leave or get killed while working......
This looks like a flawed study. Number 2 should be Aircraft carrier flight deck during the day and Aircraft Carrier at Night time should be Nubmer 1. Aircraft Pilots as a (JOB) should be low on the mortality list. Now I bet alot of Pilots that fly for recreation are in the Death statistics that have overflowed into their study. JJ
