In a previous article, we began our review of the ten most dangerous jobs in America, based on 2018 statistics from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. We resume our exploration of that list, along with the reasons those jobs are so dangerous, with the sixth most dangerous job in America.
Sales workers and truck drivers have the sixth most dangerous job in America. The primary cause of work-related injuries and death for these workers is transportation, which makes sense considering the many hours they log behind the wheel. Sales workers travel routes throughout their workday, and truckers make pickups and deliveries on local and long-distance routes.
People who work as trash collectors and those who pick up your recyclables hold the fifth most dangerous job in America. Transportation accidents cause the most injuries and fatalities for these workers, who spend their days driving and riding on trucks in all kinds of weather.
The fourth most dangerous job in America belongs to the roofers. Trips, slips, and falls are the most common cause of injury and death among these workers. That is not surprising, because roofing work often happens at heights where a slip or a fall could be deadly. Those of us who do not do roofing work may not realize how physically demanding roofing work is. The job involves a great deal of heavy lifting and climbing, and work takes place in all kinds of weather, including the heat of summer and the chill of winter.
Aircraft engineers and pilots have the third most dangerous job in America. This may be surprising, considering that the number of large, commercial aviation airplane crashes is relatively low. However, the majority of workplace injuries and fatalities in the aviation industry involve aircraft in the private sector.
Fishing is dangerous work, earning it the number two spot on the list of America’s ten most dangerous jobs. The primary cause of workplace injury and death among fishing industry workers is transportation. Transportation in the fishing industry includes time spent on fishing vessels, where fishers spend long hours doing physically demanding work that includes hauling in nets and traps.
The most dangerous job of all belongs to loggers. The logging accidents that claim the most lives and cause the most injuries involve falling objects, which are often the trees that they are attempting to fell. Accidents involving logging equipment, including feller-bunchers, chainsaws, and skidders, are also a top cause of injury and death among loggers.
Whether or not you hold one of the ten most dangerous jobs in America, a workplace accident can keep you off of the job and out of a paycheck for quite some time. If you suffered any type of injury on the job, or you lost a family member in a work-related death, you do not have to navigate the daunting process of filing a workplace injury or death claim alone. Call the Mississippi Workplace Accident Attorneys at Barrett Law PLLC at 1 (800) 707-9577 to learn more.