The Deadliest Jobs in America

[revelarts]

http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-dangerous-jobs/

The U.S. Department of Labor tracks how many people die at work, and why. The latest numbers were released in April and cover the last seven years through 2013. Some of the results may surprise you.



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[revelarts]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/01/28/charted-the-20-deadliest-jobs-in-america/
https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/files/2015/01/homicides1.png&w=1484

[Kathianne]

I knew that logging was #1, what is your point though for this list?

[revelarts]

As I was reading some info on police deaths stats I ran across this and was a bit surprised. Thought others might be as well.

[revelarts]

Also the good news is that the number of police killed in the line of duty has been going down in recent years, as has the crime rate in general.

http://www.nleomf.org/assets/pdfs/reports/2013-End-of-Year-Preliminary-Report.pdf


2013

Law Enforcement Fatalities Dip to Lowest Level in Six Decades
33 officers killed in firearms-related incidents is fewest since 1887

According to preliminary datacompiled by the National LawEnforcement Officers Memorial Fund,111 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2013, an eightpercent decrease from 2012, when121 officers were killed. This was thefewest number of fatalities for the lawenforcement profession since 1959when 110 officers died. Traffic-related fatalities were theleading cause of officer fatalities in2013, killing 46 officers. Thirty-oneofficers were killed in automobilecrashes, 11 officers were struck andkilled outside their vehicle and fourofficers were killed in motorcyclecrashes. Traffic-related fatalitiesdecreased four percent from 2012when 48 officers were killed. Firearms-related fatalities werethe second leading cause of deathamong our nation’s law enforcementofficers in 2013. Firearms-relatedfatalities accounted for 33 deaths, decreasing33 percent from 2012when 49 officers werekilled. Ambush attackswere once again the leading circumstance of fatal shootingsin 2013, with seven officers killed.

Officer fatalities unrelated to firearmsor traffic saw a 33 percent increase in2013. Thirty-two officers died of othercauses in 2013 compared to 24 in 2012.Job-related illnesses, such as heartattacks, increased substantially in 2013with 18 officer deaths compared to eight officers in 2012.

"Ambush attacks were the leading circumstance of fatal shootings in 2013"

Firearms-related Fatalities
Firearms-related fatalities reached a 126-year low in2013 with 33 officers shot and killed, the lowest since1887 when 27 officers were shot and killed. Afterincreasing dramatically in 2010 and 2011, firearms-related fatalities decreased in 2013 for the secondyear. Thirty-three officers died in firearms-relatedincidents compared to 49 in 2012, representing a 33percent decrease.
Handguns were the leading type of firearm used infatal shootings of law enforcement officers in 2013.Of the 33 officer fatalities, 58 percent were shot andkilled with a handgun.






2014
According to new FBI statistics released this week (http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/10/us-usa-crime-fbi-idUSKCN0IU1UM20141110), violent crime rates in the US fell over 4% in the past year alone, bringing the amount of violent crimes lower than it has been in nearly 40 years. The statistics showed that there were an estimated 1.16 million violent crimes in the year of 2013, which is the lowest number since 1978, when 1.09 million were recorded.
Broken down, the report revealed that manslaughter dropped by 4.4% to 14,196, the lowest rate since 1968, while instances of rape were down 6.3%. Despite the tough economic times, robbery is also down by 2.8% and property crimes were down by 4.1%....


One thing to consider is that U.S. est population in 1978 was 222.58 million
and thatU.S. est population in 2014 was 318.86 million

So the actual number of violent crimes reported is lower by 100,000 plus.
but the number of people in the country has risen by over nearly 100 million.

So we have far more people but less violent crimes than in the 70s.

[revelarts]

the thing that surprised me the most were the pilots death rates though.
since flying is the safest way to travel.

here's what one article says about it.


It's not the commercial airline pilots who suffer high rates of on-the-job fatalities, it's the bush pilots, the air-taxi operators and the small commercial flyers who make piloting airplanes one of the nation's most dangerous jobs.

Often these planes are not as well maintained as big commercial jets, and the pilots are inexperienced. Alaska has had particularly high fatality numbers in the past as long flights, unpredictable weather and difficult terrain conspire to bring aircraft down.

the "Waste Workers" are the others that didn't come to mind as being very dangerous.

Most Americans may not associate refuse collecting with danger; it seems like a much safer occupation than police work or fire fighting. But stats from the Bureau of Labor Statistics actually reveal that collectors have a very high rate of accidents and fatalities.

The main cause is vehicle related. Collectors often take precarious perches on the sides or rear of moving garbage trucks, clinging to handles and standing on narrow running boards. If they slip, they can get crushed under the wheels of their own trucks or hit by passing traffic.

Workers also face the danger of getting hurt as the trucks use heavy machinery to compact garbage and scoop it up into the main storage area of the trucks.

[Elessar]

As I was reading some info on police deaths stats I ran across this and was a bit surprised. Thought others might be as well.

We MEDEVACED a lot of loggers and commercial fishermen in the Northern California area.

I am just a bit surprised mining, particularly Coal, is not shown.

[Black Diamond]

We MEDEVACED a lot of loggers and commercial fishermen in the Northern California area.

I am just a bit surprised mining, particularly Coal, is not shown.

Maybe breathing problems not taken into account??

[fj1200]

I am just a bit surprised mining, particularly Coal, is not shown.

Under "other extraction workers" possibly. But I think mining these days is highly automated.

[Elessar]

Under "other extraction workers" possibly. But I think mining these days is highly automated.

It is yet there are still operators that go down in those underground mines in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
All sorts of things can go wrong down there. My college was in the coal region of WVa...Fairmont.

[Gunny]

http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-dangerous-jobs/

The U.S. Department of Labor tracks how many people die at work, and why. The latest numbers were released in April and cover the last seven years through 2013. Some of the results may surprise you.



https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/files/2015/01/fatal_injuries.png&w=1484

I find that kind of goofy. A lineman only makes ONE mistake ONCE. And service calls (maintenance) are the worst. You have to figure out some half-asser's shoddy crap and try and fix it while "Granny" keeps turning the power back on because her heater ain't working.

[fj1200]

It is yet there are still operators that go down in those underground mines in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
All sorts of things can go wrong down there. My college was in the coal region of WVa...Fairmont.

Of course but far fewer these days.

[Elessar]

Just found this:

http://www.aol.com/article/2015/12/02/the-top-5-dangerous-jobs-in-the-us/21276990/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chtmlws-main-bb%7Cdl19%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D-836763492

[Gunny]

It is yet there are still operators that go down in those underground mines in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
All sorts of things can go wrong down there. My college was in the coal region of WVa...Fairmont.

Screw THAT. Getting in someone's attic is claustrophobic enough.