…and other interesting statistics.
- Logging Workers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 135.9 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Struck by object
- Fishers and Related Fishing Workers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 86.0 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: N/A
- Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 55.5 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Overexertion and bodily reaction
- Roofers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 48.6 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Falls, slips, and trips
- Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 34.1 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Falls, slips, and trips
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 25.1 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Struck by object
- Drivers/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 24.7 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Overexertion and bodily reaction
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 23.1 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Falls, slips, and trips
- Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 18.0 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Falls, slips, and trips
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 17.4 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Struck by object
- Grounds Maintenance Workers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 17.4 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Struck by object
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 15.7 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Struck by object
- Construction Laborers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 15.1 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Struck by object
- Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 14.6 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Intentional injury by another person
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 14.6 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Overexertion and bodily reaction
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 13.4 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Overexertion and bodily reaction
- Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 13.2 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Roadway incidents
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 13.2 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Overexertion and bodily reaction
- Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 12.1 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Overexertion and bodily reaction
- Athletes, Coaches, Umpires, and Related Workers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 11.7 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Overexertion and bodily reaction
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 10.6 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Overexertion and bodily reaction
- Electricians
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 10.0 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Falls, slips, and trips
- Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair, and Maintenance Workers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 9.3 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Struck by object
- Painters, Construction, and Maintenance
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 8.6 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Falls, slips, and trips
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
- Fatal injuries in 2016: 8.4 per 100,000 workers
- Most common accident: Falls, slips, and trips
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