According to its December 2014 report, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded a total of 4,405 fatal work injuries in the U.S. in 2013. Using that data, it compiled a list of the most dangerous U.S. jobs, which includes Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors and Mining Machine Operators.
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Logging Workers
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 59
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 91.3
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 27
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 75.0
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 63
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 50.6
Roofers
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 69
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 38.7
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 33
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 33.0
Mining Machine Operators
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 16
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 26.9
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 748
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 22.0
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 220
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 21.8
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 27
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 21.5
Construction Laborers
Total fatalities for 2013 (based on preliminary data): 215
Fatality rate (per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers): 17.7
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