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In the United States in 2021, there were 5,190 workplace fatalities across all sectors. Of these 5,190 fatalities 42% of occupational fatalities occurred as a result of roadway incidents, 16% occurred following a slip, trip, or fall in the workplace, 9% were the result of a homicide. [3]
The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) statistics from 2019 for the 100 most populous cities in America that have reported data to the FBI UCR system. [1] The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end.
More than 2.6 million private-sector workers experienced work injuries and illnesses in 2021, 5,190 of them fatal, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of fatalities ...
Working on cellphone towers is the deadliest job in the United States, according to a trade publication, [3] and it has been claimed that the tower climbing industry experiences 10 times more death casualties than the construction workers. [4] There were 50 - 100 deaths from falls from communication towers between 2003 and 2011. [5]
The most dangerous job in America in 2020, commercial fishers and hunters often face brutal working conditions without easy access to medical care. As of 2020, 30% of commercial fishing fatalities ...
With an average of 123.6 deaths per 100,000 from 2003 through 2010 the most dangerous occupation in the United States is the cell tower construction industry. [103] Selected occupations with high fatality rates, 2011, in the United States [104]
Statistically, Alaskan crab fishing remains the most dangerous job in the United States. [4] In 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranked commercial fishing as the occupation with the highest fatality rate, with 141.7 per 100,000 per year, almost 75% higher than the rate for pilots, flight engineers, and loggers, the next-most hazardous ...
about 100 African-American farmers met to establish the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America to fight for better pay and higher cotton prices. They were shot at by a group of whites and returned the fire. News of the confrontation spread and the Elaine race riot ensued, leaving at least 100 blacks dead. [186] November 11, 1919