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  2. List of ballooning accidents - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of ballooning accidents by date. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various accidents that involved crewed balloons, such as Montgolfiere hot-air balloons , Charlière gas balloons , or Rozière gas and hot-air hybrid balloons .

  3. List of countries by rate of fatal workplace accidents

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    The List of countries by rate of fatal workplace accidents sorts countries by the rate of workplace fatalities per 100,000 workers. Data is provided by the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to estimates, around 2.3 million people die yearly from work-related accidents or diseases every year.

  4. Hot air ballooning - Wikipedia

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    Hot air ballooning is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional quiet (except when the propane burners are firing), the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-eye view. Since the balloon moves with the direction of the winds, the passengers feel ...

  5. ‘Don’t sit at the water cooler’: Boeing CEO scorches ...

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    The work culture of deflecting responsibility, overspending, and overpaid managers is to blame for Boeing's ballooning problems, Ortberg said. “Don’t sit at the water cooler and b—h about ...

  6. Workplace fatalities on the rise: These are the top 10 most ...

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    They work with heavy-duty equipment, are exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals in fertilizers and pesticides, and sometimes deal with large animals. #9. Underground mining machine operators

  7. 1989 Alice Springs hot air balloon crash - Wikipedia

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    On 13 August 1989, two hot air balloons collided near Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, causing one to crash to the ground, killing thirteen people.It was the world's deadliest ever ballooning disaster until February 2013, when a balloon accident near Luxor, Egypt killed 19 people.

  8. Occupational sexism - Wikipedia

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    The belief that certain occupational fields or types of jobs, particularly those that are degrading and/or low-paying, are "women's work" or those that are dangerous and/or hazardous are "men's work" Occupational fatalities; Disparity in retirement age (men work longer than women)

  9. Why maintaining America’s ballooning debt could be as big a ...

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    His work — complete with a presentation this summer at the Jackson Hole Symposium — has gained the attention of officials in Washington as he’s likened the problem to a long-delayed but ...