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The World Health Organization and International Labour Organization estimate that over 1.9 million people died as a result of work-related injures and diseases in 2016. 81% of these deaths are contributed to a variety of non-communicable diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, and ischemic heart disease accounting for 1.2 ...
Countries by fatal workplace accidents per 100,000 workers [2]; Rank Country Total Men Women Year 1 India 116.8 2007 2 Pakistan 44.2 2002 3 Cuba 25 2010 4 Dominican Republic
Truck driving and construction are dangerous jobs but logging is the most hazardous Below are the 10 occupations with the highest number of deaths per 100,000 full-time workers. #10.
Construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in the world, incurring more occupational fatalities than any other sector in both the United States and in the European Union. [59] [60] In 2009, the fatal occupational injury rate among construction workers in the United States was nearly three times that for all workers. [59]
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Although not tied directly to his job, the recent death of 'Deadliest Catch' star Justin Tennison has brought dangerous jobs to the forefront again. All jobs comes with health risks, but while ...
Commercial fishing has long been considered one of the most dangerous jobs in America. In 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranked commercial fishing as the job occupation with the highest fatality rate with 141.7 per 100,000, almost 75% higher than the fatality rate for pilots, flight engineers, and loggers, the next most hazardous ...
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 ...