It would be a well-deserved holiday gift for the industry. Rates were calculated from injury counts divided by employment level, rather than using published rates based on estimated full-time employee equivalents FTE. Figure 1. Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries in the Logging Industry, Figure 2. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. On its site, Associated Oregon Loggers lists an impressive array of technologies being implemented -- from computer-optimized log cutters, to radio-controlled, remote mechanical operation.
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The rate of fatal work injuries remained unchanged at 3. Death on the job is not what it should take to get the job done. The most common workplace deaths were related to transportation, with transportation accidents accounting for more than 2, work-related deaths.
Many of the most dangerous jobs on the list, including fishing, farming, logging, and roof construction are also socially important, notes Robert Hughes, an assistant professor in the legal studies and business ethics department of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Still, employers have an ethical and legal obligation to provide a safe work environment. Here's a look at the 10 most dangerous jobs in America, based on BLS data:. Landscapers spend a lot of time in cars traveling from site to site, putting them at higher risk than some other industries for transportation-related accidents. Landscaping and lawn service supervisors manage the teams that care for lawns.
They also handle customer relationships. First-line supervisors of construction coordinators manage the construction and extraction workers. Two-thirds of the people who died in this industry last year were independent workers.
Inspired by the labor shortages in the transport and construction industries, we began this project to assess if the relationship between compensation and the danger of the jobs within those fields could potentially be affecting the size of the recruitment pool. By taking into account the fatality rate a rate calculated by the BLS by considering the number of fatal injuries and the number of hours worked rather than just total fatalities, we can gauge which truly are the riskiest and deadliest jobs in America.
Furthermore, we took a look at how much the individuals within those professions are compensated for the level of danger they are subjected to.
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