Top 10 Most Dangerous Jobs In The World

4,609 people were fatally injured on the job, according to an annual report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That total works out to 3.5 fatal work injuries per every 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. Among the findings in the BLS’ report, violence and other injuries from people and animals accounted for 780 fatalities, or about 17 percent, which includes 458 homicides and 242 suicides. In both those categories, shootings were the most frequent manner of death. Of those 780 fatalities, 37 deaths were either animal or insect related.

The industry with the lowest is education and health services, with .8 per 100,000. In terms of the sheer number of work-related deaths, the industry with the most is transportation and warehousing, with a total of 733. The industry with the least is utilities, with 39 fatal work injuries.

#10 Taxi Drivers & Chauffeurs

•  Number of fatal work injuries: 63

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 19.7

In another trend emerging from the year’s data, two out of every five fatal work injuries resulted from transportation incidents, with 57 percent of those on the roadway and 11 percent non-roadway (such as a tractor in a field). Of that percentage, about 16 percent were comprised of pedestrians struck by vehicles.

#9 Electrical-Power Line Installers and Repairers

•  Number of fatal work injuries: 27

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 20.3

In all, the BLS report showed 171 deaths from exposure to electricity, or four percent of all fatal work injuries.

#8Drivers/Sales Workers & Truck Drivers

•  Number of fatal work injuries: 759

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 24

There was a six percent jump in work-related fatal injuries in this subcategory of driver/sales workers and truck drivers from 2010. The larger story is that this is part of transportation and material moving showed the highest level of fatalities since 2008 – a total of about a quarter of all occupational fatalities.

#7Farmers & Ranchers

•  Number of fatal work injuries: 260

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 25.3

The number of fatal work injuries in this job category is down five percent from the 2010 stats, reversing the previous year’s increase.

#6Structural Iron & Steel Workers

•  Number of fatal work injuries: 16

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 26.9

Fatal falls, slips or trips account for 666 deaths, or 14 percent of all fatal work injuries.

#5Roofers

•  Number of fatal work injuries: 56

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 31.8

Falls to a lower level caused 541 deadly work injuries in 2011, or 12 percent of all injuries that year.

#4Recyclable Metal Collectors

•  Number of fatal work injuries: 34

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 41.2

Some 119 deaths in 2011 resulted from workers getting caught in running equipment or machinery, or about three percent of deaths.

#3Aircraft Pilots

•  Number of fatal work injuries: 72

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 57

There were 146 aircraft incidents in 2011 leading to worker death, a total of three percent of all 2011 deaths.

#2 Logging Workers

•  Number of fatal work injuries: 64

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 102.4

In 2011, the fatalities for logging workers rose by four deaths.

#1 Fishing Industry Workers

• Number of fatal work injuries: 40

• Fatal work injury rate (per 100,000 workers): 121.2

For fisheries, the rate of deaths in 2011 was approximately equal to 2010.

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