America's Deadliest Jobs
Monday, June 10, 2013 | 0
You know that old saying, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” This statement may not offer a lot of comfort as an employer. Work comp claims are a challenge for you and most definitely for your worker. These 10 jobs that are listed below involve some of the most brave and noble employees. It also involves very dedicated employers who need to make sure that every best practice and safety procedure is in place. A caution I would like to add, is that in these types of jobs drug screening and monitoring prescribed drugs after an injury and keeping your worker on light duty is a must.
Ready for the 10 most dangerous jobs? They have an injury rate per 100,000 workers:
- Fisherman (116.0).
- Logging workers (91.9).
- Airplane pilots and flight engineers (70.6).
- Farmers and ranchers (41.4).
- Mining machine operators (38.7).
- Roofers (32.4).
- Sanitation workers (29.8).
- Truck drivers and delivery workers (21.8).
- Industrial machine workers (20.3).
- Police officers (18.0).
For a closer look at these jobs, please refer to Emily Holbrook's article here.
We love Deadliest Catch here at WCWBlog! While it is riveting to watch these fisherman and what they go through on the bearing sea… The fact is, these are REAL jobs and REAL danger! If you and your employees fall under any of the top 10 categories, call me and we can work together to make sure that all the safety measures are in place and perhaps we can make a difference.
Red Hollingsworth is a risk management consultant for employers in Salt Lake City Utah. This column was reprinted with his permission from his Work Comp Wednesdays blog.
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