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Lookout-Below.com examines the accidents, disasters, destruction and death that affect our human existence. (more)
May
28th

7 Jobs That Will Kill You

Author: Taz | Files under Work Accidents

BombSquad For many workers, the most dangerous aspect of their job is carrying a cup of hot coffee from the kitchen to their cubicle.  But millions of people in the world risk their lives everyday protecting us, fighting for us and helping us when we’re hurt.

According to CareerBuilder.com, following are the most dangerous jobs in the U.S., with their fatality rate per 100,000 workers:

1. Fishing - 141.7
2. Aircraft pilots - 87.8
3. Loggers - 82.1
4. Steel workers - 61.0
5. Trash collectors - 41.8

UPickReviews takes this a step further and lists seven of the deadliest jobs in which workers are faced with "guns, dynamite, bombs and death-threats everyday."

Jobs That Kill

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