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The Deadliest Jobs in the U.S. Are Logging Workers, Fishermen and Pilots

Posted on July 30, 2014
Logging Worker
Photo: Bureau of Labor Statistics

“If your work day sometimes seems to consist of nothing but boring meetings, coffee spills, and computer glitches, consider yourself lucky,” according to Forbes magazine

“Each year thousands of U.S. workers die from injuries on the job. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics‘ National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries shows a preliminary total of 4,383 fatal work injuries in 2012, down slightly from the final count of 4,693 in 2011.” an Aug. 22, 2013 article by Forbes states.

The top three of the 10 most dangerous jobs are logging workers; fishers and related fishing workers and aircraft pilot and flight engineers, according to the report.

To find out what the other seven deadly jobs are go to Forbes Magazine’s 

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