Link: https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2021/09/18/logging-most-dangerous-profession/2541631912925/
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Logging and landscaping are the most dangerous jobs in America, a new study finds.
The risk of death for loggers is more than 30 times higher than for all U.S. workers. Tree care workers also encounter hazards at rates far higher than a typical worker.
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For the study, the researchers combed a U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration database for deaths from tree felling between 2010 and the first half of 2020.
Over the period, Michael’s team found 314 deaths. The leading cause of fatal accidents was being struck by a tree, most often in the head.
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Years such as 2012, 2017 and 2018 with abnormally high damage from Atlantic storms saw high numbers of landscaping deaths that might be tied to storm damage, while 2014 and 2015 had quiet hurricane seasons and few deaths.
Author(s): HealthDay News
Publication Date: 18 Sept 2021
Publication Site: UPI