A recent study of fatal occupational injuries found that logging is the “most dangerous” job in the U.S.
The study, conducted by AdvisorSmith, looked at data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries and examined 263 professions with employment of a minimum of 50,000 workers nationwide.
The study found that logging workers had a fatal accident rate 33 times more dangerous than the average job nationwide, and a fatality rate of 111 per 100,000 workers.
“Logging workers use heavy machinery to fell trees and handle logs,” the report states. “Logging worker deaths are most often caused by contact with logging machines or logs.”
Construction helpers, which the study defines as “construction workers who assist trade workers in the course of construction,” ranked 14th most dangerous on the list, with a fatality rate of 18 per 100,000 workers. Construction workers, defined as “workers who provide physical labor for construction tasks at building sites,” ranked 24th in the study, with a fatal injury rate of 13 per 100,000 workers.
