Farming and other selected occupations with high fatality rates, 2009

Horizontal Bar chart with 11 items.

Item 1, Fishers and related fishing workers 200.
Item 2, Logging workers 61.8.
Item 3, Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 57.1.
Item 4, Farmers and ranchers 38.5.
Item 5, Roofers 34.7.
Item 6, Structural iron and steel workers 30.3.
Item 7, Refuse and recyclable material collectors 25.2.
Item 8, Industrial machinery installation, repair, and workers 18.5.
Item 9, Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers 18.3.
Item 10, Construction laborers 18.3.
Item 11, All workers 3.3.

200.0
61.8
57.1
38.5
34.7
30.3
25.2
18.5
18.3
18.3
3.3
Fatality rate (per 100,000 employed)
Rate=Fatal work injuries/employment x 100,000.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2009.

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