Dive Summary:
- Refuse and recyclable material collectors is one of the deadliest jobs in America, according to Forbes analysis of data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Sanitation and recycling collection workers held the sixth position for most deadly jobs, with 27.1 workers out of 100,000 dying while at work, a total of 27 deaths in 2012.
- Most fatal occupational injuries for waste workers involved the use of heavy equipment, incidents involving traffic or contaminated materials.
From the article:
Top 10 Deadliest Jobs
- Logging workers
- Fishers and related fishing workers
- Aircraft pilot and flight engineers
- Roofers
- Structural iron and steel workers
- Refuse and recyclable material collectors
- Electrical power-line installers and repairers
- Drivers/sales workers and truck drivers
- Framers, ranchers and other agricultural managers
- Construction laborers
