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US Workplace Fatalities 2010

#1 COMMERCIAL FISHING:
116 Deaths per 100,000 in 2010;

#2 through #10 Most Dangerous for 2010
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Job Title and Number of Deaths per 100,000 People Employed

2. Loggers and related job titles: 91.9/100,000 — Same place rank as 2008.
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3. Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers: 70.6 per 100,000 — Up from #6 in 2008.
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4. Farmers and Ranchers: 41.4 per 100,000 — Same place rank as 2008.
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5. Mining Machine Operators: 38.7 per 100,000 — Up from #8 in 2008. See: The Millfield Mining Disaster.
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6. Roofers: 32.4 per 100,000 — Up from #7 in 2008, becoming more deadly.
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7. Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors: 29.8 per 100,000 — Down from #5 in 2008
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8. Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers: 21.8 per 100,000 — Up from #17 in 2008.

9. Industrial Machinery Installation, Repair and Maintenance Workers: 20.3 per 100,000

10. Police and Sheriff’s Officers: 18.0 per 100,000 — Up from #12 in 2008.