Top 10 most dangerous professions

Many of us with great reluctance day in and day out to work, perceiving it as an inevitable evil. However, it is worth considering that there are people who regularly and voluntarily risk their lives at work.

Today we propose to study the Top-10 most dangerous professions more attentively. It was compiled on the basis of statistical data on the number of accidents, morbidity and mortality of workers in a wide range of industries.

10. Oil driller

The most frequent incidents at the drilling sites are fires. But heavy physical work for 12 hours in not the most comfortable conditions has a negative impact on health. In the oil industry, more than half of the workers have a history of musculoskeletal disease at retirement age.

9. Firefighter

Especially large number of accidents with firefighters during forest fires. In addition, fire brigades often find themselves in the epicenter of such emergency situations as earthquakes, terrorist attacks, etc.

8. The washer of windows of skyscrapers

In conditions of megacities this profession becomes not so rare, thus the number of accidents is about 70 per 100 thousand workers. Often unpleasant incidents happen to those washers that did not undergo special training.

7. Logger

In this work, the danger and huge tree trunks, and logging equipment are dangerous. About 100 thousand loggers per year account for about a hundred accidents.

6. Welder

This profession is one of the most dangerous according to Russian statistics. At the same time in the US, she was not included in the top ten. The thing is that Russian welders are much more frivolous about individual means of protection and compliance with safety regulations.

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Construction Worker In this work, the number of injuries exceeds 80 cases per 100,000 workers annually. About a quarter of these incidents end with a fatal outcome. Particular danger is the work on the installation of high-voltage lines.

4. Driver

This profession leads the rating of the most risky in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg and many other large cities. Because of the huge number of accidents, those who spend most of their time behind the wheel are more prone to danger.

3. Seaman of the fishing vessel

According to the US statistics, for every 100 thousand people working in this area there are 118 deaths. Despite the danger, the fisherman's salary, as a rule, is 2 to 2.5 times lower than the average country salary.

2. Journalist

Of course, this is not a leading column of fashion in a glossy magazine, but those who work in hot spots, promote political scandals and conduct independent investigations. In addition to high-profile cases of reprisals against journalists, life should also be noted in conditions of constant stress.

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miner The number of accidents is undoubtedly the leading coal mining industry. In Russia, China and Ukraine, there is one dead miner for each million tons of coal mined in the mines. In addition, daily stay at depth and heavy physical labor adversely affect the health and life expectancy of miners.