Continuing
my entries on the nation’s riskiest occupations is the discussion of the fifth
most perilous job: ironworkers.
Though
falls are the most common cause of death for ironworkers, they also risk injuries
from steel beam or reinforced concrete wall collapses, “struck-by” injuries
from falling or swinging objects, and contact with live electrical lines. Because new work rules require vertical beams
to be anchored with four bolts instead of two, beams are less likely to work
loose and crash, which has greatly enhanced the safety of the occupation. Pennsylvania has an estimated number of iron
and steel workers of 1,850, according to the United States Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
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