Continuing in my series on the most dangerous occupations in America is the nation’s fourth most dangerous job: Roofers.
With a
fatality rate of 40.5 per 100,000 workers, roofers face an extraordinary
risk of occupational injury. Because
height is an inescapable hazard of the job, the odds of suffering critical
injuries and accidents are much greater than in other occupations.
In addition
to falls, however, they suffer burns, electrocutions, chemical exposures, and
hoisting accidents. Deaths and injuries
have been significantly reduced as a result of better safety training and
stricter guidelines in the use of guardrails, harnesses, and other
systems.
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