An Insurance Issue — Dangerous Jobs

ValuePenguin is an excellent source for information on all sorts of insurance items. The latest is dangerous occupations with the most workplace fatalities. The website recently dug into statistics released from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the U.S. Census Bureau and created a list.

Four PIA Western Alliance states — California, Idaho, Montana and Oregon — are on the top-10 list of those with the most injuries and deaths.

Another frightening statistic, the industries with the greatest number of injuries are the most likely to not offer insurance to their employees. They are also often among the lowest paying. Those industries are:

• *Construction
• *Food preparation
• *Farming
• *Fishing
• *Forestry

Here’s the top-10 list:

1. Wyoming — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 5.8%

Wyoming has a cattle driven economy. It has the largest average size farms and is the top coal-producer in the U.S. So a lot of workers are in the mining business.

2. Arkansas — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 5.7%

Arkansas is a big timber-producing state.

3. California (tied with Idaho) — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 5.6%

Wine is the major industry in the Golden State that has the most dangerous jobs.

3. Idaho (tied with California) — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 5.6%

Potato production and other crops provide the dangerous, and often fatal, jobs.

5. Nebraska — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 5.4%

Cattle, ethanol and corn production have the most dangerous jobs in the state.

6. Iowa — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 5.2%

Iowa is the ethanol production leader in the U.S.and that industry provides the most dangerous jobs.

7. North Dakota — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 5%

Energy production tops the dangerous job list. North Dakota is third in crude oil production and fifth in coal production.

8. Montana — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 4.6%

The Treasure State is first in nation in the production of lentils and certified organic wheat. It is among the top-10 states in the production of other major agricultural products.

8. Oregon — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 4.6%

Berry and hazelnut production lead the more dangerous jobs in the state, and Oregon is the national leader in Christmas tree production.

8. Mississippi — Percentage of workers in dangerous jobs: 4.6%

Aquaculture (the leader for farm-raised catfish) and a top producer of cotton and soybeans are the most dangerous jobs in Mississippi.

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