Maine's Most Dangerous Jobs
From potato farmers to loggers to lobstermen, Mainers have long risked life and limb to make a living. But thanks to innovative safety programs the rate of on-the-job injuries has dropped significantly.
By Rob Sneddon
Deadly WorkMaine is fortunate to have very few workplace fatalities each year, making any annual assessment of the deadliest jobs in the state misleading at best. But national numbers, compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, help paint a picture of which occupations have the highest fatality rate. These were America's deadliest jobs for 2005:
Number of Fatalities per 100,000 employed
1. Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 118.4
2. Logging Workers 92.
