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PHOTOS: 25 most deadly jobs in America

Thursday, January 4, 2018

25. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

24. Painters, construction and maintenance

23. Industrial machinery installation, repair, and maintenance workers

21. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

20. Athletes, coaches, umpires, and related workers

19. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

18. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

16. Maintenance and repair workers, general

15. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

14. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

12. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

9. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

8. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

7. Driver/sales workers and truck drivers

5. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

2. Fisherman and related fishing workers

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PHOTOS: 25 most deadly jobs in America 25. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

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CHICAGO -- A new report reviewed workplace fatality rates to reveal the nation's 25 most deadly jobs.

To determine the 25 most dangerous jobs, financial news and opinion website 24/7 Wall St. reviewed fatal injury rates for 62 occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

According to the report, travel is the most dangerous aspect of many of the jobs on the list. Taxi drivers, chauffeurs, truck drivers, and garbage collectors, transportation incidents accounted for at least half of all work related fatalities in 2016.

In several other jobs, slips and falls accounted for a considerable share of deadly accidents, 24/7 Wall St. found. Tools of the trade - such as powerful saws and other heavy equipment - also could pose a deadly threat to workers.

Click through the photos in the gallery above to see America's 25 most dangerous jobs.

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