Logging is the third most dangerous career, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There
are 93 deaths per 100,000 workers according to information available on
the ClassesandCareers.com education portal, putting the profession
behind fishermen and military servicemen.
Loggers
are at risk from falling objects during cutting and transporting trees
according to the information, as well as working in difficult locations
on steep hills in arduous condi-tions.
Other jobs on the list
include, pilots, structural iron and steel workers, refuse collectors,
farmers and ranchers, electricians, truck drivers and construction
workers.
A recent UK television documentary challenged three
career women to try logging in British Columbia, with two of the three
participants successfully completing the task and felling a tree in the
forest.
