The next time a pay raise for your local police is being negotiated on the basis of how "dangerous" the work is, here are some facts to inject into the debate: Examples from 2011 OSHA Data (sorry; PDF link) Fatal Occupational Injuries per 100,000 nominal full time employees 000.3___Hospital Workers 002.5___Real Estate 008.1___Electricians 013.1___Coal Mining 015.7___Construction Laborers 015.8___General Repair / Maintenance 016.8___Waste Management / Remediation 016.9___Grounds Maintenance Workers 017.2___Misc Agri-Workers 018.0___Bartending / Other Bar Work 018.6___Police/Sheriff Patrol Officers
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:35:25 +0000