Extremely Dangerous Jobs of the 20th Century
Vintage Photos | September 5, 2019
Many overhead powerline workers in 1952, in Nagoya, Japan were in for a shock
The overhead powerline workers are unsung heroes, keeping our lights on, while performing a risky job. Today, we have plenty of regulations to protect overhead powerline workers but despite that, according to some studies, the majority of electrocution injuries and fatalities happen to overhead powerline workers. The death rate is between 17 and 23 per thousand workers over a working lifetime of 45 years. Working with overhead powerlines has the obvious hazard of electrocution, but poses other dangers as well. People can die and be injured from falls, can be hit by falling objects, and can be injured by burns, over-exhaustion, and a number of other potential hazards such as sprains, cuts, contusions, etc.
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