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The most dangerous jobs in Australia

Employees who spend a lot of time in a vehicle for your job, you might want to read this.

According to an annual list by Finder.com.au, the most dangerous job in Australia is a truck driver, and those working in the transport and storage industry in general. The study found these jobs to have the highest number of fatalities this year, with 65 deaths in total.

Those working in agriculture, forestry and fishing are the next most likely to be hurt on killed on the job, with 3,815 serious injuries and 53 deaths recorded for the year to date.

Coming in third place - perhaps unsurprisingly as well - is the construction industry, with 30 deaths for the year and 12,485 serious injuries.

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The study warned that accidents can happen at work "more often than you think". In Australia in 2012, there were more than 12 million workers, and in that year 5.3% of all injuries or illnesses were work-related.

"Work-related injury is more prominent for men between the ages of 45 and 54, with 66 injuries per 1,000. For women aged 45 years and over, the rate is just 59 injuries per 1,000," it stated.

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Australia's most dangerous jobs created by finder.com.au

cameramake Canonheight 565flash 16camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS5.originaldate 7/30/2012 9:06:48 PMwidth 849cameramodel Canon EOS 5D Mark II2. Agriculture, forestry and fishingThis industry is one of the most dangerous in the world, with 1.3 percent of workers involved in a serious accident, equating to 3,815 serious injuries and 53 deaths for the year.cameramake Canonheight 565flash 16alt: 25lat: NaNlong: NaNcamerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS5 originaldate 10/12/2010 4:43:30 PMwidth 849cameramodel Canon EOS 5D Mark II3. ConstructionBuilders and other labourers hold the third-highest number of deaths for the year (30) and 12,485 serious injuries. Source: ENASheight 531width 800originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM4. ManufacturingFactory workers hold the fourth-most dangerous job in Australia, with 18 deaths and 16,670 serious injuries in 2012 – the highest number of serious injuries on this list.height 565width 849originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM5. Public/government administration, safety, and defenceOur nation’s heroes saw 13 lives lost in 2012, and 4,330 serious injuries. This industry holds the second-highest number of Australians employed on the list, with about 1.1 million people. cameramake Canonheight 565flash 16lat: -33.866017long: 151.211245camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop Lighoriginaldate 2/22/2014 8:07:08 AMwidth 849cameramodel Canon EOS 50D6. MiningThere were 2,670 miners seriously injured and seven deaths for the year, with rough terrains and tunnels making miners more likely to suffer injuries from falling over from the same level than any other industry on the list.height 533width 900originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM7. Retail tradeWith six deaths recorded for the year – almost the same number of deaths as the mining industry (seven) – working in retail is dangerous. There were also 11,200 serious injuries most commonly caused by lifting heavy objects. cameramake NIKON CORPORATIONheight 565camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop 7.0originaldate 2/21/2006 12:20:02 AMwidth 850cameramodel NIKON D508. Professional, scientific and technical servicesThis industry saw six recorded deaths and 2,100 serious injuries for the year, with the majority of fatalities from car crashes, falling, being hit by falling objects and electrocution. Source: somkku9height 400width 400originaldate 1/1/0001 6:00:00 AM9. Wholesale tradeLifting objects is the biggest back breaker for these workers, with over 5,315 cases of serious injury including five deaths for the year.

cameramake Canonheight 565flash 16camerasoftware Adobe Photoshop CS4 originaldate 4/11/2009 6:28:47 PMwidth 849cameramodel Canon EOS 5D10. Electricity, gas, water and waste servicesThese workers are often on the road and working outdoors, they are more likely to suffer animal bites and being trapped by objects, with 530 serious injuries and five deaths in 2012.cameramake Canonheight 565flash 9camerasoftware Adobe DNG Converter originaldate 11/15/2013 11:09:41 PMwidth 849cameramodel Canon EOS 5D

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