We don’t have to tell you how dangerous a profession landscaping is. Every few months (and that’s conservative) we read about a contractor who rolled his mower over into a lake and drowns. Or there’s carelessness with equipment that results in the loss of a limb or some other injury. Maybe it’s a driving accident while guys are heading from one job to the next. Injuries on the job mean loss of productivity, workers compensation concerns, moral issues just to name a few.
The website, The Daily Beast has put together a list of the top 20 most dangerous professions. Firefighter and police officer are there right where you’d expect them to be. And sitting at No. 17 is landscaper (see the full list here).
According to the article there were 4,700 injuries and 15.6 fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers. The statistics are based on 2009 data.
