What is the Most Dangerous Job in America? You Won't Believe This!
Posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
by Mark Hester
What is the most dangerous job in America?
Well, the Bureau of Labor Statistics lists "Timber Cutter" as the most dangerous with 117.8 deaths per 100,000 workers which is .12 percent.
Surprisingly there is a highly desirable, in fact quite cushy, job that has a higher rate of death than one where people climb very large trees with huge chain saws for a living. A much higher rate.
Naturally, everyone can name the big two -- Lincoln and Kennedy were assassinated while serving. However they are only 2 of the 4 Presidents killed by assassins. Most people won't be able to tell you that, much less their names - Garfield and McKinley.
James Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau but he was killed by his doctors. The bullet would have been fine left alone (an autopsy later showed) but for days after the assassination attempt his doctors probed and with unclean instruments and cut him open looking for the bullet. The resulting infection and sepsis is what killed Garfield.
William McKinley was shot by an anarchist with a grudge named Leon Czolgosz. McKinley also died because his doctors could not find the bullet. But, unlike Garfield, the bullet actually did the damage this time.
Millard Fillmore suffered a stroke but would probably have survived it had he not had a quack of a doctor who thought that withholding all food would be the best way to treat the problem. He did immediately after finally being given a single spoonful of soup.
Zachary Taylor may have the most interesting story. He spent a hot morning on July 4th, 1850 dedicating the newly completed Washington Monument and decided to gorge himself on cherries and milk when he returned to the White House. The resulting stomach problems combined with a probable heat-stroke proved fatal.
William Henry Harrison decided to appear "Presidential" on his inauguration day by not wearing a top coat or hat. Unfortunately it was extraordinarily cold and wet, even for Washington in January. It still might have been okay had he not decided to give the longest inaugural address in history - a brain-numbing 1 hour and 45 minutes. Shortly thereafter Harrison developed pneumonia and died on April 4, making him also the shortest serving President.
Franklin D. Roosevelt died from a brain aneurysm during his fourth term. Sitting at his desk for a portrait, his last words were, "I have a terrific headache", spoken to his mistress.
I hope you enjoyed this bit of trivia. Here is something that is not so trivial.
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