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https://www.facilities.udel.edu/safety/4689/
Cops are 22nd most dangerous career in America. They don't even cut it in the TOP 20. This according to the University of Delaware. Good thing we LITERALLY give them military hardware and equipment to use on the citizens.
Confirm. Before the advent of the current doordash-uber-postmates fiasco, I worked delivery for four different restaurants. I went to neighborhoods where cops eating at our restaurant(s) flat out told me they won't go. With a pocket full of cash, no backup, in my regular old not bulletproof personal vehicle.
I was strapped as fuck, of course, but still.
Cops are pussies.
And police are tied with grounds maintenance, and maintenance workers. But only one of the three gets military hardware. ><
Imagine if a janitor had a Bradley with a mop on the front
hold on -- this is perfect for chatgpt and dalle
I've read often that if you account for automotive accidents, they drop out of the top 500, and out of the top 100 if you start including dangerous niche jobs.
18 - small engine mechanics?
Why on earth are they dying from their job?
Imagine you’re working on a small engine, and then out of nowhere a black woman exists, asleep in her bed, and you didn’t have a gun to shoot her with. Bam, you’re dead.
They make trips to service boat engines, and transportation accidents and falls are the most common killer here. My brain supplied an additional theory when it mentioned lawnmower repair, but hopefully there’s a foolproof way to temporarily disable the blades, no matter how old or damaged the lawnmower
Unplug the spark plug and tuck the wire out of the way.
Can you do that without going near the blades?
Yes. You can do that without even turning the lawnmower over.
Thank you so much, that’s a relief.
Lawnmower Man wasn't an historical document.
There's probably not as many small engine mechanics out there so that'll accentuate a smaller number of injuries and deaths.
but also, as a small engine mechanic you're working with an explosive device. It's controlled explosion, but it's been designed to be compact and lightweight while still providing a decent power output. I imagine that if anything goes wrong, that thing turns into an IED pretty quick.
Not to mention that some small engines use fancy fuel that can fuck you up pretty quick, and all engines are prone to catching fire.