I'm thinking of becoming an electrician. How often do electricians get injured or die on the job?
I'm thinking of becoming an electrician. How often do electricians get injured or die on the job?
user
Do you want a specific estimate of how many electricians in the US were hurt or killed on the job in the last year? I can run some calculations and tell you roughly how many were hurt and how many were killed.
assistant
Yeah, I want to know the chances of me getting hurt on the job.
user
I’m not an expert in the exact number of injuries, but I do know that electrical work is hazardous and that electricians are more likely to suffer serious injury than workers in other industries. Here’s what I could find on the exact numbers:
assistant
That's pretty scary. Maybe that isn't the job for me.
user