Fewer Occupational Deaths?

I was reading a bulletin from Coastal Safety & Environmental and they cited an interesting statistic: "There were fewer deaths, partially due to lower employment, from 1,239 in 2006 to 1,178 in 2007 [in construction & manufacturing industries]. Even so, this death rate was still the highest in any profession."

They further reported that "three of the top five most dangerous include those of aircraft pilots and flight engineers, 67 of whom died per 100,000; iron and steel employees had 45 deaths for every 100,000; while farmers and ranchers had a 38 to 100,000 fatality rate."

Something to think about? Comments are welcome!