Rate of fatal occupational injuries for selected occupations, 2003 Occupation Fatality rate (per 100,000 employed) Logging workers 131.6 Fishers and related fishing occupations 115.0 Aircraft pilots and flight engineers 97.4 Farmers and ranchers 39.3 Driver/sales workers and truck drivers 26.7 Construction laborers 25.1 Police and sheriff’s patrol officers 20.9 Miscellaneous agricultural workers 16.5 Grounds maintenance workers 13.6 Rate = (Fatal work injuries/Employment) x 100,000 workers. Employment data extracted from the 2003 Current Population Survey (CPS). The fatality rates were calculated using employment as the denominator; employment-based rates measure the risk for those employed during a given period of time, regardless of exposure hours.