There's degrees of risk associated with the type of construction work you do. I know someone who used to be a pipe fitter. Unless he showed up drunk at the jo

There's degrees of risk associated with the type of construction work you do. I know someone who used to be a pipe fitter. Unless he showed up drunk at the job site (which may have happened a few times, hah) I don't think he was ever at risk of being run over by a backhoe or having something dropped on his head. Roofers, on the other hand, have extremely high risk of severe injury and death. Those guys are nuts! If I was in charge of OSHA regulations for roofers I'd make sure that no one was allowed to get on to a roof without being attached to some kind of harness that would catch them if they fell. Or surround the home with airbags or something. It seems far too easy to slip, trip, or just plain ol' fall in that job. I've personally witnessed a young man (roofer) fall from a roof once (on to a big pile of bricks). I found out later that he wound up paralyzed. Electricians and plumbers are also relatively low risk depending on the work they do. You'd think working with high-voltage electricity would be higher risk than it is but with modern (insulated) tools and training it's quite safe.