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August 23rd, 2013
10:06 AM ET
The most dangerous job in America is...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released its annual list of the most dangerous jobs in America and this year the top spot was filled by loggers.
Erin Burnett has the story.
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RT @CNN: Konstantin Yefremov, a Russian soldier who fled Russia after he was dismissed from the army for refusing to return to Ukraine, spe…
Part of our conversation: vimeo.com/795428219/6aec….
He says this to Ukrainians: “ I ask the Ukrainian people for forgiveness, that I came to their land with a gun in my hand”.
He is in Mexico now. He’s approached border guards and says he got nowhere. He is now seeking political asylum to ttwitter.com/i/web/status/1…rVHH
He fled Russia in early Jan. He shared his dismissal papers with us. In part “this serviceman refused to go to thetwitter.com/i/web/status/1…LXt9
The commentator seems to be saying that just raising the pay of workers with dangerous jobs is all that is needed. Even more important is to reduce the dangers of the work so that workers go home in one piece. Many employers don't provide the legally required protections, and the government doesn't adequately enforce the rules.