Do you have a dangerous job?

Contributor: Lioncub Lioncub
Most serious injury I could probably get is Carpal Tunnel. My kids like to tell me I don't have a real job that does manual labor, I just sit at my desk and punch the keyboard all day
10/07/2012
Contributor: brevado brevado
I used to, but now it's all safety for me
10/07/2012
Contributor: Beck Beck
Does fearing falling over the mountain of toys,your children scattered daily count? I can't tell you how many times I have hurt myself or fallen and almost hit my head. Which would put my life in danger.

My husband runs a printing press. He is around fork lifter that move heavy amounts of paper. So he is at risk of having being pulled into the press or having an accident with the fork lifter. You might not think that there are many accidents with fork lifter's; however, they just had to have a huge safety meeting and learned that a large number of people die from this yearly.
10/07/2012
Contributor: Beck Beck
Quote:
Originally posted by Bignuf
Operating a Crane is that dangerous???
Operating any piece of heavy machinery is dangerous.
10/07/2012
Contributor: Allstars316 Allstars316
Not really. I guess you could say since I'm always breaking down cardboard boxes and could slit my wrists at anytime. But I don't think that will happen.
10/07/2012
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
Yes, working in the ER I have gotten hit, threatened, yelled at, knives pulled and even guns. Then I've gotten hit with pepper sprays from the police trying to control out of control patients ( they were under arrest.) You know the stupid thing... I actually like the work. I am an adrenaline junkie!!
10/07/2012
Contributor: vegweg vegweg
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Originally posted by Deeder
You wouldn't think it, since I work customer service/retail, but yeah, kinda. At the very least I've had customers make some threats.
I'm in customer service too, at least for the next year. This was homecoming weekend so we had loads of drunk college kids in and out all night. At one point someone got stabbed in our parking lot which lead to an all out brawl and several ambulances and police cars ended up being called. After everyone cleared out, the three of us working decided to take a smoke break and survey the damage. Broken beer bottles everywhere, visible blood where the guy was stabbed, medical supplies from the ambulances scattered everywhere, and at least half a dozen piles of vomit.
10/07/2012
Contributor: spineyogurt spineyogurt
No thank god
10/07/2012
Contributor: Bethy Cassatt Bethy Cassatt
I have to lift and carry fifty plus pounds on a daily basis. Not life-threatening, but if I pulled a muscle, there goes my job!
10/07/2012
Contributor: lovekink lovekink
The only real danger in my job is if someone decides to rob me. It's never happened and I pray it never will.
10/07/2012
Contributor: funluvinmama funluvinmama
I voted other because some aspects of my job could be dangerous. I drive to the store or take my client to medical appointments, and we could have car accidents. But otherwise not really in danger.
My hubby is a truck driver so he is in a dangerous job.
10/07/2012
Contributor: squire squire
I work with those who are mildly to extremely unstable. I have been ok, but with this population I know many who have been attacked.
10/07/2012
Contributor: Kitten has left the site Kitten has left the site
I don't work, but my husband is a limber man (logging). He has told me how dangerous it was, but because he always came home alright I assumed he was stretching the truth. That is until he actually ran a crane with me inside of the thing with him. Now I see how a tree could actually take my husbands head off.

I won't even wake him up for sex because I know that if he doesn't get enough sleep, he could fall asleep and I'll have the police at my door telling me my husband is dead. I really don't want to go through that.
10/07/2012
Contributor: MzGreenEyedLady MzGreenEyedLady
I marked other. I have a dangerous job to my mental health. I work in a call center and I'm stressed about 1/2 of my day.
10/07/2012
Contributor: ViVix ViVix
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Originally posted by Falsepast
Dangerous meaning your life is on the line or you can get seriously injured on a daily basis.
Retail, so no.
10/08/2012
Contributor: Trysexual Trysexual
No, but I have before.
10/08/2012
Contributor: sexytileena / absolutely love sex sexytileena / absolutely love sex
not dangerous unless the owner dont pay the workers
10/08/2012
Contributor: G&L G&L
Not unless high school is dangerous (yes, debatable some days), but my husband does.
10/08/2012
Contributor: Mamastoys Mamastoys
I put yes but it is more for my last job. I worked in a psychiatric hospital for 14 years, 8 of them on adult admissions. We were always at high risk!
My hubby works in law enforcement so it applies to him too.
10/08/2012
Contributor: *Camoprincess* *Camoprincess*
I chose other I use to be in a dangerous job driving an 80,000lb truck.
10/08/2012
Contributor: Danneh Danneh
Not at all.
10/08/2012
Contributor: loveme9 loveme9
nope, don't want one either.
10/08/2012
Contributor: Sinfully Sinfully
No. I just work in an office.
10/08/2012
Contributor: lovebites lovebites
nope
10/08/2012
Contributor: michael scofield michael scofield
yes I stick my penis in things! lol nah just kidding i don't
10/09/2012
Contributor: Kat and Aaron(aaron) Kat and Aaron(aaron)
I save the dangerous stuff for my weekend hobbies.
12/06/2012
Contributor: Rod Ronald Rod Ronald
No not really. But I sell and ship things to iron workers so I'm kinda connected to a dangerous job...Does that count?
12/06/2012
Contributor: KrazyKandy KrazyKandy
Not really.
12/06/2012
Contributor: Geogeo Geogeo
Quote:
Originally posted by Falsepast
Dangerous meaning your life is on the line or you can get seriously injured on a daily basis.
Nope, at a desk all day
12/06/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
Who me? I think the most dangerous part of my job is the repetitive motions I make all day long and the lack of back support at the moment. My husband has a dangerous job - he works with machinery and there's always a danger of being shocked, or getting fingers crushed by moving parts. Then there's the commute home. Now that we're ranked as one of the cities with the worst traffic, I sit on pins and needles until he walks through the door.
12/06/2012