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Posted: 5:40 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012

Tue 10/16/12 

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This morning's 'Ask A..' segment was with Lt. Paul Vance, the spokesperson for the CT State Police. The Tribe got to ask all the questions about police work and policies they've never had the opportunity to before.

Fox CT reporter Jimmy Altman was in studio to play shock collar trivia.. although there was some argument as to whether he would be wearing it or not. Nice job, Phil.

TOP 10 LIST:

Friends and family gathered Sunday evening to mourn the loss of a tuna factory worker killed in an accident at a processing plant last week. The worker, now identified as 62-year-old Jose Melena, was cooked to death inside a steam oven last Thursday. It is still unclear how the accident happened at the Bumble Bee plant in Santa Fe Springs.
Bumble Bee, meanwhile, released this statement: “The entire Bumble Bee Foods family is saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family.”
 
TOP 10: MOST DANGEROUS JOBS IN AMERICA
 
1) Fishermen (116.0) This occupation is characterized by strenuous work, long hours, seasonal employment, and some of the most hazardous conditions in the workforce.
2) Logging workers (91.9) — This occupation repeatedly takes a spot in the top 10 as not only one of America’s, but the world’s, most dangerous jobs.
3) Airplane pilots and Flight Engineers (70.6) — It may be hard to believe that working as a police officer is safer than flying a plane, but according to the BLS, this is true. The bureau states that there were 78 fatal work injuries for this industry
4) Farmers and Ranchers (41.4) — In August, a 40-year-old Illinois farmer was crushed to death by his tractor after it fell into a hole on his farm, which he was filling with dirt. And just this month a woman was hit and run over by a skid loader on a farm in Wisconsin. She was pronounced dead on the scene.
5) Mining machine operators (38.7) — The most infamous accident within this industry is undoubtedly the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion in April of 2010, which claimed the lives of 29 out of the 31 miners on site. The accident was the worst in the United States since 1970.
6) Roofers (32.4) — Just three weeks ago, four roofers in San Francisco were seriously injured when the roof of a six-story apartment complex collapsed under them.
7)  Sanitation workers (29.8) — A tragic accident occurred When a 17-year-old sanitation employee fell off of a moving garbage truck and was run over, killing him instantly.
8) Truck Drivers and Delivery workers (21.8) — In March of last year, a commercial truck driver was using his cellphone to make a call when his truck crossed the median in central Kentucky, striking a van that was carrying 12 members of a family. 10 people in the van plus the truck driver were killed.
9) Industrial Machine Workers (20.3) — The number of accidents in this field is staggering. In January 2010, a Florida man had his genitals severed off after an accident involving machinery at an Future Foam Carpet Cushion in Orlando.
10) Police Officers (18.0) — Since 2010, there was a nearly 40% increase in line-of-duty deaths among U.S. law enforcement.

IMPOSSIBLE TRIVIA:

Q: COLLECTIVELY, WE SPEND ABOUT 37 BILLION HOURS DOING THIS PER YER. WHAT ?
 
A: WAITING IN LINE

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