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In reply to the discussion: This comment just rubbed me the wrong way... [View all]TexasTowelie
(111,938 posts)There are plenty of hazards in all trades. There are reasons why minors are not allowed to use certain equipment (e.g. meat slicing machines).
There were 6 deaths in 2012. Check page 7 of the pdf which is for Florida only:
http://www.bls.gov/ro4/cfoifl.pdf
Furthermore, if the food service workers aren't aware of safety precautions they can also kill their customers. They also experience exposure to violence because of dissatisfied customers and the occasional gun incidents.
FWIW, I'm grateful that you have not had any losses at your employer--probably, due to the heightened emphasis on safety in those trades compared to the food service industry since some people consider them as unskilled labor and therefore, expendable. Are you one of those people?