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There are many professions that fall into a category of being the most dangerous job in the country; for example: aircraft pilots & flight engineers, fishers and related fishing workers or even roofers fall in the top five when it comes to dangerous jobs. However, for my informative speech I will be focusing on one particular job, which is a power line utility installer. This profession ranks in the top 10 most dangerous jobs in the country. My personal experience as a Utility Theft Investigator almost resulted in an electrocution. While investigating a case of utility theft I placed my hand inside an energized meter can causing an arch with my wedding ring; this could have resulted in a fatality.
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