Physical Danger
You may not be the one to do the autopsy, but if you are, be careful where you're putting that bone saw.
![Not exactly cocktail party attire.](https://media1.shmoop.com/images/career/Soldiers_conduct_joint_training_with_Air_Force_HAZMAT_responders_130211-A-ER359-793.jpg)
Ditto for those of you diagnosing cause of death as Ebola. That can be rather contagious, you know. No sense in dying for your work...with dead people. Luckily there is a plethora of protective gear to prevent the spread of nasty diseases.
Then there's the whole angry zombie/vampire/psycho rising from the dead thing. More coroners seem to die in horror movies than any other profession.