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Statistics indicate that nearly 1,000 construction workers are killed each year while on the job. Of these, one-third will result from construction site falls. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), most of these construction accident deaths are preventable.
Even when a construction accident doesn’t end in a fatal injury, victims can be left permanently disabled. Broken and/or fractured bones, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, burns, quadriplegia and paraplegia are common non-fatal outcomes of many construction site accidents.
Although every construction worker is trained in basic safety precautions for handling dangerous materials, proper machine operation, and fundamental hazard recognition, accidents still occur. Improperly labeled hazardous materials, faulty tools and equipment, and defective machines can make working on a construction site extremely dangerous.
Some of the most common types of construction accidents involve:
- crane accidents
- scaffolding accidents
- compressed gases
- skylight installation falls
- roof crush accidents
- floor opening falls
- logging accidents
- welding accidents
- mesothelioma and asbestos disease
- benzene cancer
- work-related auto accidents
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