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Personal Injury LawyersCONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS
Construction workers are exposed to a wider variety of hazards and face a greater risk of work-related injury or fatality than employees in any other U.S. industry. Construction accidents comprise a wide variety of scenarios and include:
Construction Accidents by the numbers
Protecting construction workers from injury and disease is among the greatest challenges in occupational safety and health. Consider these statistics.
» More than 7 million persons work in the construction industry, representing 6% of the labor force. Approximately 1.5 million of these workers are self-employed.
» In 2000, there were about 6,000 fatalities as a result of construction accidents, which is over 15 construction accident related deaths per day. Electrocution is causes more construction accident deaths than anything else.
» Of approximately 600,000 construction companies, 90% employ fewer than 20 workers. Few have formal safety and health programs.
» From 1980-1993, an average of 1,079 construction workers were killed on the job each year, more fatal injuries than in any other industry.
» Falls caused 3,859 construction worker fatalities (25.6%) between 1980 and 1993.
» 15% of workers' compensation costs are spent on construction injuries.
» Assuring safety and health in construction is complex, involving short-term work sites, changing hazards, and multiple operations and crews working in close proximity.
In 1990, Congress directed NIOSH to undertake research and training to reduce diseases and injuries among construction workers in the United States. Under this mandate, NIOSH funds both intramural and extramural research projects.
Construction Accident Safety Tips
The top four causes of construction fatalities are: Falls, Struck-By, Caught-In/Between and Electrocutions.
Construction Accident - Falls
Construction Accidents - Struck-By
Construction Accidents - Caught-In/Between
Construction Accidents - Electrocutions
Construction Accident Statistics for 2005 and 2006
As reported by OSHA, In 2005, occupational injury and illness rates declined again to 4.6 cases per 100 employees, with 4.2 million injuries and illnesses among private sector firms. Approximately 33 percent of work-related injuries occurred in goods-producing industries and 67 percent in services.
There were 5,703 employee deaths in 2006, a slight decrease from the 2005 total of 5,734. The fatality rate of 3.9 deaths per 100,000 employees was down slightly from a rate of 4.0 in 2005. Fatalities related to highway incidents and homicides increased, while deaths related to falls decreased.
NIOSH Alerts on Construction Hazards
NIOSH has published a number of Alerts on hazards that are faced by workers in the construction industry. These Alerts provide brief overviews of the problems, present case descriptions of fatal incidents, outline the relevant safety standards and practices, and summarize NIOSH recommendations for prevention.
» Carbon Monoxide
» Confined Spaces
» Cranes and Overhead Power Lines
» Electrical Energy
» Excavations
» Forklifts
» Homicide
» Ladders and Overhead Power Lines
» Motor Vehicles
» Scaffolds
» Skid Steer Loaders
» Skylights and Roof Openings
» Telecommunication Towers
» Trench Cave-ins
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