Workplace/Construction Accidents

Workplaces and Construction sites are notorious for mishaps and serious worker injuries. Each year, more workers are hurt and killed doing construction work than employees in any other major industrial sector.

More than 1,000 construction workers die each year in the United States, according to government statistics. The most common causes are accidents involving falling objects or workers falling from elevated areas. Many others result from accidents with motor vehicles, including trucks, cranes and forklifts, while workplace machinery and equipment also causes a large number of injuries and deaths. Electrocution, fires, explosions and exposure to harmful substances and environments also result in serious construction injuries and deaths.