Those working at construction sites are exposed to numerous threats to their safety during the course of their employment. One of the most common dangers construction sites pose is inadequate fall protection, particularly when ladders are involved. [Read more…]
If you work in construction, you face risks that most New Yorkers never do. Your job is inherently dangerous. As such, there are laws specifically designed to protect you from harm and give you access to redress when an accident happens. [Read more…]
Accidents on construction sites are common. Of 3,945 workers killed in private industry in 2012, 775, or almost 20%, were in construction. Preventing such deaths is often a matter of training, proper equipment and oversight by employers who truly care about the safety of their workers. [Read more…]
According to the Newark Post Online, a 62-year-old worker was buried in a cave-in in Middletown in an excavation accident that happened while workers were laying a sewer line to connect to a new movie theater at Garden Gate and Spring Arbor drives. [Read more…]
A Newark man was killed while working on a Mare Island construction site recently. According to the San Jose Mercury news, the 48-year-old worker was part of a surveying team that was readying a site for residential construction. [Read more…]
Men account for the overwhelming majority of construction workers. But about 9% of all construction workers are women. And though construction workers, no matter the gender, face the risk of being involved in a serious construction accident, female construction workers often face unique challenges in accident prevention. [Read more…]
