Construction Accidents and Injuries
By Chris N. Jackson – The field of construction is one of just a handful of industries where accidents and injuries have not lessened over the course of the last twenty five years. The construction industry is the largest industry in the United States, and one that continually comes in with high numbers of injuries. [...]
Construction Site Accident Injuries
By Jason G Epstein – Construction sites provide a workplace and atmosphere that is more dangerous than almost any other profession. Every year, hundreds of thousands of construction workers suffer work related injuries. The risks of working in construction are well known, especially by those employed in the industry, but that does not mean that [...]
Back Injury and Low Back Pain – Heavy Burden For the Construction Industry
Jeff Portman – Low back pain is the most common job related disability. Construction has the highest rate of back injuries in all types of industry, except for transportation. The rate of back injuries in construction, 25%, is notably higher than the average rate for all other industries. The costs of missed days of work [...]
Construction Accidents and Injuries
By Chris N. Jackson – The field of construction is one of just a handful of industries where accidents and injuries have not lessened over the course of the last twenty five years. The construction industry is the largest industry in the United States, and one that continually comes in with high numbers of injuries. [...]
Construction Accident Attorney – When You Need One
If there is any job that conceals a minefield of danger and risk, it’s construction work. Every year, thousands are seriously injured or killed in construction accidents on construction sites. And while many precautions have been put into place to protect workers, construction accidents continue to be the number one cause of job-related deaths in America.
Construction Accidents
By Helen Cox – Despite the Department of Work and Pensions stating that fatalities have been cut since the 1970′s by two thirds; 250-300 construction site workers are still killed every year and 35 million working days are lost each year to occupational health issues. Showing the number of deaths and injury in the workplace [...]
Construction Accident Lawsuits
By Mohit Wison – Many companies work at a construction site and some of the workers suffer personal injuries in a construction accident due to the negligence of sub-contractor, or the property owner management company. Some of the workers also get injured due to a defective product or some other danger that may not be [...]
The 5 Most Common Building Site and Construction Accidents
By Nick Jervis – This article explores some of the more common construction accidents in the workplace. Ladders. Ladders always carry a danger. When ladders are used to move between different levels on a construction site injury can be caused in a number of ways. One of the more serious injuries we have seen was [...]
What Are the Causes of Construction Accidents?
By Gary Susak – Construction accidents are one of the most common work related personal injuries. Construction injuries may be the result of machinery failure involving fork lifts, cranes, front end loaders and any other piece of construction machinery found on the job site. They may also involve faulty safety equipment, falling debris, lack of [...]
All About Construction Accidents
Construction sites are notoriously dangerous places to work. There are a number of different risks to contend with, which makes the possibility of an accident happening quite high. Construction workers often have to deal with dangerous equipment and work with hazardous and unsafe materials.
