Not surprisingly, undocumented immigrant workers have the greatest risk of serious injury or
death on construction sites.
In 2015 alone, electrocution accidents were responsible for 8.6 percent of construction fatalities, making it the third leading cause of
death on construction sites.
With proper training, adequate safety gear, adherence to safety protocol, well - maintained machinery, and qualified supervision, we can dramatically reduce the risk of serious injury and
death on construction sites.
For example, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration reports that falls were the leading cause of accidental
death on construction sites nationwide in 2011.
According to OSHA, being struck by an object is actually the second leading cause of all wrongful
deaths on construction sites.
Not exact matches
Union shops also bill themselves as the safer option, arguing that a majority of
construction - related
deaths in the city occur
on non-union
sites.
Gary LaBarbera, president of the Building &
Construction Trades Council, has said that a majority of the 30 construction - related deaths in the city in the past two years occurred on non
Construction Trades Council, has said that a majority of the 30
construction - related deaths in the city in the past two years occurred on non
construction - related
deaths in the city in the past two years occurred
on nonunion
sites.
The Louvre building has been the focus of criticism for poor labour conditions over the years (with the
death of a
construction worker
on site two years ago).
It might have occurred
on a
construction site where the workers were using old or faulty safety equipment, or the
death could have occurred in a fire in an office building where the employee was unable to leave the building due to proper fire safety procedures not being installed.
Construction workers who are injured
on the job may have the right to a legal claim in the form of workers» compensation action against an employer or
site supervisor, third parties such as architects, engineers, manufacturers of equipment, or via a personal injury or wrongful
death case.
Our Toledo, Ohio child accident lawyers were sad to read about the
death of a 12 - year - old girl after a piece of equipment fell
on her at a
construction site.
When the injury or
death occurs
on a
construction site, the relationships are assessed to determine which statutory immunity applies, if at all.
Our firm handles various types of personal injury claims, ranging from those sustained
on a
construction site to those that result in wrongful
death.
Susan M. Holden focuses
on wrongful
death, catastrophic injury, product liability, dram shop liability,
construction site, and automobile accident insurance litigation.
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