Construction work is dangerous business. Whether a crew is building a skyscraper in the middle of a crowded city or constructing a highway across rural farmland, serious risks for injuries surround the construction site. Just about anyone can be injured in construction vehicle accidents, including drivers, pedestrians, and even the construction workers themselves.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that 2.3 million construction workers use scaffolds at the job site. Scaffolds are temporary structures that elevate and support workers and their materials as they construct, repair or clean a building. While OSHA enforces over a dozen scaffolding regulations, scaffolding accidents and injuries are much too common.
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One out of every five workers killed on the job is in the construction industry, reports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The construction industry had 899 fatalities in 2014; adherence to OSHA safety standards might have prevented many of those deaths. The following are the 10 most common OSHA violations for workplace safety […]
In 2014, one in five on-the-job deaths occurred in the construction industry. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), this equated to 874 deaths. Construction’s Fatal Four caused 58.1 percent of all construction site deaths in 2014; eliminating the factors that cause them could save more than 500 lives annually.
The Fatal Four are:
Falls
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Hyram Montero explains what the defendant will argue against you in a construction accident case.
Hyram Montero explains what type of evidence you will need to prove your construction accident case.
Hyram Montero explains what you should do if an insurance company approaches you about injuries in a construction accident case.
Hyram Montero explains what options are available to someone injured in a construction accident case.
Hyram Montero explains what you need to prove to win a construction accident case.
Hyram Montero explains what you need to bring to the initial consultation in a construction accident case.
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