Injured Construction Workers’ Rights in the US – Occupational Health and Safety

Injured Construction Workers' Rights in the U.S.

The construction industry is dangerous in its nature. Therefore, both employers and employees must take safety rules seriously. In this article, we will discuss types of injuries and legal options for an injured construction worker.

A construction worker is a dangerous profession that poses many risks to the employees health. To understand the scope of a problem, lets pay attention to figures. In 2018, there were 4,779 worker fatalities in the private sector. Those that occurred in construction make up more than 20 percent. It means that one in five workers deaths were in construction in 2018.

According to the construction accident statistics, the four leading causes were:

The latter category includes the situations when a construction worker was compressed or caught-in by objects or equipment, caught, crushed, or struck in collapsing equipment, material, or construction. A construction accident report states that the elimination of these fatal causes would save 591 US workers lives annually. On the whole, the Fatal Four were accountable for almost 60 percent of construction workers deaths two years ago.

Types of Construction Worker Injuries

There are many ways a worker can get injured on construction. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the most frequent causes of a construction injury are:

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Injured Construction Workers' Rights in the US - Occupational Health and Safety