Construction Accidents

When you’re working on any kind of job, it’s imperative that you’re able to do so safely. Unfortunately, accidents do happen, and people often suffer injuries or lose their lives as a result. Take, for example, these highway workers from New Jersey who had taken on work in Maryland. One of the men was killed, and two others were injured when a Jeep collided with them in a...

As a construction worker, something that you worry about is the risk of a trench collapsing. You’re often working in precarious positions, but you’ve been assured that everything that can be done to protect you is being done. Avoiding a trench collapse is a must for people who are working in or around a trench. If the trench collapses, it could cause crushing injuries to workers or...

A new report from Dodge Data & Analytics shows that construction contractors are becoming more focused on job site safety and that they are looking to their supervisors and job site workers to promote safety. Residents of New Jersey should know that contractors singled out four factors as being essential to a safety program; all four relate to supervisors or job site workers. First, 84% of...

Accidents at construction sites can be a major problem for both employees and companies. Incidents can lead to serious injury and even death at all types of locations. Throughout the history of construction, many best practices for safety have been developed. It’s important for both workers and their employers to consider all the ways they can mitigate risks on the job site. When...

Construction workers in New Jersey should be familiar with the top safety hazards in their industry. Though construction workers make up 6 percent of the U.S. population, construction injuries account for 20 percent of all injuries among private sector employees. The following are the top five causes of construction site accidents. Falls are to blame for over one third of all construction...

Construction workers i may be interested to know that on June 20, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a proposal to postpone the enforcement date of its crane operator certification mandate to Nov. 10, 2018. OSHA also requested an extension to the same date for the existing requirement for employers to make sure that crane operators are able to safely operate...

According to sources, a construction site accident in Hanover killed two workers. The accident happened on Feb. 18 when the workers were reportedly lifting a generator into place using a crane and straps. Investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were investigating whether the generator fell because one of the straps was faulty or if it did so because of wind. The...

Construction workers in New Jersey face many workplace hazards on a daily basis. One of the most common types of accidents that occur in construction sites are those involving nail guns. Nail gun injuries may be very serious, and some of these accidents result in deaths each year. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports that two out of every five carpenters report incurring...

Employees who build and repair streets, highways and bridges are at risk of being killed in work zones because of construction accidents. Road workers in New Jersey are no exception to this and might want to know how often fatalities occur in their line of employment. There were 8,103 fatalities across the entire construction industry between 2003 and 2007. With 639 road construction deaths,...

According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, during 2013, 294 workers within the construction industry succumbed to fatal fall injuries. The agency estimates that thousands of construction workers are injured each year in fall accidents making falls the number one safety threat for construction workers. To help prevent fall injuries and deaths, OSHA has established the...