ACCIDENTS & INJURIES
New York City construction industry fatality
rate, 2007
October 8, 2008 -- Each day in the United States, more than 11 million men
and women go to work in the complex and changing industry that builds, repairs
and maintains the structures we all inhabit. That is the nation’s burgeoning
construction industry.
Though fatalities declined in the construction
industry last year to 1,178 (from 1,239 in 2006), the U.S. construction industry
experiences more fatalities than any industry in the private sector, according
to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health.
Fatality rate in New York City
According to preliminary statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor, 24 New York City construction workers died on the job in 2007.
Of those, 14 workers died from falls, four died through contact with objects and equipment, three died in transportation accidents, and three died after an assault or a violent act.
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see also:
Highway
Highway Construction Accidents - Occupational Fatalities in Highway Construction IndustryHighway Construction Accidents - U.S. Construction Industry Fatalities
Struck-By
Construction Injury - Struck-bys - Construction Worker Struck-by InjuriesStruck-by injuries: a leading cause of fatal injuries in construction.
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