Construction Accidents

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is tasked with enforcing workplace safety regulations in the United States. OSHA periodically inspects worksites and businesses to make sure they are in compliance with safety regulations. If an employee files a safety complaint, this may also lead to an OSHA inspection of the worksite. These inspections sometimes yield detection of minor violations or extremely hazardous violations. Unfortunately, and especially on Read more . . .

Construction work is inherently dangerous. There is heavy machinery. There is work at great heights. There are hazardous substances. Even under the best of circumstances, working around all of these things runs the risk of injury.
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You will commonly see construction on roadways, sidewalks, and parking lots. This upkeep is necessary to keep these areas safe for drivers and pedestrians. In working to keep others safe, construction crews work with heavy equipment, hazardous materials, and in busy thoroughfares. The construction workers put their safety at risk to improve roadway conditions for everyone. Not only is the nature of the work construction crews engage in dangerous, but the areas where construction occurs are often dangerous as well.
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The construction industry is one of the most dangerous industries to work in. The very nature of the work is dangerous enough. This is why there are so many safety regulations in place that specifically apply to the construction industry. Unfortunately, many of these safety regulations are not observed. This makes an already dangerous job even more likely to result in injury to workers.
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