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Construction accident injury can involve a number of different sources and types of injury. The construction industry is one of the largest industries in the United States. It also has very high rates of workplace injury and death because of a multitude of work related hazards. Between 1980 and 1995, more than 17,000 construction workers died as a result of construction accident injury. The construction industry has the third highest rate of construction accident injury fatalities, behind the mining and agricultural industries.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has allocated a large percentage of their resources into protecting workers from construction accident injury by instituting extensive safety standards and related policies. This is also the federal agency responsible for enforcing construction safety laws, for investigating cases of construction accident injury and monitoring construction organizations to ensure that they properly comply with standards and regulations.
Construction accident injury can be the result of dangerous work conditions such as excessive noise or exposure to extreme heat or cold. Construction accident injury can also be caused by strenuous activity, such as lifting, awkward postures, repetitive motions, and hand tool use, which can result in musculoskeletal problems.
Falls from elevation account for a significant amount of construction accident injury cases. Approximately ten percent of all occupational injury deaths are the result of falls which are the leading type of construction accident injury. Falls from buildings and structures, scaffolding, rooftops, and ladders are the primary cause of construction accident injury falls. Falls are often the result of equipment failure or improper/inadequate use of safety protective gear.
Machinery malfunction or failure is also a major cause of construction accident injury. Forklifts cause 20,000 injuries each year. Steer loaders cause a number of construction accident injury cases as well. Electrocution is another hazard that can cause serious construction accident injury. OSHA has instituted a number of safety standards that protect construction workers from electrocution. Cave-in of construction excavation sites account for 1000 construction accident injury cases every year.
Exposure to harmful materials in the workplace is also a significant type of construction accident injury. Exposure to asbestos can cause potentially deadly health problems, as well as exposure to lead containing paints. Exposure to a variety of other solvents and hazardous wastes can also lead to serious construction accident injury.
When a worker is the victim of a construction accident injury that is caused by employer or manufacturer negligence, they have the legal right to seek compensation for their injuries in a construction accident injury lawsuit.
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