A falling heavy item or piece of equipment can do significant damage to your arms or legs, as well as your midsection and head. If you are under something heavy or in a hard place for a long period of time, it can leave you with lasting injuries. Hurt limbs According...
The field of construction is full of numerous risks and dangers that most people who enter the workforce understand. However, some of the more obscure risks often end up glossed over, leaving workers unprepared for the potential devastation they can cause. Crush...
Whether you fall from a scaffold or trip on a piece of equipment left out in an unsafe place, there are many ways that you could suffer from an injury on a construction site. One problem that many people could underestimate the severity of is a spinal cord injury. You...
Working in construction zones, you may encounter certain areas or structures on a daily basis that are unlike anything you worked on before. Walking on a scaffold may not be a rare occurrence, but it can still bring certain risks along with it. This is even more true...
New York construction sites have numerous safety hazards. Yet, many construction site injuries result from something that, on the surface, seems simple: using a ladder. Research shows that “falls to a lower level” are among the top causes of injury and fatality in...
When you make your living working on a construction site in New York, you may face electrical hazards on a day-to-day basis. You might, too, have firsthand knowledge of how painful and life-altering electrical injuries often are. Your employer has a duty to make your...
Filled with hazardous chemicals and heavy machinery, construction sites are more dangerous, with more frequent safety risks, than most other workplaces. Construction workers take greater risks than those in other industries, yet they still have a right to a safe...
Electrocution is a common hazard on construction sites. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that electrical injuries occurring on construction sites account for a large portion of those that happen annually in the United States. Addressing the...
The risk of a fall injury can happen in any workplace, as falls can take place even at the height of a person. However, the construction industry has a reputation for having dangerous fall incidents that result in high levels of damage and even death. Construction...
As you walk around a construction site, you will likely encounter many areas or items that can lead to a serious injury. However, these situations may not appear obvious at first glance. Learning more about how falls happen on a construction site and what leads to...
