Blog: Construction Accidents

Forklifts account for 10 percent of all physical injuries in the workplace. These heavy duty industrial trucks are responsible for 85 fatal work accidents every year. However, The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) predicts that 70 percent of workplace injuries could be prevented if employers implemented stricter training. At DiTomaso Law, our Philadelphia construction […]

Despite multiple levels of protection to ensure the safety of American road workers, 56 individuals were fatally injured in 2014 while working to fix our roadways, highways, and interstates. Distracted drivers, drivers who are intoxicated, and speeding drivers pose the most serious risks to those working on busy highways. With an average speed limit of […]

Working with silica has always been a risky proposition, but a new government regulation will improve construction site safety. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently unveiled the Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Rule, which dramatically reduces the permissible silica exposure limit for construction workers. Under the proposal, employees may be exposed […]

It comes as no surprise that construction sites are among the top places where injuries occur. Of these injuries, the most common occur on or around scaffolds. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that approximately 65 percent of construction workers perform their job on scaffolds, the severity of injuries that happen due to […]

The Central Penn Business Journal has reported that a man involved in a construction accident that occurred in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania was fatally injured after falling into the bottom of a 15-foot deep trench at a construction site. The crews extracted the 52-year-old owner of Halteman Construction in Bethel Township at the site at Triple-M-Farms […]

While many might be packing the car for beach day trips or other summer activities, construction workers face dangerous conditions while working in the sun. The heat from the rising temperatures of summer poses a real and imminent threat to the safety of those working outdoors. Construction sites pose threats on their own, without the […]

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) announced a new rule effective August 2016 that requires employers to submit comprehensive accident statistics electronically, thus making them more accessible to the public. OSHA’s goal with this rule is that by making accident data more transparent, companies will be encouraged to provide safer work environments. According to […]

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the national average of fatal injuries is higher in the construction industry than all other industries. OSHA estimates that 6.5 million people work at more than 250,000 construction sites around the country on a given day. In 2014, one in five fatal accidents was the result […]

Despite advances in safety for construction workers across a variety of settings, those who must use elevating work platforms (MEWPs) and aerial work platforms (AWPs) to perform their job duties remain at risk. According to the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), 68 workers died in 2015 while operating or working on a MEWP. Most of […]

Smaller construction sites are far more dangerous than larger construction sites, according to a recent study. The study analyzed about 1,000 construction accidents and fatalities that occurred over five years. According to the data, 80 percent of all construction accident fatalities occurred on smaller sites. Buildings under 10 stories were defined by the study as […]