{"id":46953,"date":"2017-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skolnicklaw.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/being-smart-in-construction-may-save-you-from-an-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T08:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T13:31:06","slug":"being-smart-in-construction-may-save-you-from-an-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skolnicklaw.com\/being-smart-in-construction-may-save-you-from-an-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Being smart in construction may save you from an injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a construction worker, you may already know that you are working in one of America\u2019s deadliest industries. Hundreds of construction workers across the country, including in Ohio, lose their lives on the job each year. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported 937 fatalities in the construction industry in 2015 alone. You may not be able to prevent all accidents on the job site<\/a>, but some you can, by keeping safety in mind at all times.<\/p>\n

You have probably heard of the \u201cfatal four.\u201d This construction term refers to the four types of accidents in the construction industry<\/a> that cause the most deaths \u2013 falls, electrocutions, being struck by an object, or being pinned or caught between an object. Accidents involving the fatal four were responsible for 64.2 percent of construction site deaths in 2015. OSHA officials estimate that if companies could eliminate the fatal four, 602 construction workers in America would live to see the next year.<\/p>\n

So, how do you do your part to avoid becoming another statistic of the fatal four? Observing safety standards is one of the most important answers. You would do well to remember the following tips:<\/p>\n