4 Main Causes of Death at Construction Sites

Has someone you love been victim to a fatal accident at a construction site? You’re not alone. One in five workplace deaths happened in construction.

Construction projects often run under strict deadlines and budgets, causing managers to rush, demand longer hours, and skip time-consuming safety regulations and training. These combine to create a deadly working environment with workers unprepared and unaware of the risks.

Half of these fatalities come from what’s known as construction’s “Fatal Four.“

• Falling – including slipping, falling from a great height, and faulty scaffolding
• Struck by an Object – including construction equipment, tools, and building materials
• Electocutions – including exposed wiring, lack of guarding, and improper wire handling
• Caught in or between Objects – including being grabbed by machinery, a trench collapse, and construction vehicles

Worst of all, those could all have been avoided with proper guidelines, training, equipment, and supervision. There is no excuse for construction fatalities.