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Workplace Safety Facts

One in five worker deaths annually is in construction.

– Reported by OSHA

Workplace Safety Facts

Construction workers accounted for 1008 (47 %) of all fatal work injuries in 2018.

– Reported by OSHA

Workplace Safety Facts

Companies with 10 or fewer employees and those who are self-employed account for nearly half of all deaths on construction sites.

– Reported by OSHA

Workplace Safety Facts

One in every 10 construction workers is injured annually.

– Reported by OSHA

Workplace Safety Facts

Fatal falls account for 17.2% of fatal workplace injuries, and about a quarter of these falls occur from heights of 10 feet or less.

-Reported By CoAdvantage.com

Workplace Safety Facts

Most workplace injuries and illnesses are under-reported.

-Reported By CoAdvantage.com

Workplace Safety Facts

According to an analysis of The Economics of Workplace Safety, “By spending $750,000 more to exceed the minimum safety and design requirements and reduce the accident rates by 50 percent, the annual projected cost of accidents drops from $140,813 to $70,407.

Workplace Safety Facts

15 percent of overall workers’ compensation costs are spent on workers who were injured at a construction site.

-Workers Compensation

Workplace Safety Facts

Construction companies can save an average of $32,000 for each medically consulted injury they avoid.

-National Safety Council

Workplace Safety Facts

Better and more frequent training, regular inspections and regular health and safety meetings with construction supervisors result in lower costs, fewer lost-time injuries and more profits.

-OSHA