Crane accidents, fire explosions, roof cave-ins, heavy equipment fall, trench collapse, electrocution and even scaffolding breakage. What do all these things have in common? They are just but some of the most common types of construction work site accidents occurring every year in every construction site that result to the construction workers’ personal injuries or even worse, death. Here are more of these life-threatening situations that you may want to watch out for. The first type is the accident that involves tiekunta workers falling from higher structures or falling objects themselves. Since construction projects often require building multiple-floor infrastructures, construction workers often have to be careful from falling from makeshift scaffoldings, girders, and building exteriors. Otherwise, they might have to also contend with the objects falling above them. With a lot of construction materials being broken, reassembled, and moved around from one construction worker’s hands to another, the risk of being hit from above by these objects is highly probable, which could cause personal injuries that may even lead to the worker’s death. Construction work employees are also advised to be extra careful about equipment and vehicular accidents. Apart from the simple construction tools that they use, workers also utilize […]
read more