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Major Safety Concerns for Construction Workers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] According to OSHA, about 6.5 million Americans work at more than 250,000 construction sites across the United States on any given day. With injury and fatality rates higher in construction than most other industries, proactively addressing the main safety concerns these…

Safety Flash: Laborer Dies After Footing Collapse – North Carolina

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NIOSH In-house FACE Report 2005-04 August 22 , 2007 Summary On December 31, 2004, a 32-year-old Hispanic laborer (the victim) was killed when the side wall of an eight-foot-deep trench collapsed. The victim was a member of a five-man crew…