Construction sites are some of the most dangerous places. There are construction accidents all the time. Many can be prevented with proper safety equipment. However many sites do not follow all the safety regulations and construction site workers get injured. If you are injured contact a New York construction accident lawyer at: Hecht, Kleeger & Damashek 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1500 New York, New York 10036 Phone: 212-490-5700 http://www.lawyer1.com/accidents-lawyer/construction-accident/

1. Construction Site
Dangers
One of the most hazardous and accident-prone
working environments is the construction site.
Everyday construction workers are exposed to
excessive construction site dangers that could result in
injury or even death.

2. Different construction sites danger
• Crush Injuries
• Dangerous
Equipment
• Dangerous Jobsites
• Explosions
• Fires
• Falling Objects
• Forklift Accidents
• Jobsite Truck
Accidents
• Tractor Accident
• Nail Gun Accidents
• Scaffolding Accidents
• Falls

3. Crush Injuries
A crush injury is injury by an object that causes compression of the body

4. Dangerous Equipment
Dangerous construction equipment is a common cause of construction site
accidents

5. Dangerous Jobsites
Employees on construction sites also need to be aware of dangers of the site.

6. Explosions
Construction site fires and explosions are most often caused by
Faulty electric circuits, gas lines leaking or exploding propane
Other chemical tanks or storage, such as an acetylene tank

7. Fires
Fires at construction sites cause serious injuries.

8. Falling objects
In construction sites falling objects are always common accidents that occur.

9. Forklift Accidents
Millions of forklifts are in used in construction sites and industrial settings. Forklift
accidents account for many thousands of severe injuries and a large number

10. Jobsite Truck Accidents
Construction accidents often lead to devastating injuries…Vehicles (bulldozers,
cement trucks, forklifts, cranes)

11. Tractor Accident
Tractor accidents is also devastating and one of the common accidents in
construction site.

12. Nail gun accidents
Nail gun injuries most often are the result of firings that occur inadvertently, in
quick succession or from the way the nail penetrates a surface.

13. Scaffolding accidents
Each year numerous scaffold accidents take place in New York involving
construction workers resulting in injury or death.

14. Falls
Falls are the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry.