The bustling construction industry in Greater Lexington accounts for about a fifth of all workplace fatalities. A few dollars is often the difference between a losing bid and a winning bid. To many employers, worker safety is an unnecessary cost. They often cut...
Top Five Construction Site Occupational Diseases
Most people associate workplace injuries with falls and other incidents. So, occupational diseases are often overlooked. Furthermore, occupational diseases are often underreported. Employers usually report these incidents, and many employers are quick to blame outside...
Breaking Down the Major Kinds of Construction Injuries
In the United States, injuries cause the average worker to miss over thirty days per year. The serious injury loss rate is much higher. It’s also much higher in certain industries, such as the construction industry. These jobs are inherently dangerous. Making matters...
The Fatal Four Construction Accidents: A Closer Look
Despite a number of obstacles, liek high material costs and labor shortages, housing construction has almost doubled in some areas. Office building and other commercial construction projects are not far behind. The construction boom has many positive effects for many...
Does Workers’ Compensation Always Protect Construction Workers?
Construction jobs are usually at or near the top of those most dangerous jobs list which pop up from time to time. Heavy equipment, high scaffolding, inexperienced workers, and a company which only cares about profits, mix to form a very dangerous cocktail....
BE SAFE Electrocution Hazards
At busy construction sites, electrical accidents are one of the leading causes of serious injuries to workers and bystanders alike. Different remedies are available to different victims. Generally, workers’ compensation covers job-related injuries. Workers’...
Top Five Electrocution Injuries
Many people equate electrocution injuries with construction sites. But almost half of these injuries occur at other places. So, while construction workers face additional risks, electrocution can happen to any person at any time. Additionally, many people equate...
What You Should Know About Construction Accidents
Overall, Central Kentucky's population growth rate is not much higher than the national average. But city and county laws prohibit development in many areas set aside as horse farms. As a result, there are fewer places to live. Therefore, many residential and...
