Falls take a heavy toll on construction workers
According to an analysis of statistics available through a government agency and other sources, construction workers in the Manhattan area, including Orange, Rockland, and Westchester Counties, as well as the Bronx, are at a high risk of getting hurt because of a fall.This analysis concluded that falling to a lower level is, in terms of cost, the leading cause of injuries connected to construction workers' accidents. Falls to a lower level, such as from a ladder, scaffolding and the like, cost $2.5 billion each year, making up over 25 percent of the total cost of work-related injuries in the construction industry.Likewise, workers tripping and falling on the same level cost an additional $1.35 billion, accounting for an additional 13 percent of the total cost of injuries each year. On a [...]