Are there certain typical construction site accident scenarios?
Yes, particularly from heights. Many times involving Hispanic/Latino workers. 15% of workplace fatalities involve Latino workers, although they comprise only 10% of the workforce. In New York City, this pattern is specifically more pronounced as Latinos, defined under federal law to be of Hispanic origin, account for 27% of New York City’s population but represent 62% of all work sites deaths in New York City. In 2003, the Community Development Research Center of the Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy at the New School University estimated that there were 8,333 day laborers in the New York City metropolitan area. The research study found that day laborers worked predominantly for small business owners, primarily in construction, painting and carpentry industries. Small contractors without good safety records and those who do not devote adequate attention to safety protocol often hire day workers and cut corners by not providing day workers with safety equipment, which in tu
