What are some of the other causes of injury or death on construction sites?
Electrocution is still the major cause of deaths in construction and part of the reason for this is that electricity is usually taken for granted in the work place. If you are working on a job site, it is the responsibility of the general manager or the owner to see that all electrical lines are defined before they begin their project. Every accident that occurs on a construction site can be horrific, but trench accidents seem to be the worst of all. Trenching exposes the construction worker to many dangers if the owner or general contractor has not put the proper safety measures in place to ensure that the worker is protected while carrying out his or her job. Of course a collapse or cave in are the most dangerous things that have to be guarded against. When this happens the injuries are often fatal, due to the worker being covered up in the blink of an eye. There are many reasons a trench can collapse. A machine working too near the edge of the support wall may be the cause of it col
